Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Items That Add Up By Kathryn A. Sisson, CPA, MST There are many changes that businesses and individuals should be aware of under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), […]
2018 Tax Planning (in 2019) By Brendan Healy, CPA Even though we’re into 2019, there are still tax-saving opportunities available for the 2018 tax year. This article summarizes a number […]
Life in the Cloud Age By Rebecca J. Connolly, CPA If you’re anything like me, you wonder what a cloud is, besides the one I see when I look out […]
Developments of Interest As the name suggests, the UMassFive College Credit Union was launched to serve employees at UMass Amherst. But it quickly expanded its mission to the other schools […]
Taking Account In this era of rampant mobile banking, opening a physical branch is a different proposition than it used to be, Matt Sosik said. But it’s still an important […]
Life Goals In an ever-changing world — one in which career trends, technology, and, yes, financial markets have a way of shifting — it can be daunting to craft an […]
Sowing Seeds Julia Coffey’s business was mushrooming — in more ways than one. In fact, her enterprise, Mycoterra Farm, specializes in mushrooms. And when she was looking for a larger […]
Five Hot Tax Topics The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act represents a seismic shift within the broad realm of accounting and tax planning, and some of the aftershocks may not […]
New Rules of the Road By Julie Quink, CPA In 2018, nonprofit organizations face implementation of the first major overhaul of accounting standards in two decades. The goal of the […]
Lines of Defense While major data breaches at national companies justifiably make news, small businesses may not recognize that hackers target businesses of all sizes and types. But awareness is […]
Collaborative Culture When Country Bank sought to overhaul its space on South Street in Ware a few years ago — a former mill building that houses about 110 employees — […]
Expanding the Footprint Although many Freedom Credit Union members have ties to West Springfield, Glenn Welch said, the institution has never had a physical branch there. But that will soon […]
Giving Some Insight By Terri Judycki The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has resulted in many changes for taxpayers. One area in particular is charitable giving. For those who […]
One Size Doesn’t Fit All With decades of investment experience under his belt — much of it for very large companies on an international scale — Trevor Forbes decided he […]
Separating Hype from Reality By Ann I Weber, Esq. Recent headlines read: “Estate Taxes Repealed for All But Mega Estates!” “Get Your Hot Dogs Here with a Complimentary Will and […]
