You spend a third of your adult life at work. Why not have some fun while you’re doing it? That’s the philosophy in an increasing number of workplaces, including Ketel Thorstenson LLP. Inspired by the fun-loving fishmongers at the…
The explosion of oil and gas exploration and production in Bakken Formation of North Dakota has reaped great rewards for the farmers, ranchers and landowners throughout the region. But these payments from the producers can be confusing. Jeffrey…
OK, you sent the check to the Black Hills Beanbag Manufacturing Co. …. three years ago. And yet, every month when you reconcile the bank account, that Beanbag check keeps plopping down in the outstanding checks column. You’ve called and…
Jeff Main, CPA in Belle Fourche, SD and Ketel Thorstenson, LLP in Rapid City, SD are pleased to announce a merger, which took effect on Dec. 1, 2014. The combined firm will operate as Ketel Thorstenson, LLP. This merger…
Most of us are taught early on that work and play cannot coexist, that if you are playing you can’t be doing any work. However, most of us want to either work in an environment that is enjoyable or…
OK, you’ve built your company from scratch, toughed it out through the hard times, persevered, prospered and ended up with a successful business that could provide a good, stable investment to somebody who wants to get into business. And…
Welcome to the first in a series of articles aimed at aiding you in using Business Valuation as a strategic planning tool. A buyer may use up to three approaches to determine the value of your business. One is…
On Friday, December 19th, 2014 President Obama signed the Tax Increase Prevention Act (“TIPA”), H.R. 5771, into law. TIPA is commonly referred to as the “tax extenders” bill as it extends certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
For those of us living in the Bakken, these are words we hear regularly. However, they are not specific to the region and many taxpayers routinely receive these types of payments. Our North Dakota office decided to give a…
Unclaimed Property Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property is all personal property which is no longer in the possession of its rightful owner. Lost or unclaimed checks are a typical example that impact many businesses (i.e. long, outstanding checks on…
