Breanna Lundy, financial advisor, Edward Jones Financial, Greenwich BY BREANNA LUNDY It's almost the Fourth of July -- time for fireworks, picnics and a reflection on all the liberties we possess in this country. But if you're going to...
Business Report: Employer Health Care Mandates
Amelia F. Klein, a member in the Albany office of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC BY AMELIA F. KLEIN It may not be true that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was created by Senate Majority Leader...
Business Report: Real Estate Industry Changes Coming
Kim Salerno, Salerno Law PC, and licensed agent for Stewart Title Insurance Co. KIMBERLY A. SALERNO, ESQ. On Nov. 20, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released their "final rule" regarding the integration, simplification and improvement of consumer...
Business Report: Examining Assets In The New Year
John Conroe, financial planner and investment officer, Adirondack Trust Co BY JOHN CONROE, CFP, AFIM Early in the year is a great time to stop and take stock of your life, your goals and your accomplishments. By and large...
Business Report: Basics Of Tax-Wise Retirement Savings
BY STEPHEN KYNE We're smack dab in the middle of tax season, which means, for many of us, that we're reviewing what actions we could have taken last year to improve our tax liability position. Part of that review...
Bussiness Report: Impact Of Tax Increase Prevention Act
Debra L. Smith, tax manager with Marvin and Company, PC BY DEBRA L. SMITH, CPA On Jan. 1, 2014, more than 50 temporary tax breaks for business and individuals expired. On Dec.19, 2014, President Obama signed the Tax Increase...
Business Report: Office Email Impacted By NLRB Ruling
Subhash Viswanathan, employment law attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King BY SUBHASH VISWANATHAN On Dec. 11, the National Labor Relations Board issued a 3-2 decision in Purple Communications Inc., holding that employees have a presumptive right to use their...
Business Report: Rules For Home Office Peace, Profits
Karin Rozell, author, business consultant, and speaker on the solopreneur life BY KARIN ROZELL My first office was in my bedroom. I used a Japanese Shoji screen to separate my personal life from my emerging business life. (It didn't...
Business Report: Plan A Business Exit Now
Stephan L. Ferraro is a CPA and partner with SaxBST LLP. BY STEPHEN L. FERRARO With 2015 in full swing, some businesses may need to begin to think about planning a business exit. Listed are 10 reasons why one...
Business Report: Steps To Solid Planning
Michael Cruz, president of Lighthouse Advisors LLC, Queensbury BY MICHAEL CRUZ A plan is like a map, and you don't need a map if you're going somewhere you already have been before or if you don't care where you...