Insights by Author: Tracey Solomon

Your Year-End 401(k) Compliance Roadmap: A Strategic Planning Guide

December 30, 2025

As we approach year-end, many plan sponsors find themselves scrambling to meet 401(k) compliance deadlines. But successful retirement plan management isn’t about last-minute fixes—it’s about strategic, year-round planning that ensures your plan stays compliant while serving your employees’ best interests.

At Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, we’ve guided countless Santa Barbara and Central Coast businesses through the complexities of 401(k) compliance for over seven decades. Here’s your roadmap to year-end success and how to build a sustainable compliance framework.

New Benefit Plan Auditing Standards Effective Date Extended

February 17, 2021

Another pandemic-powered delay is pushing the effective date back for new standards related to audits of…

SBA Stimulus Funding May Prompt Single Audit

June 20, 2020

In a rapid emergency response to the global pandemic, the federal government rolled out the Coronavirus…

Effective Fixed Asset Management

December 20, 2016

Fixed asset management is not something that companies generally have at the top of their priority…

Converged Standard on Revenue Recognition Released by FASB and IASB

June 24, 2014

After many years of collaboration, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards…

Proposed Changes to U.S. GAAP Could Reduce Burden on Private Companies

June 7, 2013

The Private Company Council (PCC) was established last year by the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to…

Key Provisions of the JOBS Act

April 23, 2012

On April 5, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act),…

Recent Developments in Private Company Financial Reporting

November 28, 2011

Over the last six years the topic of private company financial reporting and the need for…

IRS Audits Decline for Millionaires and Large Businesses

IRS audits of wealthy taxpayers and big business are on the downtick, reaching record lows in ...
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DOL Revisits Overtime Rule in Proposal

On March 7, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule that would raise the ...
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IRS Released Safe Harbor Guidance for Vehicle Deductions

The IRS recently released a safe harbor method that harmonizes 100% bonus depreciation with the annual ...
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Tax-Savvy Retirement Planning

With over 70 million baby boomers in the United States, how many are celebrating their 65th ...
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What is Acumatica?

Nearly everyone has their head in the cloud these days—and for a good reason. Cloud-based ERP ...
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IRS Issued Final Guidance on 199A Deduction for Pass-Through Entities

Forecasting, Finance, Calculator, Budget, Home Finances, Coffee, In a highly-anticipated release, the IRS provided a final ...
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Team Member Spotlight

Congratulations to Joanie Hardy and Linda Laramee on their recent promotions to the management team! Joanie ...
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Tracey Solomon Joins Partner Group

BPW is happy to announce the continued growth of the firm by welcoming Tracey Solomon to ...
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CA Implements Wayfair Sales Tax Decision

Another important deadline will make an entrance in April next year. Effective April 1, 2019, the ...
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70+ Acts of Kindness in 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, and we look back on this past year celebrating our ...
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Top 7 Last-Minute Tax Strategies

There’s still time left in the year to make some last-minute tax moves. If you are ...
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Year-End Tax Update for Businesses

As we look at taxes through a new lens this year, the Tax Cuts and Jobs ...
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