Consolidation in the health insurance industry over the past decade has resulted in fewer insurers, fewer choices, and higher health insurance premiums. In the Chicago market, there are only two insurance companies that offer competitively priced HMO plans. However,...
California Sales and Use Tax Requirements & The Partial Manufacturer’s Exemption Beginning April 1, 2019, retailers located outside of California are required to register with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), collect the...
Never assume your brand. Recently 3G Capital/Kraft Heinz made news with a $15B write down, drop in stock price of 27% . This is another example of not keeping an ear to the market, solely focusing on cost cutting via zero based budgeting, and missing key signals in...
Accounting is kind of like changing the oil in your car – something that is absolutely necessary but pretty unexciting. So it’s not surprising that a recent Accounting Today survey showed that most businesses under 500 employees choose to outsource some...
The turn of the year is always an interesting time to evaluate where your company needs to be in terms of the sales to break even. Of course the objective is to make a certain level of profit but you are operating blind if the starting point is not a breakeven...
