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Dec 7, 20214 min read
You can’t have O’Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig without Ron Ferdig:
In our 70th year, partner reflects on firm-, industry-wide changes The “Ferdig” in the O’Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig name got his...
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Dec 7, 20214 min read
Save your future business with savvy planning for the “worst”
Aw, contingency planning! It’s no fun planning for what is defined as “a future event or circumstance, which is possible but cannot be...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
Moving
We have exciting news! OFWF has outgrown our space and will be moving to 114th and Dodge in the First National Bank building at the...
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Nov 2, 20215 min read
A guide to the most important meetings you’ll have: Ongoing planning via routine business reviews
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy reports that around 404,000 firms launch each year, which outpaces figures...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read
We are more than “bean counters”! Celebrate International Accounting Day with OFWF!
On this day, notables like Martin Luther and Neil Gaiman were born. The Nazis invaded Vichy France (1942). Bill Gates introduced the very...
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Oct 8, 20215 min read
Taking the “dread” out of the impending Employee Benefits Plan audit deadline
The spooky season is now upon us. But the impending Employee Benefits Plan (EBP) audits deadline doesn’t have to be so frightful,...
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Oct 8, 20215 min read
Make smart distribution moves to secure a comfortable lifestyle throughout retirement
At the time of this writing, Congress was entertaining a $3.5 trillion social spending plan. Partly, the proposal is aimed at...
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Oct 8, 20215 min read
Celebrating our increasingly diverse industry; working to address pay, C-suite inequities
Each October, we celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month. This initiative is meaningful to our firm for more than a few reasons....
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Sep 7, 20211 min read
Tax Check Up
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...
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Sep 7, 20215 min read
Are you (and your heirs) ready to take on your share of the historic $59 trillion wealth transfer?
Much has been made of the hard-to-wrap-your-mind-around-it, historic “wealth transfer.” We’re referring to the astronomical $59 trillion...
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Sep 7, 20215 min read
Controlling your finances: 4-plus advantages of outsourced accounting services
We at O’Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig live our tagline of “more than accounting.” As such, we offer myriad advisory, consultative and...
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Aug 3, 20216 min read
Is the “partner track” in your future? What it takes, how to get there
So, you want to make partner? We applaud your ambition. It can be an incredibly rewarding career move, and not just from the standpoint...
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Aug 3, 20215 min read
Tax, audit services present unique client and career opportunities.
All industries are plagued with misconceptions to some degree. It takes actually being “in the trenches” to realize that the industry or...
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Aug 3, 20215 min read
Get a head start on saving for college as the new academic year approaches: 7-plus planning tips
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...
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Jul 27, 20213 min read
An unwavering vision to see you through the tumultuous times
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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Jul 27, 20215 min read
Are you ready for the litigation onslaught?
Lean on our personnel for focused expertise to support your case A leading provider of legal and professional services research, BTI...
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Jun 7, 20211 min read
Meet Lindsey Hilt
Meet Lindsey Hilt our newest team member who is supporting OFWF as an Administrative Assistant. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read
Staffing for success: We are hiring!
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...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read
As one quarter winds down, new review requirements and benefit plan audits ramp up
With a new quarter underway and benefit plans ramping up, we want to remind you that our skilled auditors are available to handle all...
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Jun 4, 20216 min read
Why there is no time like the present to invest in QuickBooks®, maximize its many, evolving features
Owners of small businesses appear to be turning their attention away from what was indeed novel until around a year ago, the effect of...
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