Tax Deadline is Around the Corner, So Here’s Some Humor to Help You Through It…
So April 15th is just a few days away, and yes, we know the real deadline is the 18th, but we're telling our clients it's the 15th (we don't want to get shoeboxes of receipts [...]
California Enacts $15 per hour Minimum Wage Rate
On April 4, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that will increase California's minimum wage rate to $15 per hour by 2022. This Employment Law Summary provides an overview of this law how [...]
Congratulations to Carli on being selected as one of the Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 business professionals
Carli was granted partner status in July 2015 at the age of 32 at Linkenheimer, becoming the 2nd youngest partner in firm history and the first woman partner. She has been instrumental in the growth and direction [...]
March Madness News- How Do I Report Fantasy Sports Winnings?
It’s that time of year again- March Madness is upon us, as is the time to file your taxes. A pressing question on the minds of many Americans this time of year is how to [...]
April 1 Required Minimum Distributions Deadline Approaching
Individuals who attained age 70 1/2 in 2015 must begin taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from their traditional IRAs by 4/1/16. Qualified retirement plan participants (e.g., 401(k) participants) also must begin taking RMDs if they [...]
IRS Suspends Identity Protection PIN Online Program
The IRS has announced that it has temporarily suspended its online Identify Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program to look at further strengthening security features of the tool. The IP PIN online program allowed [...]
1099 Requirements for 2015
The IRS requires that you file information returns (1099’s) for cash and check payments issued by your trade or business to individuals not treated as your employees as well as non-incorporated entities. The IRS strictly [...]
IRS Reminds Employers of Approaching ACA Information Reporting Due Dates:
The IRS is encouraging self-insuring employers and Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) to mark their calendars to ensure they meet the new ACA reporting requirements. Self-insuring employers that are not ALEs must provide Form 1095-B (Health [...]
Beware of Fake IRS Calls and Emails
Recently there have been an influx of calls and emails to citizens of Sonoma County from people claiming to be from the IRS. This is a known scam and is an ongoing issue. Here are [...]
Managing Partner John Jones Leads Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary on Nicaragua Eye Care Trip
Today 1344 eyes are smiling, seeing “mas claro” in 672 very grateful Nicaraguans in the Rio San Juan Region of southern Nicaragua. Many of the those same people are equipped with both distance and near [...]