The CFO College

APRIL 8, 2021

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CFO Benchmarking Tax Planning Accounting 52

Creative CFP

JANUARY 17, 2019

In theory and simply put, cash flow management is: Cash coming into the business as early as possible, Cash exiting the business as late as possible, Keeping an eye on the future and planning accordingly and, Ensuring the numbers make sense. Why do businesses struggle with cash flow?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Luckily, advisors have a large number of ways to add value to their clients’ lives (more than 101 in fact!) Tax Planning.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We also have a number of articles on spending and budgeting: Why advisors might want to consider using a client service calendar to organize the wide range of services they provide for clients throughout the year. and 2.0%, respectively, over the last five years.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 130

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Planning Valuation Securities 130

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Tam noted that FP&A professionals will then need to “revisit their financing and liquidity strategies, centralize decisions for cash release upon the applications of government stimulus, and implement tax planning strategies that can reduce cash expenditures and preserve budget.”.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Planning Foreign Exchange 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

And so, that’s how this actually started was, at first, I knew I wanted to just get a deeper dive into our numbers, into our business, our process, and, so, I engaged in the CFO solutions services. And so, that was where I found the gap is that the CFO would identify all these things. Michael: Interesting.

Leverage 130

Leverage Planning Concentration Tax Planning 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Estate planning is commonly a big point of discussion, as well. And for most advisors that takes us down a road of tax planning and lots of different types of trusts and family limited partnerships and GRATs and IDGTs and all the different strategies that are out there, or at least as long as Congress lets us keep playing those games. .”

Communication 130

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). Executive Summary.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive. We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: While weak stock and bond market performance has challenged advisors and their clients this year, these trends have likely increased the ‘safe’ withdrawal rate for new retirees.

Education 130

Education Planning Benchmarking Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

How confident are they that no year-end-tax-planning opportunities were missed across their entire client base? scheduling out tasks related to tax, insurance, estate, and foundational planning issues at different times of the year) across all of the firm’s clients can reduce errors and increase efficiency.

Planning 130

Planning Concentration Communication Tax Planning 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

While individual transfers of gifts are generally subject to a Federal gift tax, individuals can have up to $16,000 per giftee (for 2022) excluded from taxable gifts made to an unlimited number of people each year (excluding spouses, whose gifts are generally not considered a taxable transfer in the first place).

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Planning Accounting Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And it’s based on what your assets under management are, your number of accounts. And we also converted a fair number of non-managed accounts to manage when we made this transition. There was no repapering of accounts, clients didn’t get new account numbers. So we do have a fair number of widow clients as well.

Planning 130

Planning Accounting Compliance Math 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” I think your number at the time was somewhere like 15 great fit clients to take on every year. And it was just an unmanageably large number of clients. He did an immense number of sales, and had cultivated a huge number of relationships. All of the tax planning, and all of the behind-the-scenes work.

Planning 130

Planning Communication Profit and Loss Education 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We also have a number of articles on investments: Fixed-income ETFs saw inflows this year, while their mutual fund counterparts experienced significant outflows, suggesting that the dominance of bond mutual funds could be eroding. Another core part of an advisor’s tech stack is its custodial provider.

Planning 130

Planning Auditing Investments Securities 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The first was the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, which cut the highest personal income tax rate from 70 percent to 50 percent and the lowest from 14 percent to 11 percent, and decreased the highest capital gains tax rate from 29 percent to 20 percent. Ultimately, Reagan’s fiscal policy worked. Inflation decreased from 14.8

Economics 130

Economics Tax Planning Budgeting Numbers 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And one of the flyers that came out said that I did estate planning, and tax planning, and business succession planning, and all these things I didn’t know anything about. And so, ultimately, I… Michael: Not actually that deep on your business succession planning experience as a 20-year-old.

Education 130

Education Planning Numbers Securities 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Number one is just the fact that we have multiple fee structures. So, that’s number one. So, obviously, those are kind of round numbers that they just input. All right, those are very good numbers. Now, that number is really hard to quantify for a couple of reasons. Michael: Sure, sure.

Planning 130

Planning Math Numbers Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And the four pillars are the financial plan, risk management, so just checking all their what-if scenarios that something…a husband dies, wife dies, long-term care, disability. And then we look at estate planning. And then in the fall, we look at tax planning. And so, that can move the numbers, as well.

Restructuring 130

Restructuring Planning Accounting Marketing 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Later enhancements, like the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (which allowed for direct Roth conversions from 401(k) plans) and IRS Notice 2014-54 (which allowed individuals to split pre-tax and after-tax funds when making Roth conversions from 401(k) plans), further increased the value and appeal of solo 401(k) plans.

Planning 130

Planning Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Accounting 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 28, 2022

includes a significant number of Roth-related changes (both involving Roth IRAs as well as Roth accounts in employer retirement plans), though notably, the legislation does not include any provisions that restrict or eliminate existing Roth strategies (e.g., In addition, SECURE 2.0 backdoor Roth conversions). SECURE Act 2.0

Planning 130

Planning Securities Accounting Tax Planning 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: How advisors can incorporate Social Security benefits into a client’s retirement asset allocation. The end of the year is often a busy time for financial advisors, as they help clients with year-end tax planning, taking the proper RMDs, and other time-sensitive tasks.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Planning Securities Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

From there, we have several articles on tax planning: How advisors can add value for their clients by managing their exposure to mutual fund capital gains distributions. A new research study suggests that delaying taxes in retirement is often not the optimal course of action. Paying taxes is never a fun thing for clients.

Planning 130

Planning Leadership Healthcare Accounting 130

CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Moreover, S-corps and pass-through companies are facing tax increases too…. Elimination of pass-through tax deductions. If you are a high-income S-corp, partnership, or sole proprietor, the proposed tax plan will eliminate your Qualified Business Income Deduction , commonly referred to as the pass-through deduction.

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Profit and Loss CFO Tax Planning Auditing 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a note to me, Hauser summed up the case against Zients: ‘Biden at his best has picked battles with corporate America, from the tax plan funding the IRA to appointing regulators like Rohit Chopra, Gary Gensler, and Lina Khan to take on predatory behavior. As a check, since New York is a BQ.1*

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Manufacturing Construction Economics Banking 130