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Accounting Today archives from January 2007

Cross-Selling: Come for the tax prep ...: But stay for the financial planning!
January 8, 2007... It has been a natural progression for CPAs to gradually evolve their practices to include both tax and financial planning. "There's a natural link between tax prep and financial planning," explained Stephen Parezo, media manager for...

Acquisitions: Intuit buys Web banker for $1.35B.(Digital Insight Inc.)
January 8, 2007... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- In a grab for a share of the exploding Web-based banking market, QuickBooks parent Intuit Inc. agreed to acquire online banking services provider Digital Insight Inc. for $1.35 billion in a combination of cash and debt....

Electronic Filing: IRS revamps Free File Program to answer critics in Congress.
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- In response to criticism from both lawmakers and taxpayer advocates who charged that its Free File Program was an entree to sell pricey add-on offerings such as refund anticipation loans, the Internal Revenue Service announced...

New offerings, delivery formats highlight 2007 CPE.(continuing professional education)
January 8, 2007... With continuing professional education and training inching ever closer together, CPE for 2007 is shaping up to be a mix of new offerings and delivery formats bookended by industry-focused courses and uncertainty over potential changes...

In Brief.(Industry overview)
January 8, 2007... PCAOB REPORT CRITICIZES DELOITTE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deloitte & Touche was the first of the Big Four to have its annual inspection posted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The PCAOB's report was posted to the board's Web...

GGK's Golub to retire.(Gerry Golub to leave Goldstein Golub Kessler and Company P.C.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... NEW YORK -- Gerry Golub, who helped build Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP into one of New York's most high-profile and progressive firms, announced that he will retire after a 44-year career in public accounting - the last 25 spent as managing...

2007 to be a year of new projects at FASB: Accountants will be keeping their eyes on several crucial projects.(Financial Accounting Standards Board)
January 8, 2007... NORWALK, CONN. -- This year should be one of expansion and progress at the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Though the profession will not see the issuance of many final standards, the year's projects should lead up to a productive 2008....

Editor's Desk: Hitting the Big 2-0.
January 8, 2007... On the rare night when my wife and I can escape to see a movie, often my favorite part of the evening are the pre-show trailers, those two-to-three-minute preview clips that take what may ultimately turn out to be mediocre or even bad movies,...

Commentary: New York State's CPA hiring problems to worsen after 2009.(Certified Public Accountants)
January 8, 2007... Baruch College, the nation's largest producer of CPA candidates, is downsizing its commitment to CPA training. The college currently graduates some 450 exam-takers each year, many times more than its next New York rival, and slightly more...

New regs ease college headaches.(529 plans )
January 8, 2007... Choosing 529 plans or qualified tuition programs as a savings strategy for the college-bound got more enticing in 2006 as the programs' tax-exempt status gained permanency, and student-owned accounts would no longer need to be reported on...

In Brief: Everson: 'Strong' Enforcement Progress in '06.(Mark Everson, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Mark Everson said that he's happy with the agency's enforcement efforts for the 2006 fiscal year - with tax collections totaling some $48.7 billion. Following a 10 percent...

When is an employee not an employee?
January 8, 2007... A company's obligation to a worker for federal tax purposes depends primarily on whether the worker is an employee or an independent contractor, according to G. J. Stillson MacDonnell, a shareholder at the national labor and employment law firm...

In Brief: Phone Tax Formula Announced.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service announced a formula allowing businesses and tax-exempt organizations to estimate their federal telephone excise tax refunds. In May, the government announced that it would stop collecting the...

Top 10 2007 tax strategies... as shaped by 2006.
January 8, 2007... Tax strategies don't just come from nowhere. They arise out of necessity and typically are reactive, constructed as work-arounds to avoid certain tax pitfalls or to meet certain rules. Viewed from this perspective and appropriate to the start...

International auditing standards may get clearer: The IAASB expects to re-issue all of its international standards on auditing by the end of 2008.(International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board)
January 8, 2007... NEW YORK -- In pursuit of auditing standards that would be clear to auditors around the world, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has issued exposure drafts of existing international standards that have been recast in a...

Change Of Auditors.(Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. hired Crowe Chizek)(Abiomed Inc. engaged Deloitte Consulting L.L.P.)(FirstMerit Corp. hired Ernst & Young L.L.P.)
January 8, 2007... PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL DISMISSES KPMG Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. has dismissed Big Four firm KPMG as its auditor and named Crowe Chizek as its new independent accountant. In a filing, the Gladstone, N.J., bank holding company...

Faithful representation: It's much more than verification.
January 8, 2007... Two of our prior columns critiqued the Financial Accounting Standards Board's recent preliminary views document on its new Conceptual Framework project, which, like many other FASB efforts, is a joint undertaking with the International...

Valuation strategies require a specific toolkit.
January 8, 2007... Like woodworking tools in the hands of a skilled craftsman, the income and market approaches to business valuation are the tools of the trade for the valuation analyst. Similarly, the results that are achieved depend greatly on the manner in...

In Brief.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMAND TOP CONSUMER DOLLAR Consumers are willing to pay an average of 5.2 percent more for financial services compared to other industries, according to a retail survey conducted by Kanbay Research Institute. In the...

Selling life insurance policies for profit.
January 8, 2007... Insurance policies with rising or re-appearing premiums can often cause their owners problems, especially when those owners' financial needs or obligations change. Is it a better investment to continue paying a policy that you have already...

Five ways to crash a CPM implementation.(Corporate performance management)
January 8, 2007... Corporate performance management is garnering a lot of attention, as firms look to leverage technology to gain competitive advantage by focusing on critical financial and operational metrics. The standard guidance for success, such as top...

Governance - a strategic advantage in technology: Technical skills are no longer enough in today's environment.
January 8, 2007... In today's market, innovation and security are the primary filters for investing in technology. It's not an easy job to simultaneously manage costs, risks, security and regulatory requirements while driving innovation and growth. Firms that...

In Brief: Sage Launches New Sage Pro ERP.(enterprise resource planning)
January 8, 2007... Sage Software has announced the launch of Sage Pro ERP 7.4, the latest version of the company's business management solution for small and midsized businesses. The version includes several new features, such as an executive dashboard, a...

Software Review: The Boom In Mid-Market Accounting.
January 8, 2007... It's always interesting to see when software trends are failing. Four years ago, software vendors couldn't get over their love affair with the big "enterprise" customers, ditching their small business and mid-market customers in favor of...

The dawn of a new era in firm-client relations.
January 8, 2007... Profound changes in the accounting profession began in 1977 with the Bates decision, and were subsequently accelerated by technology, by regulation and, most profoundly, by the new competitive environment and the measures taken by accounting...

New Products.
January 8, 2007... SOFTWARE & HARDWARE CLOSING THE BOOK Someday soon, paper-and-ink ledger books will go the way of the buggy whip, the vinyl record and the buffalo - driven to extinction by products like Bookkeeper 2007, the latest version of...

People.
January 8, 2007... CALIFORNIA Vernon Moore has joined the Audit and Assurance Department of Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corp., Long Beach and Orange County. In addition, Ed Fazio has joined the Tax and Accounting Services Department in the Orange County...

Firms.
January 8, 2007... KRMT Walks for Children's Home The staff of Clearwater, Fla.-based Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp PA walked over 260 miles as part of a series of activities to raise money for The Children's Home, which included the Walk-A-Thon and Jeans...

In Brief.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... JOURNYX LAUNCHES P5 PROTOCOL Journyx, a publisher of Web-based time-tracking software, has rolled out Journyx P5 Protocol, a process enabling users to track per-person, per-project profitability. P5 Protocol assists companies in...

Coming Events.(Calendar)
January 8, 2007... JANUARY 7-10: AICPA Personal Financial Planning Conference, American Institute of CPAs. Las Vegas. Contact: www.cpa2biz.com/conferences. 10: Meeting, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, South Boston Area. Piccadilly Pub, Waltham,...

Advertiser Index.
January 8, 2007... Advertiser Page 1st Global 17 ADP Small Business Services 13 BNA Tax Management 23 California Society of CPAs 12 CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business 40 Epson 9 Genworth Financial 19 Hewlett Packard 25...

Firm M&A: Looking To Sell?: Staffing woes and older partners fueling M&A frenzy.(mergers and acquisitions)
January 29, 2007... Fueled by the combination of aging partners who are sliding closer to retirement and the ongoing hunt for qualified staff, the accounting profession stands on the precipice of a major surge in mergers and acquisitions. According to Marc...

Tax Season Preview: Tax changes, delays usher in '07 filing season.
January 29, 2007... More new tax laws, continued new e-filing mandates, an expected increase in total returns, and a delay in processing are certain to mark the start of the 2007 tax filing season. Recent changes in the tax law, primarily those involving three...

PCAOB votes to ease burden of 404 testing.(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
January 29, 2007... WASHINGTON -- In a nod to opponents and critics who complained about the costs of internal controls audits, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board last month voted unanimously to circulate a proposal that would scale down the amount of...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
January 29, 2007... In the Payroll section of the Top 100 Products (Dec. 11, 2006-Jan. 7, 2007, page 31), the price for QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll Plus for Accountants was listed as $299; in fact, this is the price for QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll for Accountants....

Taxpayer survey gives IRS good marks for service.(Internal Revenue Service)
January 29, 2007... For a government agency with such a bad rap in popular culture, the Internal Revenue Service performed well in a recent survey asking taxpayers to comment on customer service levels. In October 2005, the IRS Oversight Board hired Roper...

Differential standards may hit global divide.
January 29, 2007... The call for differential accounting - separate sets of generally accepted accounting principles for public and private companies - has been heard for roughly three decades. Now, at last, something is happening - but just as the United States...

In Brief.(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board takes away Armando C. Ibarra PC's and Turner, Stone & Co. LLP's licenses)(McDonald, Fox and Lund PC acquires Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P.)(International Federation of Accountants comes up with code of ethics)
January 29, 2007... PCAOB REVOKES TWO FIRM REGISTRATIONS WASHINGTON - The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has revoked the registrations of Armando C. Ibarra PC of Chula Vista, Calif., and Turner, Stone & Co. LLP in Dallas, citing violations of PCAOB...

Editor's Desk: 404 Cliff Notes.(accounting standards)(Editorial)
January 29, 2007... One brutally hot summer I worked a short stint as a landscaper for a no-nonsense immigrant from Bari, Italy, whose name was, I kid you not, Joe DiMaggio. Joe's idea of relaxation was a 75-hour work week in lieu of 90 hours, and 30 minutes...

Commentary: Google's SOS to the SEC: The modern corporation and private property in the Third Millennium.(US Securities and Exchange Commission)(Viewpoint essay)
January 29, 2007... Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken. - John Keats In 1932, Professors Adolf A. Berle and Gardiner C. Means published The Modern Corporation and Private Property. In that seminal work, the...

The interaction between cost segregation and like-kind exchanges.
January 29, 2007... Cost segregation and 1031 like-kind exchanges are two of the most valuable tax planning strategies available to commercial real estate investors. Through proper planning, both tax-deferral techniques can be used on the same properties in order...

New tax package includes welcome AMT-ISO fix.
January 29, 2007... Victims of the alternative minimum tax quirk that taxes nonexistent income of incentive stock options when the stock loses value received a welcome holiday gift from Congress. As one of its final actions before adjournment, the 109th...

In Brief.(Internal Revenue Service offers tax returns statistics)(Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's report to the Congress)(Internal Revenue Service reopens headquarters)
January 29, 2007... IRS TO START CHARGING FOR INDIVIDUAL TAX STATS WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service announced that it will now sell individual income tax return statistics by Zip code - charging $25 per state, or $500 for the entire nation. In...

Last-minute tax legislation complicates 2006 filing season: There were several retroactively extended provisions that impact particular taxpayers.
January 29, 2007... The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 passed Congress on Dec. 9, 2006, and was signed by President Bush on December 20. Most of the provisions are good news for taxpayers - extending popular tax breaks, many of which had expired at the end...

GASB gets back to basics in 2007 with trickiest issues: The board hopes to issue a final document on key definitions by the end of June.(Governmental Accounting Standards Board)
January 29, 2007... NORWALK, CONN. -- You have to admire the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. In 2007, it will be deliberating some of the trickiest, thorniest accounting issues in contemporary governmental finance. One of the most challenging of...

Change Of Auditors.
January 29, 2007... CMS DISMISSES E&Y CMS Energy Corp., a Jackson, Miss.-based electric and natural gas company, dismissed its auditor, Big Four firm Ernst & Young, and named PricewaterhouseCoopers as its new independent accountant. In a filing, the...

Generally accepted pension principles are generally unacceptable.(Column)
January 29, 2007... By the time this column is printed, many will be trying to comply, audit or otherwise cope with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's new standard on pensions. While there is no doubt that SFAS 158 is a huge improvement, no one should...

Building a financial planning practice 101.(Column)
January 29, 2007... In today's financial services landscape, it is becoming more important for accountants to evaluate the health of their current practices and to implement certain necessary changes to remain competitive. With consolidation happening almost on a...

In Brief.(Texas Society of CPAs )
January 29, 2007... TSCPA FINANCIAL EDUCATION WEB SITE GARNERS AWARD The Texas Society of CPAs received an Award of Excellence in the 2007 Associations Advance America Awards competition. The TSCPA received the award for its consumer financial education Web...

Intuit expands presence in payments market.(acquisitions of Intuit Inc.)
January 29, 2007... MOUNTAIN VIEW AND CAMARILLO, CALIF. -- On the heels of its $1 billion-plus acquisition of online banking services provider Digital Insight, Intuit Inc. continued bolstering its niche offerings by inking a $142 million deal to acquire payments...

Leadership and management: Your firm needs both.(Column)
January 29, 2007... The best firms get better by improving their leadership and management skills. Many people and firms refer to leadership and management synonymously, but these represent distinct differences and skillsets. Both are very important. However,...

In Brief.(acquisitions)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... NEXVUE SPINS OFF SOFTWARE UNIT NexVue Information Systems, a provider of financial and business intelligence software for the mid-market, has spun off its software development unit and named John French as its chief software architect....

A manifesto for a new era in firm-client relations.(Column)
January 29, 2007... What do your clients really want? Conventional wisdom gives some obvious answers, and they are not news. Clients want help in growing their businesses and solving their business problems. They want a relationship that gives them comfort,...

New Products.(SuiteFlex)
January 29, 2007... Software & Hardware EASY DATA ENTRY Fat-fingered data-entry clerks have probably triggered more audits than Wesley Snipes' accountants, and even when they get it right, rekeying tax prep information still takes an unconscionable amount...

People.(Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP appointments)
January 29, 2007... ALABAMA Ross Mendheim has been promoted to shareholder in Barfield Murphy Shank & Smith, Birmingham. CALIFORNIA Christy Chow has joined Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, San Francisco, as a director in the valuation...

People: SEC Gives CFO Gig to CPA.(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Certified public accountants)(chief financial officer)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... WASHINGTON -- A CPA will take over as the Securities and Exchange Commission's chief financial officer and associate executive director of finance. The appointee, Kristine Chadwick, had most recently served as CFO for the Department of...

Firms.(Reznick Group)(Klako Group)(Enterprise Network Worldwide)(H.R. Margolis Co)
January 29, 2007... CALIFORNIA Reznick Group has opened a new Los Angeles office in Century City at 1888 Century Park East, Ste. 1625. Scott Farb will serve as managing principal of the office.... Shea Labagh Dobberstein CPAs Inc., San Francisco, has...

Quit wasting time growing!
January 29, 2007... The boom times are here. Business is rolling in for most firms. Yet at the same time, I see enormous amounts of time and money wasted on initiatives that don't contribute to revenue growth - marketing dollars spent on the wrong...

Coming Events.(Calendar)
January 29, 2007... FEBRUARY 1-2: Commodity Tax Update - East, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont. Contact: www.cica.ca/cpdevents. 15-16: Commodity Tax Update - West, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Calgary, Alberta....

Mergers Large And Small.
January 29, 2007... According to Joel Sinkin and Terrence Putney, principals in Accounting Transition Advisors LLC, of New York and Overland Park, Kan., there has recently been a significant increase in merger activity between firms with one to 10 partners. All...

The Way We Merge Now.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Robert Gallagher, founder and head of R.J. Gallagher Associates in Pittsburgh, said that the merger environment is still very active, and he summarizes it this way: * Succession has always been a driving force for many mergers, and this...

Advertiser Index.(Table)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Advertiser Page 1st Global 19 ADP Small Business Services 11 CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business 40 Drake Software 23 Hewlett Packard ...

A Winning Hand.(CPA Wealth Provider gives away financial planning awards)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... My father once told me that anyone who worked for one dollar an hour owed it to himself to put in two dollars' worth of work. Actually, I recently read that hall of fame basketball icon Bill Russell's father said the same thing to him but used...

Building Wealth: FPA Endorses Rule on Financial Titles: Too many floating around.(Financial Planning Association)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The Financial Planning Association has endorsed a proposed rule by the Massachusetts Securities Division that will prohibit financial services professionals from using misleading professional designations. Massachusetts is the first state to...

Building Wealth: Who's at the Top?: Financial services has highest pricing power.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... While many consider financial services to be a commodity, consumers clearly state the opposite, says a study by Washington, D.C.-based Kanbay Research Institute. The group studied six major industries on an annual basis: Communications,...

Building Wealth: Online Search Capabilities.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The Securities and Exchange Commission says that investors are now able to search the contents of disclosure documents filed electronically with the SEC using a new full-text search tool on the Commission's Web site. The newly searchable...

Building Wealth: What Most Investors Overlook...: ...and what most advisors don't explain.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Charles Massimo, president and founder of CJM Fiscal Management (Garden City, N.Y.), sees five common mistakes made by all investors at all levels of wealth and investment experience: 1. Not knowing the difference between effective and...

Building Wealth: Tax-Free IRA Gifts: Special fund allows distributions for recovery.(Individual retirement accounts)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program has launched the Sustainable Disaster-Recovery Fund, a vehicle designed to provide valuable project and program funding to experienced organizations seeking to create sustainable solutions for areas...

Building Wealth: Adding Funds.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... John Hancock Retirement Plan Services says that it has nine new asset allocation funds in its investment lineup. These are the John Hancock Lifecycle Portfolios, which has eight target date funds, and the Retirement Portfolio. These will be...

Building Wealth: Strategic or Compliance?(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... 73% Of board members of U.S. financial services firms spend less time on strategic business issues than on compliance-related matters. 51% Say time devoted to compliance is beginning to decrease as they become more knowledgeable of the new...

Building Wealth: Avoid Retirement Regrets: Easy Tools and Tips.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The Principal Financial Group says that American workers admit that they save too little, too late. In fact, according to a survey published in the Principal Financial Well Being Index, saving too late appears to be the biggest financial...

Building Wealth: Need More Information?: Three organizations that can help.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... * Fox College Funding (www.foxcollegefunding.com) provides late stage college funding planning for families with a college-bound high school student. The company specializes in helping upper-middle to high-income, as well as higher net worth...

Building Wealth: On the Book Shelves.(60-Minute Estate Planner, 3rd ed.)(Kiplinger's Retire and Thrive: How More Than 50 People Redefined Their Retirement Lifestyles )(The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Wealth Cycle Investing)(Master the Media to Attract Your Ideal Clients: A Personal Marketing System for Financial Professionals)(Guide to Tax and Financial Planning 2007)(Book review)
January 29, 2007... PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY How to simplify estate planning Updated to reflect the latest estate and tax laws, 60-Minute Estate Planner, Third Edition, by Sandy Kraemer is now out from AMACOM. The book is filled with simple,...

Building Wealth: Vanguard Broadens Index Fund: Offering two types of shares.(Vanguard 500 Index Fund)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund are now available for purchase by individual investors, institutions, and financial advisors. The new fund offers both traditional investor shares and ETF shares. According to Vanguard, the High...

Building Wealth: Straight Story on Financial Planning: FPA Publishes Encyclopedia.(Financial Planning Association)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The Financial Planning Association has just published The Encyclopedia of Financial Planning-What You Need to Know About Money from the Nation's Leading Financial Planners. Divided into 12 sections ranging from "What is Financial Planning" to...

Building Wealth: Impacting Business in 2007.(Brief article)(Market overview)
January 29, 2007... Retiring Boomers 45% Market Performance 44% Oil Prices 33% Inflation 31% War in the Middle East 26% (c) 2007 Accounting Today and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.webcpa.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

Building Wealth: SEC Floats Short selling regs: Proposes new measures to counter manipulation.(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... The SEC has voted unanimously to propose a pair of measures dealing with the regulation of short selling, according to reports. The new rule would ban short sales entirely during a five-day period ahead of a secondary offering if the short...

Building Wealth: Integration Agreement: PlanPlus Service Free to VirtGate Users.(PlanPlus and CoVirt )(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... PlanPlus and CoVirt have announced an agreement to integrate the VirtGate distribution management system with the PlanPlus Web Advisor financial planning tool. The agreement covers both the technical integration of the two solutions as well as...

CPA Wealth Provider Financial Planning Award of Excellence 2007.
January 29, 2007... Achievement CPA Wealth Provider is proud to present the fourth annual financial planning awards honoring CPA/financial planning firms, broker/dealers, and financial planning software vendors as well as providing special Awards of...

Looking Ahead.(CPA Wealth Provider gives away awards)
January 29, 2007... The following firms received honorable mentions and were cited for sustained growth and initiative AFA Financial Group Calabasas, Calif. Providing clients with a business model that offers a CPA, registered rep, and real estate...

Best and Worst IRA Rollover Decisions.(Individual retirement accounts)
January 29, 2007... IRA owners and their advisors make expensive mistakes handling these accounts. These mistakes range from the simple to the complex. A simple mistake occurs when an employee takes a check when they retire and has 20 percent withheld when they...

Convert Your 401(k) Into a Cash Cow: Better to live modestly within your means than stressfully outside them.
January 29, 2007... Retirement plans like 401(k)s and pension/profit-sharing plans are great for building a nest egg. They give you numerous benefits, including the ability to deduct contributions from your taxable income and enjoy tax-deferred growth of earnings...

Permission Slip: One estate planning attorney's lesson in retirement/wealth replacement helped him overcome major losses in the stock market and increase his post-retirement income by 35 percent.
January 29, 2007... When I walked in the door with my client and his CPA, I couldn't help but wonder, what am I doing here? So many times before, financial planners from around the country had approached my clients, claiming wonderful strategies that would...

A 412(i) May Be The Answer: Accumulate retirement assets in a short period of time.
January 29, 2007... Perhaps you're like many small business owners who are nearing retirement and wondering how you're going to get enough money into your 401(k) so you can actually afford to retire. A few years ago you didn't have this dilemma because your...

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