
Do Your Employees Have a Conflict of Interest You Don’t Know About?
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...
Have You Done a Paycheck Check Up?
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...
What Are Your Odds of Being Audited by the IRS as an Individual Taxpayer?
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service released its audit statistics for the fiscal year 2018, which revealed that the agency examined fewer taxpayer returns compared to previous years. The IRS audited just 0.59 percent of individual tax returns in 2018,...
Change in the Menu: Your Meal Expenses Under Today’s Tax Code
While the Mad Men days of three-martini lunches are a quaint relic of the past, businesses still rely on wining and dining clients as a means of sealing deals. But, if you want to entertain a longtime client or a new prospect, you have to understand that...
Here Are the Business Expenses You Cannot Write Off on Your Taxes
If you own a business, you’re always looking for ways to lower your tax payments. And while the U.S. Tax Code is a helpful reference for allowable expenses, you might be surprised to find out it does not specifically list many of the business deductions...
Appeals Case Shows How Internal Investigations Can Shield Employers from Liability
At Breon & Associates, we often try to educate business owners about the importance of thorough internal investigations of deviant behavior within their organization. Not only can such steps root out bad behavior that violates company policy and...
Employers Must Be Wary of the Harsh Payroll Tax Penalty
The Federal Income Contributions Act imposes the responsibility on employers to deduct amounts from their employees’ paychecks to cover Social Security and Medicare tax. The organization must also match these employee contributions. Known collectively as...
Can Your Company Get a Larger Tax Deduction for Business Miles in 2019?
If your company operates a vehicle, such as a car, SUV or delivery truck for business purposes, you are eligible for certain tax considerations, including a deduction for the miles traveled. (Sorry, but vehicles used as equipment and vehicles for hire are...
Are You Up-to-Speed with Important Accounting Changes for Private Companies in 2019?
Sweeping rule changes for private companies that follow U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) have many CFOs and controllers under the gun. If your company is struggling to implement the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09 –...
Is Someone Using Phony Vendors to Run a Scam on Your Purchasing Department?
Employee theft is a major issue costing companies $50 billion annually, or seven percent of all business revenues, according to statistics from the Static Brain Research Institute. SBRI further asserts that 33 percent of all business bankruptcies result...
How Forensic Accountants Help Prevent Losses from a Bad Merger
There are many reasons why your company might consider engaging in a merger with or an acquisition of another company. You might want to diversify your product or service offerings, increase your production capacity, claim a greater market share, access...
Striking the Proper Balance Between Fraud Prevention and Employee Privacy
The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is certainly true when it comes to fraud against your business. The expenses associated with effective fraud prevention protocols is quite minor compared to the cost of cleaning up the mess...
Contact Breon & Associates in Harrisburg and Williamsport
With offices in Harrisburg and North Central PA, Breon & Associates provides business, accounting and tax services throughout Pennsylvania. Call us at 1-888-516-8476 or 717-273-8626, or contact one of our offices online to schedule an appointment.
Harrisburg Office:
415 Market Street, Suite #205
Harrisburg, PA 17101
North Central PA Office:
86 Municipal Drive
Avis, PA 17721-8941
Camp Hill Office:
3461 Market Street, Ste 101
Camp Hill, PA 17011