Month-End Close Checklists: Simple and Effective

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Month-End Close Checklists: Simple and Effective

March 3, 2020

Month-End Close Checklists: Simple and Effective

How quickly are most businesses able to close their books?  Like every great accounting & tax question – it depends! How is…

Rules to Withholdings and Form W-4 Updates

February 14, 2020

Rules to Withholdings and Form W-4 Updates

The proposal was made to reflect the statutory changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding…

Retirement plan contribution limits increase for 2020

January 28, 2020

Retirement plan contribution limits increase for 2020

The IRS has announced the increase in contribution limits for various retirement accounts for 2020. For any employees who participate in 401(k),…

New Hire Announcement

January 22, 2020

New Hire Announcement

Martin Hood is very pleased to announce the hiring of a new staff member! Maddie Flesner Maddie Flesner hails from Kansas, Illinois…

What You Need to Know About the SECURE Act

January 15, 2020

What You Need to Know About the SECURE Act

The SECURE Act, a law to bolster retirement savings, was recently enacted. The law contains a number of changes, some that went…

Year-End Government Spending Bill Contains Many Tax Provisions

January 6, 2020

Year-End Government Spending Bill Contains Many Tax Provisions

The president recently signed a spending bill into law that makes many changes to retirement plan rules, provides disaster tax relief, and…

Recent Promotions

December 20, 2019

Recent Promotions

Martin Hood is very pleased to announce the following promotions at the firm: Anthony Deddo; Amy Pilcher Anthony Deddo, pictured left, has…

New Hire Announcement

December 12, 2019

New Hire Announcement

Martin Hood is extremely pleased to announce the hiring of a new staff member! Rachelle Parn lives with her family in Tremont,…

Tax Fraud and Cryptocurrency

December 10, 2019

Tax Fraud and Cryptocurrency

The Internal Revenue Service just released its annual report, noting that the Criminal Investigation division identified $1.8 billion in tax fraud in…

It’s never too early to start thinking of year-end

November 25, 2019

It’s never too early to start thinking of year-end

The air has a brisk chill, the scent of pumpkin spice floats through almost every food establishment, and Christmas music will be…