Consider these vital factors when helping owners of small businesses select a retirement plan. A handy comparison chart shows what the most popular plans entail.
February 2018 - Journal of Accountancy
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- February 2018

Meet the guest editors
We invited four CPA financial planners to help develop features for this issue, which focuses on key retirement planning issues for individuals and business.

Help clients balance retirement and education planning
Clients will naturally want to help their children afford higher education, but it’s important that they not jeopardize plans for retirement by doing so. Here are some general principles to keep in mind as you advise families faced with these complex decisions.

How to choose the right software for retirement planning
Weigh these factors when choosing financial planning software to help clients with retirement planning.

Bring more value to your clients with charitable planning
CPAs can forge stronger relationships with clients by offering them a service they expect and appreciate: charitable planning.

Guidance for sustainability attestation engagements
Read excerpts from a new AICPA-issued sustainability guide issued to aid practitioners taking on attestation services in this emerging area.

Why your CQ is just as important as your IQ (and EQ)
Developing cultural intelligence (CQ) can help individuals be more successful in an increasingly global and inclusive business environment.
How to counteract unconscious biases
Once biases are ingrained, it is often tough to admit we have them, and even more difficult to unlearn them.

Congress enacts tax reform
Congress enacted tax reform legislation in December that will affect all taxpayers. Changes include new tax rates, modified credits and deductions, and a host of other amendments.
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