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Accountant discusses tax incentives for N.Y. manufacturers
SYRACUSE — New York manufacturers are benefitting from the state new tax-reform legislation and the Excelsior Jobs program, which the state enacted more than four years ago. The two topics were part of a presentation Joseph Hardick, a certified public accountant (CPA) and a partner at Dannible & McKee, LLP, delivered at the firm’s annual […]
5 Strategies for Small-Business Owners to Lower Taxes before the End of the Year
Although you may not be thinking about tax-season preparation just yet, fall is the perfect opportunity to get ahead and organized. Small-business owners and entrepreneurs typically rush to pull together reports at the end of the year, which can become stressful and hectic. All business owners — including doctors and dentists managing their own practices,
Five Signs that your Business is Doomed
We have seen many companies go into bankruptcy over the years, and there are some common issues with most of them. These are issues that may not necessarily show up on the accounting balance sheet, but in my experience they are sure signs that trouble is ahead. If some of the signs on this list
Lesser appointed to Young Leaders United steering committee
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP (TMD) has announced that staff accountant Michelle Lesser was recently appointed to the United Way of Central
Onondaga County Bar Association to honor Emil Rossi
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Bar Association (OCBA) expects more than 250 members at the Association’s 139th annual dinner on Thursday to recognize noted attorney Emil Rossi as its 2014
Launch NY hires Hammett to lead its fundraising efforts
BUFFALO — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization focused on upstate New York, has appointed Maureen Hammett as director of development and administration. Hammett has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, according to a Sept. 12 Launch NY news release that announced her hiring. She started in her new position on
Lockheed signs manufacturing pact with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Oct. 9 inked an agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. making it the “exclusive manufacturing provider” of the firm’s reformer technology. The technology converts waste to energy using advanced conversion technology, Lockheed said in a news release distributed Oct. 10. Concord Blue says it specializes in transforming
ABA Survey: Internet is still consumers’ top banking method, but mobile and branches gain popularity
While the Internet is still America’s most popular banking method, mobile banking has steadily gained momentum and is now preferred by 10 percent of consumers — up from 8 percent in 2013. That’s according to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA). The annual survey of 1,000 U.S. adults was conducted for
Cornell’s online subsidiary, eCornell, gets a new CEO
ITHACA — eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly owned online-education company, has a new CEO. Paul Krause, a 1991 graduate of Cornell, began his new duties on Oct. 8, the subsidiary said in an online news release. He previously served in the same role for Element K, an online-learning company headquartered in Rochester. It now operates as
Edge Federal Credit Union rolls out mobile check-deposit service
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — Edge Federal Credit Union (FCU), a Liverpool–based credit union with $39 million in assets and nine full-time employees, has launched a mobile
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