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How to Demonstrate Repayment Capacity to Your Lender

Today’s business uncertainty, coupled with a tightening credit environment, is making it more critical than ever for businesses to approach loan renewals more strategically —

  • Biofuels, Equipment Dealers, Food And Beverage, Manufacturing
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How to Use KPIs to Grow Your Business

Today, there is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for virtually everything– from revenue and yield to scrap rate and cycle time. KPIs are powerful tools

  • Beverage Distribution, Biofuels, Equipment Dealers, Food And Beverage, Manufacturing
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IRS Releases Standard Mileage Rates for 2025

The IRS issued an increase in the standard mileage rates for business travel, effective January 1, 2025. While the IRS states that standard mileage rates

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Best Practices for Business Owners in 2025 and Beyond

As a business owner, you likely spend most of your days – and many of your nights – thinking about the daily operations of your

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Is Your Business Ready for Leadership Transition?

Whether your leadership transition is months or years away, there are crucial steps you can take now to prepare for a successful outcome. But successful

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Summary of Election Impacts for Ag Producers and Processors

The 2024 federal elections will have significant impacts on policies that affect U.S. food and agriculture. With election day in the rear-view mirror, it is

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Don't miss the deadline

FinCEN Reporting Deadline Alert: What Every Business Needs to Know

Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act requires all U.S.-based entities to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) detailed information about the

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How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

The Risks of Letting Your Legacy Ride: How Estate Planning Protects the Family

Ask any successful family business leader “What is your most important accomplishment?” The overwhelming response is: ‘my legacy’. And yet, only one in six have

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Cyber Attack

How Vulnerable Is Your Business to a Cyber Attack?

In light of the recent cyberattack that shut down Dole’s North American production, businesses are reminded once again of the importance of cybersecurity and keeping

  • Animal Protein, Biofuels, Commodity Crops, Construction, Equipment Dealers, Financial Institutions, Food And Beverage, Manufacturing, Permanent & Specialty Crops
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Test Your Succession Plan

Proactive planning for the long-term future of your business gives it staying power. The surest way to secure the legacy of a business is to

  • Equipment Dealers, Family Business Advising, Farm Business Management, Manufacturing, Next Gen Strategy
A Look at the Modern Audit: Are You Missing Out?

A Look at the Modern Audit: Are You Missing Out?

While most companies think of audits as an annual necessity, the vast majority typically keep to the same old standards and don’t know to ask

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IRS Bulletin

How to Secure a Business Network

There are four primary cyber security measures that every business should implement to secure its network. The cycle to follow includes: identification, protection, detection, and

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Estate Tax Planning

Estate Tax Planning: Possible Changes Ahead

No matter what the presidential outcome, there was never any question that the outlook for estate tax planning would be different in 2021. How much

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New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

Business Tax Update: New 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax Form for 2020 Tax Year

After a 38-year absence, Form 1099 Nonemployee Compensation Tax has made its return in the 2020 tax year, and its January 31 deadlines are right

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Meal and Entertainment Deductions

Business Tax Update: Many Meal and Entertainment Deductions Have Increased

In an effort to provide additional stimulus funding, The Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed by the President on December 27, 2020. Included in the guidance

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PPP Applicants are Stuck Fighting Fraud due to Security Breaches

PPP Applicants are Stuck Fighting Fraud due to Security Breaches

In recent weeks, we have learned of an uptick in fraud cases for businesses who have applied for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds for coronavirus

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Employee Retention Tax Credit ERTC

CARES Act: Employee Retention Tax Credit is Available

With all of the coverage and focus on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, many businesses are unaware of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)

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IRS Issues Small Business Reminders

‘Small Business Week’ prompted the IRS to publish reminders for entrepreneurs and businesses on how they can better estimate their tax situation and plan ahead.

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Executive Fatigue Has Costly Repercussions for Business

Executive Fatigue Has Costly Repercussions for Business

If you’ve ever sent or received a text or an email, then you understand the effects that the perceived tone can have on how the

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How Business Owners Can Avoid Costly Mistakes

How Business Owners Can Avoid Costly Mistakes

It’s inevitable. One day, you will step down from running your business. The timing and transition for when and to whom you relinquish control are

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How Behavioral Change Benefits the Bottom Line

How Behavioral Change Benefits the Bottom Line

As a business owner or high-level manager, you have the enormous power to effect change in behavior patterns – for both the individuals and groups

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New Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits Make an Attractive Investment

New Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits Make an Attractive Investment

Established within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the new Opportunity Zone legislation was created to develop economically-distressed communities across the United States

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Fuel Price

Don’t Forget: 2019 Standard Mileage Rates Have Changed

The IRS issued an increase in the standard mileage rates for business travel, effective January 1, 2019, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of

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Tax Reform Prompts Businesses to Rethink Employee Leave Policies

Tax Reform Prompts Businesses to Rethink Employee Leave Policies

While there tends to be focus on the larger line items resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, there are some lesser-known

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Accounting Standard Update: Delayed Effective Date and Its Effects on Leases

New Guidance for Leasing Standard Implementation

FASB’s Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-11 offers relief cost savings for entities adopting the new leasing standard ASC 842. The update offers companies practical expedients

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wealth management

Major Midwest Expansion Ahead for K·Coe Isom

K·Coe Isom is expanding deeper into the Midwest with its announcement of a new office location in Indianapolis, Indiana. The move makes room for further

  • Equipment Dealers, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing
A Lesson in Technician Loyalty

A Lesson in Technician Loyalty

With the skilled labor shortage among the biggest ongoing challenges for many industries, businesses are sharpening their focus on key retention strategies that will keep

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Financial Data Protection

How Safe is Your Financial Data?

Recent national cybercrime headlines: “Cybercriminals Obtain Employee Credentials to Conduct Payroll Diversion” “Business Email Compromises Business Data” “Increase in W-2 Phishing Campaigns” Imagine if you

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Comprehensive Tax Reform Opportunities & Risks for U.S. Agriculture

Farm Bill Update

Will the Farm Bill Pass in the House? In a continued effort to secure support for the farm bill, set to expire in September, House

  • Commodity Crops, Equipment Dealers, Farm Program Services, Food & Agriculture, Food And Beverage, Government & Public Affairs, Next Gen Strategy