Richards & McDougall, PC

12/24/2025

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The office is closed and will reopen on Monday December 29th at 8:30 am.

12/20/2025

The team in our ugly sweaters as we get geared up for tax season.

10/30/2025

Reminder, there's only 2 more days to vote for us. Adam Up looks forward to helping you with all your tax questions.

10/21/2025

Oct. 21, 2025 — Due to the current lapse in appropriations, IRS operations are limited. However, the underlying tax law remains in effect, and all taxpayers must continue to meet their tax obligations as normal.

10/20/2025

Don’t forget to vote!

10/20/2025

Voting starts today. Please vote for #35. We have included the QR code to help find the voting.

03/22/2025

Beneficial Ownership Reporting issued an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act. Additional information can be found at:

WASHINGTON––Consistent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s March 2, 2025 announcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to ...

02/22/2025

Here is a nice guide to the general requirements for the earned sick time. This can also be found online at:
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/WAGE-HOUR/WHD-99xx-Information-Sheets/WHD-9911-PMLA-Poster/EARNED-SICK-TIME-ACT-Poster_9911.pdf?rev=c8059f65c4a14bb78463b0e2ff040629&hash=FB20FDF2133568CF04D1F744FF8B725D

One item to note is that this does not require a small business (10 or fewer employees) to comply until October 1, 2025. For large businesses it went into effect February 21, 2025.

02/21/2025

The details have been released on House Bill No. 4002. The details can be found at:

Introduced by Reps. DeBoyer, Roth, Aragona, Markkanen, BeGole, Prestin, Wozniak, Wendzel, Schmaltz, DeBoer, DeSana, Cavitt, Beson, Harris, St. Germaine, Steele, Bollin, Martin, Meerman, Woolford, Bruck, Kunse, Fox, Kelly, Hoadley, Alexander, Lightner, Slagh, Rigas, Frisbie, Schuette, Fairbairn, Bort...

02/21/2025

There were some changes on the tipped wage, minimum wage, and paid sick leave for Michigan that takes effect today. We are working hard to get all of the details on the new law and changes.

02/20/2025

Happy Tax Season! We are happy to see all of our clients coming in this season and are working hard to get everything completed.

The Beneficial Ownership Reporting (BOI) is back in effect and the new filing deadline is March 21, 2025, for the majority of businesses. The website to file the report is: https://boiefiling.fincen.gov/

The notice discussing the new reporting deadline is posted at:
https://fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN-BOI-Notice-Deadline-Extension-508FINAL.pdf

If you have questions, please contact us at the office at 231-723-6275.