Susan Sterne | CPA, Shareholder https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/listed_author/susan-sterne/ Portland & Vancouver Accounting Firm Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:31:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/favicon.ico Susan Sterne | CPA, Shareholder https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/listed_author/susan-sterne/ 32 32 It’s Time to Prepare for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/restaurant-revitalization-fund-rrf/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:40:32 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/?p=4612 Over the past week, the SBA has started posting draft forms and guidelines for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was...

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]]> The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) – Small Business Support That’s Not Just for Restaurants https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/restaurant-revitalization-fund-rrf-small-business/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 19:27:21 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/?p=4526 Thanks to recently enacted legislation, restaurants* and bars hard hit by COVID-19 could see some financial relief in coming months....

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]]> CARES Act – Focus on Tax Provisions for Businesses & Individuals https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/cares-act-tax-provisions-businesses-individuals/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act...

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]]> The Beacon CPA Field Guide to Tax Reform https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/the-Beacon CPA-field-guide-to-tax-reform/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/the-Beacon CPA-field-guide-to-tax-reform/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% Where’s the comprehensive tax reform we’ve been hearing about for the past few years? 2010’s Simpson-Bowles plan, although it had...

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]]> https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/the-Beacon CPA-field-guide-to-tax-reform/feed/ 398 TPR Update: Small Businesses Need Not File Forms 3115 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/tpr-update-small-businesses-need-not-file-forms-3115/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/tpr-update-small-businesses-need-not-file-forms-3115/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% Last Friday the 13th was one to remember at Beacon CPA & Co! After months of gearing up to prepare Forms 3115...

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]]> https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/tpr-update-small-businesses-need-not-file-forms-3115/feed/ 10 Deducting a Home Office: Simpler May Be Better https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/deducting-home-office-simpler-better/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/deducting-home-office-simpler-better/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% For those of us who go to a downtown office every weekday, the benefits of working from home glow brightly:...

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]]> https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/deducting-home-office-simpler-better/feed/ 3 Net Investment Income Tax for 1040 Filers: First Year Thoughts https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/net-investment-income-tax-1040-filers-first-year-thoughts/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/net-investment-income-tax-1040-filers-first-year-thoughts/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, there have been plenty of articles discussing one of its new...

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]]> https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/net-investment-income-tax-1040-filers-first-year-thoughts/feed/ 4 Vacation: It’s Time to Get Away! https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/vacation-its-time-to-get-away/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/vacation-its-time-to-get-away/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% Whether you love the beach, mountains or desert, Oregon offers plenty of scenery for us to enjoy. Places to hike,...

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]]> https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/blog/vacation-its-time-to-get-away/feed/ 4 Judge Overturns Oregon’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/judge-overturns-oregons-same-sex-marriage-ban/ https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/news/judge-overturns-oregons-same-sex-marriage-ban/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://Beacon CPAaccounting.com/uncategorized/%post_title% Federal judge Michael McShane ruled on May 19th that Oregon’s prohibition on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. We devoted a lot...

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