How long should you keep your business and tax records?

March 5, 2019

The proper length of time to store a document is dependent on the action, expense or event which a document records. The IRS has established several basic record retention standards for tax records. Lawyers, accountants and government agencies all seem to have different ideas, depending on individual business circumstances, with regards to how long business...Read More

4 new hire documents that your newbies can complete in less than 24 hours

November 8, 2018

Hiring new employees can be a cumbersome and time-consuming process – especially for small businesses with compact HR teams. After a new employee has been hired, the employer’s first responsibility should be to organize and provide him/her with all of the required paperwork. Eliminating this hassle from the hiring process means getting all the new...Read More

What life was like before HIPAA and how it changed the healthcare industry

August 30, 2018

On Aug. 21st, 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The intended goal was to focus on providing patients with quality care, protecting health records and offering different ways to strengthen doctor-patient relationships. Today, accomplishing these goals has been made easier, faster and more secure due to technologies designed...Read More

Are digital documents and electronic signatures legally valid in a court of law?

August 9, 2018

Electronic documents and records are quickly making their paper counterparts obsolete. While this technology has been making life easier for so many different industries, the legal industry has been slower to adapt. Evidentiary and authentication requirements, digital signatures, compatibility with the E-Sign and UETA acts as well as HIPAA are key points when considering a...Read More

A brief guide to filing IRS Form 5500-EZ for your one-participant retirement plan

July 30, 2018

A one-participant retirement plan is aimed at small and self-employed business owners without full time employees. A full time employee is someone who works about 1,000 hours per year. This retirement plan is a good chance to increase retirement savings more quickly. Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and sole-proprietors are eligible to enroll. If the...Read More

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