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		<title>Tax Update:  Wrap Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Equinox Focus Event last week “Tax Update: What You Need to Know for 2012 (and 2011, too)!”  was quite a success with raves from our participants.   I wanted to share some of my key takeaways from the program. -  Pre-Opening Costs.  For folks starting or launching a business, certain pre-opening costs are tax deductible.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Audit Focus: Unpaid Sales/Use Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our guest blog post this week is from Connie Lewis at CliftonLarsonAllen.  Connie&#8217;s practice focuses on state and local tax matters.  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- We are seeing more Washington Department of Revenue audits with our clients as the state attempts to meet their budget needs.  One area typically overlooked is the sales/use tax paid on items you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Update: Small Employer Health Care Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our guest blogger this week is Mary Marino, Partner at Clifton Larson Allen.  Mary&#8217;s practice specializes in planning and compliance for closely-held businesses and their owners.  Mary will also be our guest presenter at our upcoming Equinox Focus Event on January 25. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; There is a potentially lucrative tax credit that applies for the six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Legal Matters in Tax&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it seems early, January is the start of tax season&#8230; Now&#8217;s the time to begin conversations with accountants about last year’s business activities and plans for the current year. It&#8217;s time to pull together documentation to support deductions and gather 1099s. Most of the work here is done with your accountant and CPA. From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring in the Next Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Our guest blog post today comes from Kris Gray, Founder and Director of Business Financial Planning, and Jodi Giles, Director of Legacy Planning,  at Integrity Financial Corporation.   They share why the current lifetime gifting limits make now an ideal time to transfer ownership to the next generation in a company. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Small and medium sized family businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing is certain except death and taxes&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;&#8216;In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.&#8221;  In considering Benjamin Franklin’s familiar words, can you say what would happen to your assets and your loved ones if you died unexpectedly? You might think you don’t need a will because you are young and healthy or perhaps you don’t [...]]]></description>
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