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Landmark Case on Fiduciary Role in 401(k) Plans

On August 16, after a nearly ten year journey through the courts, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California reversed an earlier decision on a landmark case and ruled that plan fiduciaries continue to have responsibility for employee benefit plans (such as 401(k) plans) even after initial investment decisions have been made.

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Red Hot Tax Tips for a Red Hot Real Estate Market

Drive down almost any street in Greater Boston and across eastern New England and you are almost guaranteed to see “For Sale” signs sprouting like late summer weeds. The real estate market in our region is among the most active in the country, with eager buyers lining up to snap up a home inventory that

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Substantive Consolidation in Bankruptcy

By Michael D. Koppel, CPA, PFS, CITP, MBARetired Partner at Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP People who own multiple businesses are often advised to keep them as separate entities for legal and financial reasons. The same advice applies to companies that set up separate entities for real estate ownership purposes. Separation is an important way

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Mitigating the Stress and Risk of Medicaid Costs

By Michael D. Koppel, CPA, PFS, CITP, MBARetired Partner at Gray, Gray & Gray As we grow older, many fear being in a nursing home or, even worse, in a locked Alzheimer’s unit.  While these situations can be extremely difficult for both the individual and his/her family, there is another major consideration weighing on most

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How Soon Can Your Child or Grandchild Start Saving for Retirement?

By Michael D. Koppel, CPA, PFS, CITP, MBARetired Partner at Gray, Gray & Gray School’s out!  What are your children (or grandchildren) doing during their summer vacation? Going to camp? Hanging around with friends? How about beginning to plan for retirement? Retirement for the younger set may be 50 years or more away. But they

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What is Missing from Your Estate Plan?

If you have taken the step of creating an estate plan to help ensure your financial wishes are carried out, congratulations. You are well ahead of most people in this country. Forbes magazine reports that 51 percent of Americans age 55 to 64 don’t even have wills, much less estate plans. But no estate plan

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New State Income Tax ID Now Required in Massachusetts

A little over a year ago (December 2015) the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) issued businesses in the state with new State Income Tax Withholding ID numbers. Previously, the number used was the same as the business’ federal tax identification number. During 2016 the DOR accepted both the new and old numbers for payroll withholding

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Is Your Company Required to Have an Employee Benefit Plan Audit?

By Michael L. Cecere, CPA, MST If your company offers employees a benefit plan such as a 401(k), 403(b) or other type of pension, and you have 100 or more employees eligible to participate in the plan, you must submit an audited annual plan financial statement along with the annual Form 5500 to the U.S.

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Business Without Borders

By Karen G. Timmermans, CPA “For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide…economic activity and international trade.” – James Forrestal (1892-1949), former U.S. Secretary of Defense Although international trade has been making headlines in recent months, it is not a new occurrence. Cross-border commerce has been taking place

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