On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The $1.9 trillion law is intended to provide far-reaching relief from the economic and other repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to funding for testing, contact tracing, vaccinations, education, and state and local governments, the ARPA includes extensive relief that could directly impact your finances.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) was signed into law in late December. The sprawling legislation contains billions of dollars in additional stimulus funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as numerous unrelated provisions. Let’s take a closer look at the provisions that are most likely to affect your company’s bottom line.

Many of our clients have been impacted by Minnesota’s law which defers immediate write-off of federal Section 179 business assets. Now is the time to learn more about how upcoming state legislation may impact your business and groups that are advocating for reform.

If you save for retirement with an IRA or other plan, you’ll be interested to know that Congress recently passed a law that makes significant modifications to these accounts. The SECURE Act, which was signed into law on December 20, 2019, made these four changes.

The 2019 Minnesota MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE Strengthen. Unify. Educate. Wednesday & Thursday, October 16 & 17, 2019 Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 7025 Northland Drive, N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 The Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) and the Manufacturers Alliance are co-hosting The…

LB Carlson was a proud beverage and hole sponsor at the Minnesota 63rd Annual PIM (Printing Industry Midwest) Golf Outing on August 8th, 2019 held at Bunker Hills Golf Club, Coon Rapids, MN.

A Rumor is Floating: Did our Whippersnapper Legislators in St Paul Decide to Conform to Federal Tax Law? In 2017, Congress and President Trump passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). It dramatically changed the definition of…

LB Carlson was involved throughout the entire process including; initial valuation and assessment of investment opportunity, Letter of Intent negotiations, preparation of financial projections, due diligence, financing assistance, review of definitive agreements, structuring, general consultation and advisory to John Roberts…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

Carlson Advisors, LLP Announces Name Change and Move of Minneapolis Location Effective July 1, 2018, we are changing our name to LB Carlson, LLP. The name LB Carlson was selected in honor of the firm’s founder Lawrence ‘Lary’ B. Carlson….