2020 Tips of the Month

• December 2020 - Measuring Damages - Lost Profits vs. Lost Business Value
• November 2020 - More On Buy-Sell Agreements
• October 2020 - The Employee Retention Credit-Monies May Be Available To You!
• September 2020 - You Just Gotta Have A Will But Also See It Updated
• August 2020 - You Need A Durable Power Of Attorney
• July 2020 - The New April 15th Is Here
• June 2020 - You might not need us as forensic accountants for this
• May 2020 - Who Ya Gonna Call...Tax Busters
• April 2020 - Maybe Out of Sight... Not Out Of Mind 2019 Taxes
• March 2020 - Valuing a Troubled Company
• February 2020 - Letting Uncle Sam Pay For Some Of Your Auto Use
• January 2020 - 1099 Forms Are Not Optional - They're Required By Law

2019 Tips of the Month

• December 2019 - Another Example of a Client Thinking Tax Law is Always Logical
• November 2019 -A twist on replacing the alimony deduction
• October 2019 - The Entity Of Choice
• September 2019 - Structuring The Deal
• August 2019 - Buying - Selling Business 101
• July 2019 - Drafting A Useful Buy-Sell Agreement
• June 2019 - It's not just exit planning...
• May 2019 - Home office deduction revisited
• April 2019 - Tax Myths...Tax Busters (removed, updated for May 2020)
• March 2019 - You're Telling Me I owe that much tax in a month...and I owe estimates too? (removed, updated TBD)
• February 2019 - Got Rental Real Estate? Read This!
• January 2019 - 1099 Forms Are Not Optional - They're Required By Law (removed, updated for January 2020)

2018 Tips of the Month

• December 2018 - Abo Holiday Greeting 2018
• November 2018 - Pet Insurance as an employee benefit
• October 2018 - Large or small, formal or informal - you need a business plan
• September 2018 - What exactly is a "forensic accountant"
• August 2018 - Sale and Leaseback of Commercial Real Estate
• July 2018 - Tips Gleaned From Realtors and Developers
• June 2018 - Finding the Value of a Business in a Divorce
• May 2018 - Oops, it's not a birthday or Memorial Day card - it's an IRS Notice
• April 2018 - Want to use our scissors to cut up the credit cards?
• March 2018 - They're not our financials - they're yours
• February 2018 - Tax reform game changer- meal and entertainment expense
• January 2018 - Game changer for employees and for employers under the new tax act

2017 Tips of the Month

• December 2017 - Let's talk about phantom income
• November 2017 - Got A Company Needing A Valuation?
• October 2017 - Please have this discussion
• September 2017 - Financial and tax thoughts for after the wrath of Harvey and Irma
• August 2017 - Corporate real estate - a no-no
• July 2017 - Business meals and entertainment can be 100% deductible
• June 2017 - (removed, updated for December 2020)
• May 2017 - How we respond to questions on amending your tax return
• April 2017 - Abo and Company answers "Where's My Money?"
• March 2017 - We don't write the tax rules - we just help interpret them
• February 2017 - Different values for different purposes
• January 2017 - Speak to a lawyer

2016 Tips of the Month

• December 2016 - 1099 Forms are not optional - they're required by law
• November 2016 - Abo Cipolla Financial Forensics shows how to turn loss into profit
• October 2016 - Abo and Company on IRA Rollovers
• September 2016 - Abo and Company's suggesting what documents you can toss
• August 2016 - Abo and Company comments on white collar crime
• July 2016 - We told the judge who asked us and now we're telling you
• June 2016 - Comeon Lady Luck
• May 2016 - Using retirement plans to fund your business is playing with fire
• April 2016 - (removed, updated for 2019)
• March 2016 - Reduce those income taxes
• February 2016 (2 of 2) - Abo and Company gives you the credit you deserve
• February 2016 (1 of 2) - Protecting your tax records from identify theft
• January 2016 - Nobody Likes 1099s... Ya Just Gotta Deal with 'em!

2015 Tips of the Month

• December 2015 - Some thoughts on travel and entertainment
• November 2015 - Til Death Due Us Part... Oh Yeh, I Remember Saying That
• October 2015 - Petty Cash may not be so "Petty"
• September 2015 - We still see a tougher than expected job market
• August 2015 - Baby Boomer Alert
• July 2015 - What? You missed this tax write-off last year?
• June 2015 - Business valuations aren't just needed in disputes or at death
• May 2015 - Even gifts have tax strings to them
• April 2015 - (removed, updated for 2019)
• March 2015 - (removed, updated for 2020)
• February 2015 - Wish you could just dial 800-ABO-HELP?
• January 2015 (2 of 2) - Don't say we didn't warn you: The same tax question asked four times in the last two days is worthy of an Abo and Company Alert
• January 2015 (1 of 2) - Wanna Forgetaboutit? IRS says... we don't think so!  1099 Memo to Business Clients and Friends of the Firm

2014 Tips of the Month

• December 2014 - One size doesn't fit all
• November 2014 - Don't be so quick to pay cash for your new home instead of a mortgage - Call your accountant first!
• October 2014 - Only Letters, Eh? ABO, ABV, CVA, CFF and, of course, EBITDA
• September 2014 - They're Not Our Financials - They're Yours
• August 2014 - You won that sweepstakes but, yeh, but what's that prize really worth?
• July 2014 - Hey You S.O.B.!!
• June 2014 - What if the Kids Don't Want the Business?
• MAY 2014 - S-CORPORATION ALERT
• APRIL 2014 - (removed, updated for 2019)
• MARCH 2014 - BEWARE OF FAKE IRS EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS
• FEBRUARY 2014 - TAX AUDIT CONCERNS (OR JUST USE CAUTION)
• JANUARY 2014 (1 OF 2) - IT'S NOT JUST EXIT PLANNING... IT'S ALL ABOUT PLANNING (removed, updated for 2019)

2013 Tips of the Month

• DECEMBER 2013 - WEALTHIER CLENTS AND FRIENDS TAKE NOTE - 2013 IS A TAX BUMMER!
• NOVEMBER 2013 - (removed, updated for 2018)
• OCTOBER 2013 - ENJOY YOUR WORK, ENJOY YOUR PLAY
• SEPTEMBER 2013 - (removed, updated for 2018)
• AUGUST 2013 - (removed, updated for 2019)
• JULY 2013 - ABO AND COMPANY FINALLY AGREES WITH THE IRS
• JUNE 2013 - (removed, updated for 2018)
• MAY 2013 - WHERE'S MY TAX REFUND
• APRIL 2013 - CONFESSIONS OF A BABY BOOMER: WORK? HOW ABOUT MAKING SOCIAL SECURITY WORK FOR YOU?
• MARCH 2013 - ABO AND COMPANY'S DOING 2012 TAX RETURNS AND NOW TALKING ABOUT 2013?
• FEBRUARY 2013 - BIG BROTHER IRS IS WATCHING YOU AND YOUR CREDIT CARDS
• JANUARY 2013 (2 OF 2) - THE 2012 TAX ACT (THAT WAS FINALLY PASSED IN 2013)
• JANUARY 2013 (1 OF 2) - 1099 MEMO TO BUSINESS CLIENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE FIRM