Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
It’s Always Important to Know the Rules of the Road By Garrett Kelly, CPA ‘Can I deduct vehicle expenses on my tax return?’ This is one of the most […]
Strategic Decisions Now Can Benefit You in the Long Run It’s late June — time for, among things, thinking about your taxes. Actually, it’s time to do more than think […]
Landmark Decision Country Bank recently introduced a new marketing slogan — ‘Made to Make a Difference.’ There have been myriad examples of that mindset over the bank’s 172-year history, but […]
Questions and Answers Increasingly, third-party sites like Airbnb and VRBO have made it easier for individuals to rent out their homes and condos and generate revenue. Given these trends, […]
Cryptocurrency Taxation By Jonathan Cohen-Gorczyca, CPA, MSA and Tyler Pickunka Cryptocurrency has become ever more popular over the past few years, so much so that there are athletes being […]
Branching Out — Again A “survival tactic.” That’s one of the phrases Matt Sosik, CEO of Hometown Financial Group Inc., the parent of bankESB, used to describe Hometown’s announced plans […]
Smart Tax Planning for 2022 By Barbara Trombley Most of you have probably just filed your taxes or an extension. Maybe you are shell-shocked by the taxes owed on […]
The Art of Being Ready By Chelsea Russell Each year goes by faster than the last, and before you know it, your nonprofit’s year-end audit is right around the […]
Big Is Getting Even Bigger By Jeff Liguori Financial advice generally addresses the question ‘where should I put my money?’ It is a simple way of asking ‘what is […]
The Fed Makes Its Move Last month’s federal funds rate hike by the Federal Reserve — the first of what may be several such increases — was long-awaited […]
They Provide Investment, Retirement-planning Opportunities By Garrett Kelly, CPA Many people understand that a health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account that is paired with a […]
What Are the Risks, Rewards, and Unknown Tax Implications? By Brendan Cawley, EA and Ian Coddington, CPA While cryptocurrency has been around since 2008, its popularity has soared over […]
The People Have Spoken The numbers speak for themselves: 3,500 votes, 373 nonprofits, $15,000. That’s roughly the number of Monson Savings Bank (MSB) customers who cast votes in the […]
There Are Few Changes, but Some Could Impact Your Return By Dan Eger and Shannon Shainwald It’s that time again already: time to file your taxes and close out […]
The $1 Million Exemption Level Is Among the Lowest in the Country By Barbara Trombley Did you ever wonder why all of your Massachusetts neighbors move to Florida when they […]
