October is Financial Planning Month! Christianson wants to you to make sure you have the puzzle pieces to personal finance assembled to set yourself up for a successful future. What have you done to prepare for a sustainable financial future? Many people neglect to consider retirement until well past the time they are eligible to participate. For some, it’s back-of-mind because it’s so far into the future. For others, it’s a matter of feeling like the money is going away, instead of preserving it for their future, so it’s simply a misunderstanding of what financial planning entails. We want to ensure you are equipped with the knowledge necessary to have a successful retirement. Two of the primary ways your employer may assist you as Read More...
FAFSA – How Do I Fill Out the Form?
What is FAFSA? [video_player type="youtube" style="8" dimensions="560x315" width="560" height="315" align="center" margin_top="0" margin_bottom="20" ipad_color="black"]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9xZjZmS1lybzZFdw==[/video_player] The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2018 – 2019 school year became available on October 1st. As a student, you may be wondering whose information needs to be included on the application. Can I report only my income if I am responsible for my college costs? Do I have to include my parents’ information? What if my parents are divorced? You will first need to determine if you are a dependent or independent student. If you answer no to all of the questions located at Read More...
Equifax Security Breach – What Now?
“What now?” This is the question that burdens many minds of those impacted by the Equifax breach in September. While it hasn’t impacted everyone, it’s leaving those not affected anxious and wanting to ensure their information remains safe. We posted previously about what to do if you were impacted and how you can protect yourself. Check it out here if you missed it! What might these scammers do? Unfortunately, the information they’ve gathered can do sizable damage. They have all the information they need to effectively be you. The most serious of these risks will occur around tax time. With the content obtained by these scammers, they are now equipped with the information they need to file taxes under your name. The Read More...
Duty Drawback Refunds – Could This Benefit You?
At Christianson we want you to be aware of industry-related legislative changes that may impact your biofuels business. There has been a change to drawback regulations that may qualify your exports for a refund of similar product import tariffs. Here’s how it may impact you: Duty Drawback Simplification Are you currently importing and/or exporting goods as a regular part of business? If so, you could be eligible for a reimbursement of certain duties, internal revenue taxes, and fees collected on the importation of goods. These refunds are allowed upon the subsequent exportation or destruction of goods. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 recently underwent an expansion and simplification that allows for increased Read More...
Equifax Data Security Breach and How it Impacts You
It was announced recently that Equifax Credit Bureau has suffered a massive data security breach. This is one of the most significant data breaches in history and it requires affected individuals to be proactive in ensuring their personal information is protected. We want to help by providing you as much information as possible. What Data was Breached? The information that has been compromised includes social security numbers (of 143 million consumers), names, birth dates, addresses, and some driver’s licenses. In some cases, some credit card numbers were also compromised. This information will allow the hackers to do significant damage to the people the breach impacts. What Should I do? First, you should look into whether or not your Read More...
Department of Labor Overtime Rule
At Christianson, we do everything we can to keep our individual and business clients in the know when it comes to legislative changes and updates. On August 31, 2017, the final ruling related to the new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule was issued which officially struck down the Obama-era rule. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant is saying that the Department of Labor (DOL) set excessively high salary thresholds which were proposed to go from $23,660 to $47,476 annually. Twenty-one states and many business organizations also argued that the salary limit and three year raises were not the intent of Congress. It doesn't look like the Trump administration will appeal this ruling but may decide on a middle ground salary in the Read More...
Scammers Continue To Target Taxpayers
[video_player type="youtube" youtube_remove_logo="Y" style="1" dimensions="560x315" width="560" height="315" align="center" margin_top="0" margin_bottom="20" ipad_color="black"]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS96MDBHdHp2VHhBWQ==[/video_player] Even with the tax filing season over for most, the IRS urges taxpayers to stay alert to new schemes involving the tax system. A new scam is linked to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). In this case, con artists call to demand immediate tax payment. The caller claims to be from the IRS and says that two certified letters have been return as undeliverable. The scammer threatens arrest if a payment is not made immediately by a specific prepaid debit card. Victims are told the debit card is Read More...
Minnesota Credit for School Supplies
Back-to-school sales are in full swing! At Christianson PLLP, we want to remind parents about tax benefits for their 2017 MN tax return for many school expenses. MN has both a credit and a subtraction for education-related expenses. The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds families interested in claiming these tax benefits to save all receipts related to school supplies. You can keep these receipts with your other tax documents that you traditionally bring to your tax preparer. Most required K-12 school supplies qualify for the credit or subtraction, including writing utensils, textbooks, calculators, tutors, academic programs and camps, and musical instrument lessons (including purchases or rentals). Common items that do not Read More...
2015 Minnesota Refunds
Here at Christianson PLLP, we have been notified that some of our clients are receiving 2015 refund checks from the MN Department of Revenue. Do not throw these checks away, they are real! These refunds relate back to retroactive legislation signed into law in early January 2017. The MN Department of Revenue reviewed 2015 Minnesota income tax returns to determine those that were affected by the changes made to the 2015 tax code and are in the process of mailing out refunds to affected individuals. If you receive a letter and/or refund related to this, please keep the information with your 2017 tax papers and bring in to your tax preparer when you come in for your tax appointment. If you have additional questions or are still Read More...
Biofuels Financial Conference – 2017 Agenda Announced
Christianson PLLP is hosting its 13th annual Biofuels Financial Conference September 27-28, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, Minneapolis, MN. We know how important it is for you, as biofuels professionals, to stay on the cutting edge of industry developments, so once again, we’ve teamed up with BBI International to ensure the best possible conference experience. For this year's conference, we are taking a deeper look into the concept of “Futurism” which encompasses speed, technology, advancement, and progress. Biofuels continues to develop at a rapid pace, with many changes occurring quickly. However, other technologies – the proliferation electric vehicles and the development of other fuels types –as well numerous Read More...
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