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NC Passthrough Entity Tax (PET) Election

NC Passthrough Entity Tax (PET) Election

On November 18, 2021, Governor Cooper signed NC Senate Bill 105, which includes a provision allowing passthrough entities to elect to pay North Carolina state income tax at the corporate level rather than passing the tax liability on to the shareholders.  This...

Fundamentals of Menu Design

Fundamentals of Menu Design

Proper placement of offerings on a restaurant menu is imperative as this placement plays a critical role in how customers order. Therefore, when designing a menu, it’s imperative that restauranters invest the requisite time and effort into selecting an appropriate...

Inventory Management Best Practices

Inventory Management Best Practices

No matter if it’s raw materials, work-in-process, or finished goods, how your organization manages inventory can play a critical role in the profitability and success of your business. The pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for many industries and their...

Three Key Supply Chain Management Questions for 2022

Three Key Supply Chain Management Questions for 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed discrepancies and disruptions in global manufacturing and supply chains which have been complex and costly. The constraints on transportation and capacity, supply shortages, rising costs, and frustrated customers threaten to...

Top 5 Areas to Watch to Keep Your Benefit Plans in Compliance

Top 5 Areas to Watch to Keep Your Benefit Plans in Compliance

Companies that offer employee benefit plans like health insurance or retirement benefits are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA is a federal law that requires employee benefit plan administrators to follow certain...

7 Tips to Prepare for an Employee Benefit Audit Checklist

7 Tips to Prepare for an Employee Benefit Audit Checklist

As the plan administrator, you do your best to keep your employee benefit plan in compliance. However, once your plan has 100 or more participants, you will need to get an independent audit from an accounting firm. The auditing process can be overwhelming given the...