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You Could Get an Unexpected Tax Bill or a Refund for 2017 or 2018

ALERT!!!! You could get an unexpected tax bill or a refund for 2017 or 2018 from Minnesota Revenue! Minnesota Legislature’s 2019 Special Session partially conformed Minnesota tax law to 2017 federal tax law. Retroactively! The Minnesota legislature has a hard…

IRS Urges Paycheck Checkup

The IRS has launched a special campaign encouraging taxpayers to perform a “paycheck checkup” to ensure the right amount of tax is being withheld from their paychecks for 2019. This is particularly important given changes implemented by the Tax Cuts…

Financial Statements

Financial Statements Tell Your Business’s Story, Inside and Out

Ask many entrepreneurs and small business owners to show you their financial statements and they’ll likely open a laptop and show you their bookkeeping software. Although tracking financial transactions is critical, spreadsheets aren’t financial statements. In short, financial statements are…

Vehicle-Expense Deduction Ins and Outs for Individual Taxpayers

It’s not just businesses that can deduct vehicle-related expenses. Individuals also can deduct them in certain circumstances. Unfortunately, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) might reduce your deduction compared to what you claimed on your 2017 return. For 2017,…

LB Carlson Employee Promotions

We are pleased to announce the following promotions to Principal at LB Carlson: Dan is a leader in the Minneapolis office attest department providing outstanding client service and creative solutions that contribute to the success of our clients. His dedicated…

February 28, 2019 CMMA Breakfast Meeting

Speaker Mel Enger, LB Carlson: Planning for Profits on What You Have

Mel is the president of LB Carlson, and the managing partner of the Minneapolis office…

Minnesota Precision Manufacturers Association Annual Event

On October 25th, LB Carlson was a sponsor for the MPMA Manufacturing/NEXT 2018 meeting featuring Titon Gilroy as the keynote speaker.  His powerful message was “Inspiring the Next Generation of Manufacturers” by engaging the younger generation through the utilization of…

Minnesota MHA Conference 2018

We attended the Minnesota Multi Housing Association’s Convention Products Show on October 9, and this year’s theme was “Game On!”. Attendees stopped by our booth and had fun playing a bags game in order to win a drink ticket. We…

Reflections on Our Rebranding

As a long tenured employee at our firm it might be understandable that our recent rebranding has been somewhat emotional for me. In July, we renamed the firm LB Carlson in honor of our founding partner, Lawrence (Lary) B. Carlson….