In The News

NFP E-News Update  May 23, 2013
The Colleges and Universities Compliance Project, begun in 2008 by the IRS, distributed 400 questionnaires to a randomly-selected sample of schools to ensure compliance with current regulations. Based on responses to the questionnaires and details of the respective Form 990s, the IRS selected 34 of these colleges and universities for further review and found that unreported unrelated business income (UBI) in higher education was found in almost every case examined by the IRS. Read More

NFP E-News Update  May 16, 2013
A retirement plan can have a lot of benefits for non-profit organizations and their employees. Experts estimate that workers will need 70 to 90 percent of their pre-retirement income to maintain their current standard of living when they retire. By sponsoring a retirement plan, an organization will help their employees save for their future. Read More

NFP E-News Update  May 9, 2013
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2012-05, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Not-for-Profit Entities: Classification of the Sale Proceeds of Donated Financial Assets in the Statement of Cash Flows. Read More


 


About Blue [ Affiliates & Partners ]

 

Blue blends accounting with accountability and advising with advocacy to provide consulting and certified public accounting services to organizations throughout the Midwest. Since 1970, we have maintained a solid reputation for serving clients with quality business advice, consulting assistance and compliance services.

 

From the beginning, we've believed that an independent accounting firm should provide management with suggestions and ideas that will enhance the success of the entire organization. This philosophy has worked well for us. We've become one of the largest CPA and consulting firms in the country and take pride in the Midwestern focus that lets us work side-by-side with our clients.


We've joined with the most esteemed organizations in our industry to stay ahead of the trends in our core service areas and subject ourselves to regular, rigorous inspection by outside peer reviewers. And when we've discovered a gap in resources, we've taken it upon ourselves to create leading organizations of our own. After all, the only way we can confidently make your company better is to make ours better.

Alliant Management Services*
Operational and clinical support to community and rural hospitals

Alliant Purchasing, LLC*
National materials management services and programs for healthcare providers

Blue Benefits Consulting, Inc.*
Employee benefits consulting and pension plan administration

Blue Consulting Services*
Business advisory services to hospitals, health systems, and physician entities

Bluegrass Leasing
Leases mobile medical diagnostic equipment

 

Magellan Management Group, LLC*
Management consulting and strategic planning services for the healthcare industry

 

Heartland Health System, Inc.
Leases and operates acute care hospitals

SDGblue, LLC
A professional information technology services company, specializing in information security, network infrastructure and technology/consulting services.

Aliign, LLC*
Business services and payroll processing solutions

 

McGuire & Sponsel, LLC
Cost segregation and research & experimentation credit services to generate tax savings

 

ddsmatch.com
A dental practice brokerage and transition firm supported by a robust website

WTP Advisors
International and domestic tax planning to improve profitability and global competitiveness

 

Moore Stephens North America, Inc.
MSNA is a corporation that operates as a network of leading, independently owned and operated local CPA firms drawn together through a shared desire to provide the highest caliber of professional services to clients worldwide. MSNA enjoys representation in all major metropolitan areas of the United States, Canada and Mexico. MSNA is also a member of Moore Stephens International Limited (MSIL).

 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Resources enabling members to provide services in the highest professional manner, including firm membership in 3 Audit Quality Centers related to peer review and governmental and employee benefit audit services


* Blue-controlled affiliates