AHP Articles

Created: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Tax Relief Available for Individuals and Businesses Impacted by Severe Winter Weather

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for ten Michigan counties affected by severe ice accumulation and widespread power outages beginning March 28, 2025.
Created: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Is your business on top of its tech stack?

Like many business owners, you’ve probably received a lot of technology advice. One term you may hear frequently is “tech stack.” Information technology (IT) folks love to throw this one around while sharing their bits and bytes of digital wisdom.
Created: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Discover if you qualify for “head of household” tax filing status

When we prepare your tax return, we’ll check one of the following filing statuses: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household or qualifying widow(er). Only some people are eligible to file a return as a head of household. But if you’re one of them, it’s more favorable than filing as a single taxpayer.
Created: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Business owners should get comfortable with their financial statements

Financial statements can fascinate accountants, investors and lenders. However, for business owners, they may not be real page-turners.
Created: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Deduct a loss from making a personal loan to a relative or friend

Suppose your adult child or friend needs to borrow money. Maybe it’s to buy a first home or address a cash flow problem. You may want to help by making a personal loan. That’s a nice thought, but there are tax implications that you should understand and take into account.
Created: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Weighing the pluses and minuses of HDHPs + HSAs for businesses

Will your company be ready to add a health insurance plan for next year, or change its current one? If so, now might be a good time to consider your options. These things take time.
Created: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Planning for the future: 5 business succession options and their tax implications

When it’s time to consider your business’s future, succession planning can protect your legacy and successfully set up the next generation of leaders or owners. Whether you’re ready to retire, you wish to step back your involvement or you want a solid contingency plan should you unexpectedly be unable to run the business, exploring different succession strategies is key. Here are five options to consider, along with some of the tax implications.
Created: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

How to evaluate and undertake a business transformation

Many industries have undergone monumental changes over the last decade or so. Broadly, there are two ways to adapt to the associated challenges: slowly or quickly.
Created: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Riding the tax break train: Maximizing employee transportation fringe benefits

There are some nice tax breaks for transportation-related employee fringe benefits. If your employer offers these tax-favored fringes, you should probably take advantage of them by signing up. Here’s a quick summary of the current federal tax treatment of transportation-related benefits.
Created: Monday, March 10, 2025

Beneficial Ownership Reporting will not be Enforced/Fined

On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a statement that it will not issue any penalties or fines or take any enforcement action against companies who do not file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the current rules.