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Illinois Sales Tax Changes

Effective July 1, 2025, certain taxing jurisdictions have imposed a local sales tax or changed their local sales tax rate on general merchandise sales. The following taxes are affected:

• Business ...

Welcoming New Employees

You're all set — your candidate accepted the offer and their start date is fast approaching! The first few days on the job are crucial; they shape how your new hire sees your organization and lays the ...

Reminder: 2nd Quarter Estimated Taxes due 6/16/25

It’s June! So that means it’s almost time for….

Were you going to say “summer”? Sure – that, too. But as all good accountants would, we are here to remind you that second quarter estimated taxes ...

Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database

As part of the SECURE 2.0 Act, the Department of Labor has recently established a “Retirement Savings Lost and  Found  Database.”  The  purpose  of  the  database  is  to  help  people  find  lost  or ...

Time to Review Your Withholding?

If your 2024 tax return yielded unwelcome results (either too much money owed or too much money paid in throughout the year and then refunded), you may want to consider updating how taxes are withheld ...

That’s a Wrap — And We Thank You!

We would like to thank you, our treasured clients, for allowing us to provide you with tax services this year. We appreciate your business and enjoy working with and assisting you with your tax ...

PSA: Tax Day is Tomorrow!

If you haven’t filed yet… this is your not-so-subtle reminder.

The IRS waits for no one.



If you're planning to extend, your extension needs to be done by tomorrow. And remember: an extension to ...

New BOI Reporting Deadline

The injunction halting the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements has been lifted. Most business required to file initial, updated, and/or corrected BOI reports will now have ...

IRS IP PINs

The IRS IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their Social Security number (SSN) on fraudulent federal income tax returns. You are assigned an IP PIN when the ...

“2019 Payment Card Settlement” Deadline is 2/4/25

There is currently a $5.54 billion class-action settlement involving Visa and Mastercard, often referred to as the “2019 Payment Card Settlement.” The lawsuit is about claims that merchants paid ...