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ATTENTION TAXPAYERS WHO RECEIVED ADVANCE CHILD TAX CREDIT (CTC) PAYMENTS AND ALSO RECIPIENTS OF THE THIRD ROUND OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS IN 2021! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that letters are being sent to those who received the aforementioned items and urge you to keep these for use when preparing your 2021 […]

Martin Starnes and Associates, (MSA) would like to wish you and your families a very Happy New Year.    In addition to the personal challenges of 2021, we all had to juggle many new tax laws and regulatory changes. It seemed every week there was something new to consider by way of government regulation. Congress afforded businesses […]

The waiting is over! Governor Cooper has recently signed into law the changes to all North Carolina businesses who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Please click here to read the details of these changes. Your tax manager will contact you in January to discuss with you further. Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue

Once again, MSA employees did not disappoint when it came to the annual North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA) Volunteer 365 event (formerly called CPA Day of Service). Our firm surpassed our goal to collect 365 items for the Catawba County Social Services’ Foster Care program several times over! Many of the items […]

The United Arts Council of Catawba County kicked off the holiday season with their annual Jingle Bell BASH (Benefitting Arts, Science, and History) on December 6, 2021 at the Lake Hickory Country Club. Area restaurants and caterers provided a wide variety of delicious food to enjoy at the event. By purchasing a ticket, participants had the […]

On Saturday, November 20, 2021, a group of MSA employees and family members took part in the annual Turkey Trot hosted by the Hickory YMCA. Our company participated virtually and the participants charted their own course for the day. Over 830 registrants attended this annual event.

‘Tis the season for online shopping! Please remember to take the necessary steps to protect yourself when shopping online. It is important to watch for scams and protect your financial information in this day and age of making online purchases and next day deliveries. Be Safe Out There!! Click here to read more about safe […]

Riki Richards moved from Shelby to Maiden ten years ago and recently graduated with honors from Catawba Valley Community College with an Associates of Science degree focused on Accounting. Riki plans to attend Western Carolina University in the spring studying for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration focusing on Finance. Her goal is to […]

The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) will be terminated early as a result of legislation signed into law November 15, 2021 (H.R. 6384). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ends the ERTC retroactively, making wages paid after September 30, 2021 ineligible for the credit.   The ERTC was created by the CARES Act in 2020, then […]