Recruiting

Recruiting

Building Successful Teams One Match at a Time

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. offers strategic recruiting services to enable you to make meaningful and informed hiring decisions. From personality profile assessments to candidate searches, we provide a new and consultative approach to bring effective recruiting services to your organization. Reduce the administrative commitment of the hiring process without the cost of a traditional recruiter.

Why MBK?

1. Industry Knowledge

Whether you need a new controller, CFO, accounting manager, staff accountant, administrative professional, operations team member or marketing professional; we know the industry. Allow us to seek a great fit for your organization, ask the tough questions and present you with the most qualified candidates.

2. Cost-Effective

Retained search projects are billed on an hourly basis. We believe strongly that this is a price-effective option, as traditional recruiters in our market charge 20-25% if annual salary for a successfully filled position. The cost-savings can be up to 50% or more.

3. Strategic Advisory

We will present you with the strongest candidates, backed by solid information so that you can make an informed decision. Each of the finalists will be presented with a full candidate report including:

Resume
Interview summary
Reference-check summary
Personality fit profile assessment
Job fitness assessment
MBK rating and recommendation

Ready to get started?

Call us at (413) 536-8510

Recruiting Operations

Job ad placement

Management of job listings

Pipeline management

Pre-screening interviews

Reference checks

Rejection letters

Optimized job description writing

Client meeting to learn about hiring needs and the business/organization

Management Advisory and interview coaching

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Experienced Recruiting Team

Submit any inquiry or request for proposal (RFP) below.

Industry Insights

Bad Debt Deductions

By Sarah Rose Stack • 15 Apr, 2024

The tax code allows an individual to claim a deduction for business debts that have become worthless. But qualifying for the deduction may be more complicated than one would think. In a recent case, the IRS denied more than $17 million in bad debt deductions on the grounds that the advances in question represented equity rather than debt, hitting the taxpayer with millions of dollars in taxes and penalties. This article recounts the U.S. Tax Court case Allen v. Commissioner. Allen v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2023-86).

Deducting Business Travel Expenses: A Refresher

By Sarah Rose Stack • 01 Apr, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, business travel nearly came to a halt. Today, it’s on the rebound, as “Zoom-fatigued” executives craving face-to-face interaction hit the road again. With more people getting out of their offices, now is a good time for a refresher on the tax deductibility of business travel expenses. This article explores what’s considered one’s tax home and what expenses are deductible. A sidebar explains the deductibility rules when a business trip is mixed with pleasure.

Making Distinctions May Create Tax Savings for Owners of Rental Real Estate

By Sarah Rose Stack • 01 Apr, 2024

The 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction is available for income from an eligible trade or business, but it isn’t available if that same property is classified as an investment. This article points out that it’s worth considering whether an owned rental property meets the definition of a trade or business under IRS requirements. It also explains that determining whether rental real estate activities qualify for the QBI deduction is a complicated undertaking and is likely to require the services of a tax professional.