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Posted Jan 16 2020 6:15 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller has been named one of America’s Top Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms by Forbes.
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For any privately held company, the topic of valuation frequently resonates with its owner. There are numerous factors that impact the direction of valuations, and it is certainly a challenge to keep track of, let alone influence, the abundant drivers of value. In the last two years alone, company valuations have been positively impacted by tax reform and an overall rising stock market. Trucking company valuations have also been negatively impacted by certain industry trends: driver shortages, volatile fuel prices, and excess capacity.
Posted Jan 10 2020 1:00 PM by
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a staple of the financial industry. LIBOR is a calculated average rate that participating banks estimate they would be charged by other banks. As brought to light in a significant rate-rigging scandal from a few years ago, British regulators who oversee the rate calculation have determined that there are not enough actual transactions to support the estimates made by the banks, and so the estimates will no longer be required after 2021. This spells the end of LIBOR.
Posted Jan 8 2020 9:48 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller has named Fady Qaddoura, former controller and CFO for the City of Indianapolis, as its first chief innovation officer, effective Jan. 13.
Posted Jan 8 2020 6:00 PM by
On Dec. 19, 2019, the IRS released a long-awaited gift to the tax and investment communities. A robust 544-page dissertation in the form of final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations. The proposed guidance issued prior to the release of these final regulations left many unanswered questions and produced more than a few perplexing outcomes.
Posted Jan 6 2020 4:00 PM by
Every day, KSM helps clients turn inspiration into action. Now join us in congratulating four women who inspire us: Lisa Curry and Beth Scott, our two newest partners; Erin Eberly, appointed to our executive management committee; and Amy Lehrman, promoted to managing director of our Fort Wayne office.
Posted Dec 20 2019 1:00 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Mark Flinchum and Andy Manchir will lead a webinar discussion hosted by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). Taking place Jan. 28 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST, the webinar is geared towards individuals who maintain the accounting and general ledger in their companies for ESOP transactions.
Posted Dec 18 2019 9:15 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller's Transportation Services Group, along with KSM Transport Advisors and Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, will host their annual Trucking Owners and Leaders Roundtable in Indianapolis Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Posted Dec 17 2019 7:40 PM by
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regularly issues Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) to make changes to the FASB Codification, the primary source of Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States (GAAP). Below are select ASUs that were recently issued.
Posted Dec 11 2019 3:15 PM by
KSM invests in our communities because we believe it is the right thing to do. While we give back in a variety of ways, both as a firm and as individuals, KSM’s annual Community Day is an opportunity for our team to make a meaningful impact over the course of one work day.
