Tax reform: Here’s how you are affected
Congress passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on Dec. 21, 2017. Many of the provisions in the Act begin after Dec. 31, 2017, and expire by Jan. 1, 2026. There is a lot to digest and we will have continuing communication with you to more fully explain these changes to the tax law, how […]
Rebecca Guthrie passes CPA exam
Our associate, Rebecca Guthrie, recently passed all four parts of the CPA exam. Congratulations!
Mileage check: Standard mileage rate increases for 2018
The standard mileage rate for business purposes has increased for 2018. The standard mileage rates beginning Jan. 1, 2018, for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck will be: 54.5 cents per mile for business miles driven, up from 53.5 cents per mile in 2017; 18 cents per mile for medical or […]
Time to begin year-end payroll planning
Preparations are underway for numerous holiday events and outings, but for small business owners, other year-end activities take center stage. The following are some steps that must be taken by business owners who handle their payroll functions in-house: Have employees confirm their address and Social Security numbers. Use the Social Security Administration’s Social Security Number […]
Making spirits bright
The team at Antares Group came together to donate toys and gift items for the families staying at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald Houses over the holiday season. Pictured here, from left, are Tracy Young, Kim Taylor, Kurt Kinoshita, Landon Cheek, Dana Palmer and Miranda Esguerra. Kurt made the special delivery Tuesday to the Ronald McDonald […]
2017 Firm Holiday Party | Photos
We celebrated another great year and beginning of the holiday season with our annual holiday party held at the Irish Bred Pub in Covington. Here are just a few images from the night.
Firm holds friendly competition to collect food for food bank
The employees at Antares Group, spent the month of November in a friendly internal competition to see who could collect more food items for Rockdale Emergency Relief. Employees in the firm’s two buildings divided into teams to see who could collect the most. Employees in the White Building edged out those in the Brick Building, […]
Overtime rules remain the same – for now
Even though a federal judge blocked new overtime rules for salaried employees that would have gone into effect late last year, the issue is apparently still alive. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told a meeting of the American Bar Association in November that while the Obama-era planned rule change created a “shock to the system,” he […]
Year-end planning tips to help lower your tax bill
As the end of the year approaches, it is a good time to think of planning moves that will help lower your tax bill for this year and possibly the next. We have compiled a checklist of actions based on current tax rules that may help you save tax dollars if you act before year-end. […]
Employers to face excise tax if not in compliance with ACA
Employers could be receiving notices before the end of the year that they will be fined for not providing minimum essential healthcare coverage to employees under the Affordable Care Act. Applicable large employers may be subject to the excise tax if they do not offer minimum essential coverage to at least 95 percent (70 percent […]