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The AI Advantage in a Volatile Tariff Era
U.S. tariff policies are shifting so fast that American manufacturers are struggling to keep up — and the costs can be staggering. A shipment budgeted at $60,000 can balloon to more than $90,000 to $100,000 by the time it arrives at port.
How to save small colleges from financial collapse
The financial warning signs have been flashing for years; schools that have been steadily creeping towards an enrollment cliff now find themselves facing these challenges head on, no longer able to cover their expenses with tuition and student fees.
How to Position Your Business for a Lucrative Exit Despite Private Equity's Slowdown
With more than a trillion dollars estimated in unsold assets, private equity's approach to an uncertain environment has been to stall, waiting on improved market conditions.
ICE raids worsen construction's labor shortage. Contractors must respond.
In an already tight construction labor market, raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at jobsites threaten to deepen workforce shortages, drive up costs and create serious financial risks for contractors. In dealing with the fallout of these raids, construction companies will have to rethink their talent strategy to succeed.
Why Cybersecurity Still Matters for America's Schools
The scale of cyberattacks against America's colleges and universities is stunning: 116 ransomware attacks in 2024 were reported before 2025 saw an explosion to 81 incidents in just the first quarter alone. If a university hasn't been hit yet, it's either been remarkably lucky or already has installed a bulletproof cybersecurity strategy.
IRS Badly Needs Reform, Billy Long Isn't the One to Reform It
The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the Trump Administration’s new IRS Commissioner, for U.S. Rep. Billy Long. Unfortunately nothing in Long’s record suggests he’s up to the task of rebuilding the IRS’s credibility with the American public.
Trying Times Require Financial Discipline, Operational Innovation
As the stock market plummets and the U.S. seemingly careens into what could be a recession, the affordability crisis that's been plaguing critical sectors like healthcare, housing, food, and education is only getting worse. Nonprofits with miss...
Why Are So Many Firms Going Employee-Owned?
The proliferation of artificial intelligence is reshaping how the architecture, engineering, and construction sector operates as firms grapple with the rapidly evolving capabilities of these systems. Finding an appropriate blend of humanity and m...
The IRS is in the eye of the DOGE hurricane; here's what's at stake
The IRS has been marinating in controversy for the past four years with the Biden administration attempting to hire 80,...
Let DOGE Finish Its Job Before the Trump Tax Cuts
The Trump tax cuts need to be renewed, but not until Elon Musk’s DOGE team finishes its review of government spending. If President Trump wants to build a lasting high-integrity budgeting system, it’s got to be done right, and that means figuring out what the government actually needs to spend before setting out a tax plan to take care of the revenue side.
Firms Must Pressure Trump to Solve America's Fiscal Troubles
Owners of successful private businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief over last week's election results. Rather than being targeted for making more money than the Biden-Harris administration thinks is fair, or potentially facing
Small Businesses Can't Handle Another Four Years Of A Democrat-Run IRS
It's not just the tax code that's on the ballot this fall in the presidential election, but how that code will be enforced for the next four years. The Biden-era IRS has taken an approach that's fairly hostile to successful business owners,...
The construction industry must adapt to survive in an era of economic instability
The construction industry must adapt to survive in an era of economic instability27 Sep, 2024 By Carl Oliveri
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A Dramatic Tax Pounding Come 2026
It's a matter of debate as to whether or not the future of democracy is at stake in this year's presidential election. But the future of your tax bill certainly is. And the differences for successful business owners could be drama...
What to Do When the IRS Audits You
The IRS has been dropping a new press release with an explicit threat to the bank accounts of successful Americans every other month or so. Their messaging sounds increasingly political, and high-income taxpayers would be foolish to ignore...
PwC's new leadership goes back to the future ahead of schedule
PricewaterhouseCoopers' new U.S. lead partner arrived ahead of schedule, with Paul Griggs taking the reins early after the firm announced it would unwind the controversial restructuring his predecessor had introduced.
Why AI will kill accounting generalists
Anyone in the accounting profession with a whit of human intelligence knows by now that artificial intelligence will transform the industry over the next few years. This might be the most important way: It's going to de-value commoditized "...
Biden's IRS is using scare taxes to discourage legitimate tax strategies
The IRS continues to issue press releases with cherry-picked or misleading data that cast long shadows of doubt over completely legitimate tax minimization strategies. Why would the IRS...