The Medicare payroll tax is the primary source of financing for Medicare, which pays hospital bills for individuals who are 65 or older or disabled.  Wages paid through December 31, 2012, are subject to a 2.9% Medicare payroll tax.  Workers and employers pay 1.45% each.  Self-employed individuals pay both halves of the tax, but are […]

We rely on the team at garvey & garvey for their work performance and outstanding suggestions we can always rely on . They are extremely honest and have been there for us over the 10 years we have worked with them. They are a fantastic team!

Holding a B.A. in Accounting and Management from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Doug has worked in the industry of public accounting since 1998. He worked at a national CPA  firm and a regional CPA firm prior to joining garvey & garvey.  He prefers the GGLLC approach because the focus is to serve clients throughout the […]

Daniel received his academic training in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and has been working at garvey & garvey for 13 years. He is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor. He specializes in business advisory services, clear explanations of complex business topics that are understandable by non-business professionals, the construction industry and other small […]

The team at garvey & garvey was very good at anticipating our needs and responding to them. As we did not have local knowledge, we relied heavily on garvey & garvey. We were quickly able to build up confidence in them and this enabled us to concentrate on developing other areas of the business. We […]

garvey & garvey provides our business with excellent explanations of all the tax implications of our major business decisions. They explain the tax issues in laymen’s terms for me to understand instead of in accounting lingo. That is one of the reasons that I value having garvey & garvey as our accountants.

The accountants at garvey & garvey always listen to and understand our situation, make thoughtful recommendations, and are good at heading off problems before they occur.

Dramatic tax increases scheduled to go into effect in 2013 make 2012 tax planning imperative. The following taxes may be impacted: Not only are the Bush Administration tax cuts set to expire, but a new 3.8% surtax on investment income and a possible reinstated claw-back of itemized deductions could raise the tax rate on ordinary […]

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