by Candy | Feb 21, 2017 | Featured, News
The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous return preparers, one of the most common “Dirty Dozen” tax scams seen during tax season. The vast majority of tax professionals provide honest, high-quality service. But there...
by Candy | Jan 17, 2017 | Featured, News, Payroll
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the new Form I-9 and all employers are required to start using the new form starting January 22, 2017. What is the I-9 process? Within three days of hiring a new employee, the employer (and employee) must...
by Candy | Jan 13, 2017 | Business, News
Are you a business involved in international or domestic trade and located in the Los Angeles area? You might be interested in attending a conference hosted by the State Board of Equalization which will be held Friday, January 20, 2017, at the American Jewish...
by Candy | Oct 28, 2016 | Featured, News
Shop Local hosted its annual South Bay Business Mavericks Event last week and it was another great gathering. Founder Heidi Butzine has brought fantastic panelists together for the last 3 years. This year included Nick Arquette (Walk With Sally), Laurie Brandt (Red...
by Candy | Oct 4, 2016 | Business, Featured, News, Payroll
The year is coming to an end and with that, new overtime and labor laws will be in effect. Changes in labor requirements can often cause more stress to employers. This is true especially when there are correlations between federal and state requirements. In such...
by Candy | Sep 9, 2016 | News, Taxes
When we think of tax fraud, we often imagine cyber-criminals who steal our information without us realizing that our identity has been stolen. Hardly do we ever imagine we will meet our aggressor face-to-face. It is cases such as these that teach us to be more...