When we talk to small business owners about enhancing their company’s efficiency, the discussion inevitably touches on employee performance reviews. This is often a moment of levity, as if we can hear Jerry Seinfeld’s voice, asking “And what’s up with annual...
How vulnerable are construction companies to fraud? Would you believe they suffer annual financial losses at almost twice the rate of other businesses? Last year, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners released its Report to the Nations: 2018 Global Study on...
At Breon & Associates, we believe that a strong ethical culture can protect your company from unnecessary losses due to liability and fraud. Naturally, an important ingredient in an ethical culture is the presence of ethical individuals. Thus, when you hire and...
A company can only function at the highest level when its employees support its mission 100 percent and align their interests with the company’s. While it’s healthy and natural for employees to have outside interests, and many outside interests can even increase...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made huge changes to the U.S. Tax Code, which caught many taxpayers off-guard. You might have noticed a change in your refund from last year, and if you’re like the majority of filers who received a refund, it might have been less...