Health Insurance Alternatives for Small Businesses

Health Insurance Plans and Alternatives for Small Businesses

Employer-based health insurance costs have increased modestly since 2012 — between 3% and 5% annually for family coverage, according to a 2020 report by Kaiser Family Foundation. These changes have added up over the past decade, and employers and employees are now paying 155% of the health care costs they were paying before, even as … Read more

Executive Order Targets Noncompete Agreements

Executive Order Targets Noncompete Agreements

These days, many employees at companies large and small to sign an agreement when they’re onboarded. It says that they’re not allowed to work for a competing company, or to start a competing company, for a certain number of years after they part ways with their current employer. Once a rare practice restricted to specialized … Read more

What Employers Need to Know About FICA Taxes

What Employers Need to Know About FICA Taxes

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) mandates that employers have to withhold, and also match, certain taxes. FICA consists of Social Security (formally known as the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI) and the Medicare taxes. The current tax rate for the Social Security tax is 6.2% for the employer and 6.2% for the … Read more

BlueStone Accounting Solutions Is Moving to KatzAbosch

BlueStone Accounting Solutions is officially transitioning its online presence to our
parent company, KatzAbosch, where it will continue as a dedicated service offering.
This change allows us to bring our experience, insights, and resources together in one
place—while maintaining the BlueStone name and team you rely on.

What This Means for You
No interruption in service—our brand, team, and offerings remain the same
Expanded resources and insights through KatzAbosch’s full-service platform
One streamlined destination for accounting, advisory, and business solutions

Moving forward, all BlueStone Accounting Solutions content and services can be found
on the KatzAbosch website.

Please visit us at: www.katzabosch.com