5 Ways Businesses Can Invest in Themselves During 2013

January 31, 2013 by Hallie Frair

A new year means New Year’s resolutions. What’s on most businesses’ priority list this year?   Number one on the list and even more important in the coming months/years may be improving and growing your business to weather whatever fiscal storms [...]

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RTRPs Left to Wonder

January 28, 2013 by Melissa Rager

In a January 18, 2013 U.S District Court decision of Sabina Loving, et al., v. Internal Revenue Service, Judge James E. Boasberg overturned the IRS’s authority to regulate tax preparers. I should point out that this ruling has no effect [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard… Millions, Billions and Trillions!

January 24, 2013 by Keith Hock

In the first Austin Powers movie (hard to believe that it was released 16 years ago), Dr. Evil hatches a plan to use a stolen nuclear weapon to hold the world for ransom.  Since he has been cryogenically frozen (only [...]

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For Lefty, It Comes Down to Golf and Taxes

January 22, 2013 by Melissa Rager

Remember those old Ford commercials from 2004?  Tagline…“What will Phil do next?”  Suddenly, a big question is floating around the sports world and even in the marketing offices of KPMG, Exxon, Barclay’s and others. Pro golfer Phil Mickelson made a [...]

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GBQ Kicks Off Busy Season with Winter Firm Meeting

January 21, 2013 by Sara Robertson

Every quarter, GBQ holds a firm meeting to discuss a myriad of topics and updates.  This past Saturday, we held our annual year-end/busy season kick-off meeting.  This meeting is always a casual one.  Everyone gathers in the café to enjoy soup, [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard… We Want to Hear from You!

January 18, 2013 by Rebekah Smith

A few weeks ago we held a seminar titled Accounting for Lawyers: Understanding Financial Statements and Tax Returns.  It was a rousing success in both our Cincinnati and Columbus offices.  Now, as we look to schedule our 2013 CLE calendar of events, [...]

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State Income Tax is So 2012

January 17, 2013 by Toby Harper

While the federal government has recently raised the individual income tax rates on high-income individuals, the prospect of some states eliminating the individual and corporate income tax is quickly gaining steam. Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal proposed to eliminate the individual [...]

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Lane on … Coolumbus: Why I [Still] Love it Here

January 15, 2013 by Jim Lane

I’ve warned you before but you continue to read; so here I go again.  Now that all the figures are in for 2012, we can rest comfortably knowing the central Ohio market is the place to be for another year.  [...]

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GBQ’s Most Popular Blogs of 2012

January 11, 2013 by Sara Robertson

As we enter 2013, I decided to take a look back at the most popular GBQueue blog posts of 2012.  The following 10 posts kept you busy reading last year.  I hope you enjoy taking a look back at (or catching [...]

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We Have Hockey!!! The Economic Impact of NHL’s Tentative CBA

January 9, 2013 by Judd Ballard

The National Hockey League lockout is over, let the fun begin.  Few specifics have been revealed at this point, including the start date to a shortened season, which will likely be a 48- 50 game season where every game carries [...]

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