The spooky season is now upon us. But the impending Employee Benefits Plan (EBP) audits deadline doesn’t have to be so frightful,...

At the time of this writing, Congress was entertaining a $3.5 trillion social spending plan. Partly, the proposal is aimed at...

Each October, we celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month. This initiative is meaningful to our firm for more than a few reasons....

It’s time to schedule a tax planning checkup. We are four months away from the end of the year and a tax planning session can make a...

Much has been made of the hard-to-wrap-your-mind-around-it, historic “wealth transfer.” We’re referring to the astronomical $59 trillion...

We at O’Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig live our tagline of “more than accounting.” As such, we offer myriad advisory, consultative and...

So, you want to make partner? We applaud your ambition. It can be an incredibly rewarding career move, and not just from the standpoint...

All industries are plagued with misconceptions to some degree. It takes actually being “in the trenches” to realize that the industry or...

With summer will be in the rearview mirror and the school year will be upon us, have you done your “homework”? By that, there is no...

Merriam-Webster defines “vision” as a “concern or preparation for the future.” When Joe Ficenec and Cecil O’Donnell founded what was to...

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Accountants and auditors play an important role in the success of the businesses and organizations at the heart of our community’s and...

Meet Lindsey Hilt our newest team member who is supporting OFWF as an Administrative Assistant. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and...

For more than 70 years, we have had the privilege of getting to know the businesses “behind the curtain.” We have had some of the area’s...

With a new quarter underway and benefit plans ramping up, we want to remind you that our skilled auditors are available to handle all...

Owners of small businesses appear to be turning their attention away from what was indeed novel until around a year ago, the effect of...

This year, nonprofit research and advocacy organization, Family Enterprise USA, in the first study of its kind published in 18 years,...

Depending on your “season” of life, you may recall that the “normal” or “full” retirement age was 65 for many years. That changed in...

Start (and keep) the end in mind! Fledgling businesses often can’t soar, because early issues with the likes of payroll, financial data...

The unicorn is having a moment. This mythical creature has been summoned to describe everything from a trendy Starbucks drink to trendy...