Back and Forward: Ben Brown

If you use your car 100% of the time for business, you can deduct all the costs related to operating the vehicle, subject to limits.  However, if you use your…

Specifically those in the construction and real estate industries.  After all, work is plentiful, margins are high, and generally, companies are making money.  In these times, many business owners and…

Here is a glimpse into our Halloween festivities. Thank you to the students that joined us!

Members of the construction community joined BFBA and sponsors on November 6th, 2018 at Sacramento State University. Attendees networked and listened to in-depth insights & peer discussions from industry thought…

On Dec. 22, 2017, the most sweeping tax legislation since the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was signed into law. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) makes small reductions…

“Before BFBA became the region’s largest locally owned accounting firm, there were four guys at a table in a dark corner of the Black Angus Steakhouse in Citrus Heights. It…

Ben Brown, managing partner at BFBA, offers his insight into family business planning. For more from Brown, check out “Mapping the Next Move” first published in the October issue of…

I’m often asked when should a business consider adopting a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.  Businesses use deferred compensation plans for different reasons and different goals. The goals are usually a…