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VIEWPOINT: Preparing for Tax Season & Your Future
With tax season upon us, business owners are hyper-focused on making sure their filing is correct. While this is incredibly important, many business owners are missing out on an ideal opportunity to plan financially, for next year and beyond. It might seem overwhelming to plan for the future while still actively working on the present, […]
Hochul signs law to boost public-sector workers’ benefits
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 21 signed a legislative package that seeks to strengthen the rights and benefits of public-sector workers in New York state. This package builds upon changes announced earlier this year to “rebuild and modernize” the state and local public-sector workforce as part of the state budget, her office announced. About the
Ask Rusty: Can I Voluntarily Suspend My SS Payments?
Dear Rusty: My wife retired in 2015 and is receiving Social Security (SS). I am past my full retirement age, and I still work. I recently filed for SS benefits and received my first payment earlier this month, and my benefits are around three times my wife’s. I now find that, due to other income,
Hunter cited for illegally taking two deer in Otsego County
MILFORD, N.Y. — An unlicensed hunter in Otsego County was recently cited by state authorities for illegally taking a pair of deer. On Nov. 7, Mark Vencak, an environmental conservation officer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), responded to a location in Otsego County after receiving information that a person took
Barclay Damon partner appointed magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court in Syracuse
“I’m thrilled to step into this new role. After more than three decades serving clients, I am excited to enter into public service,” Katz said
Madison County unveils revamped website
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced it recently partnered with CivicPlus, a provider of integrated technology solutions for local governments, to give the county’s website
New York attorney general says data breach at Nevada firm impacts patients of Crouse Health
Patients of Northwell Health and Crouse Health are among nearly 9 million affected by a data breach at Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical-transcription company.
Syracuse Developmental Center site to be leveled early next year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Any qualified construction firm interested in demolishing the site of the former Syracuse Developmental Center has less than a month to submit a proposal to Syracuse City Hall. The City of Syracuse has opened the public-bidding process for demolition of the site at 800-02 South Wilbur Ave. on the City’s west side.
Syracuse–based FustCharles opens Rochester–area office
BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Syracuse–based accounting and advisory firm FustCharles is now operating a new office in the Rochester region. The decision to open the Rochester–area office — situated at 70 Linden Oaks, Suite 230 in the town of Brighton — “comes as a response to the evolving landscape in public accounting,” the firm said in
N.Y. workers’-compensation rate to decline in 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York expects employers statewide to save more than $50 million in 2024 with a reduced annual workers’-compensation assessment rate. The rate was set Nov. 1 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said. For 2024, the workers’-compensation assessment rate will be 9.2 percent of
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