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How Will ObamaCare Affect Your Business?

Q – How will ObamaCare affect your business and what are the benefits? A – The Affordable Health Care Act was initially slated to come into full effect in January 2014, the administration recently delayed implementation of the employer mandate until at least January 2015. Some of the benefits are: Rules prohibiting insurance companies from […]

Supreme Court Decides Two Cases in Favor of Employers

Vance v. Ball State University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar The United States Supreme Court recently ruled for employers in two separate cases alleging discrimination and retaliatory discharge. In the Vance case, Vance accused a co-worker, Davis, of racial harassment and retaliation. Vance sued her employer under the Civil Rights Act […]

How Will ObamaCare Affect Your Business?

The Affordable Health Care Act known as ObamaCare is expected to radically change our health care system in the United States. Whether you are for it or against it, savvy business owners are planning ahead to be in compliance when necessary. Although the Affordable Health Care Act was initially slated to come into full effect […]

Figuring Out How Much a Business is Worth

How much is your business worth? Most small business owners don’t think about this question until it’s time to either sell the business or borrow money to grow the business. Figuring out the value of a business can be complicated and time-consuming, but if the need arises, here are a few tips to get you […]

Tenth Circuit Grants Hobby Lobby’s Request for Reprieve Related to Its Religious Freedom Challenge to the Federal Birth Control Mandate

A federal appeals court recently decided Hobby Lobby stores won’t have to start paying millions of dollars in fines for not complying with the federal birth-control coverage mandate. The decision allows Hobby Lobby to proceed with its constitutional challenge to the mandate. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has mounted a challenge to the birth-control coverage mandate […]

What is the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax?

Pennsylvania’s capital stock and franchise tax (CSFT) is a property tax imposed on the capital stock value of businesses in Pennsylvania. Determined through a complex formula, it is a tax paid regardless whether a business incurred a loss or made a profit in the previous year. Pennsylvania limited liability companies (other than restricted professional corporations) […]

Pennsylvania’s Inheritance Tax Tough on Small Businesses

Lawmakers in Harrisburg recently considered a proposal that would exempt business assets from the state’s inheritance tax. The legislation is a welcomed glimmer of hope for many family-owned, small businesses in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s inheritance tax is particularly taxing for many small businesses because heirs often are forced to close the family business when an owner […]

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