Michigan Enacts Health Care Claims Tax Article provided by Clark Hill PLC On September 20, 2011, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law the Health Insurance Claims Assessment (HICA) Act, which establishes a 1% tax on certain paid health care …
From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine Business tax reform, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, eliminates the job-killing Michigan Business Tax (MBT) and the MBT Surcharge, replacing it with a 6 percent corporate …
Money is the focus of many business meetings and strategic planning sessions. How do we get more sales? How do we fund our growth plans? How do we cover our cash flow? These are just …
By Nancy Boese, Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. Companies have different stages of development and the decision to diversify into new markets or new products can …
By Daryl Weinert (from the Small Business Association of Michigan’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine) Recently, economists from the University of Michigan gave us all a rare piece of good news – Michigan will see …
By Paul Hense, CPA This may be the most difficult year-end planning tax advisors have ever experienced. It is fall and we still don’t know what the tax law will look like in 2011. The political …
By Nathan Peck | MiBiz MICHIGAN — What a difference a year makes. While uncertainty exists among bankers over whether or not Congress will approve another extension of the 90-percent guarantee and waived fees for …
By Kirk Squiers, owner of Central Michigan Graphics in Lansing. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. With the proliferation of the Internet, the bad economy has made customers more price conscious. As a result, …
By Eric Seifert, a Senior Business Consultant with the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. A successful business is not created overnight or in a conference room …
