“In The Know” Newsletter

Things have changed at grocery store checkout lanes and retailers everywhere. Initially, Oct. 1, 2015 was the date initially established for the majority of liability for credit card fraud to shift from banks to merchants – or to the party using the least secure technology....

What year did you join Blackman & Sloop? I joined B&S in August 1998 after moving from Pennsylvania. Where did you go to college? I went to the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania and graduated in May 1992. Why did you choose Blackman & Sloop? When I decided to...

After a summer of slumps and declines, the stock market roared back to life in October, posting a three-week rally that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 17,646.70 on Oct. 23 – up 157.54 points. This rally helped wipe out the losses the...

More than five years of contentious negotiations have come to an end, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership is now complete. The TPP is the largest trade deal in more than two decades. It joins 12 countries, including the United States, in easing tariffs, creating agreed-upon minimal...

Before year’s end, make sure you take advantage of tax deductions that are intended specifically to help reduce technology costs for small- and mid-sized businesses. Section 179 of the tax code allows business owners to write off the cost of new or used computer equipment...

Summer has officially ended and the team at Blackman & Sloop are gearing up for a busy fall. Here are just some of the new things and fun events happening "In the Firm"...