June is Graduation Season, and odds are good that you've spent some time seated on a cheap folding chair or arena bleacher watching someone proceed down an aisle in an expensive cap and gown. Commencement speakers will thank the faculty,…
Guest post by Norma Huibregtse When was the last time you “googled” your business? Did you find reviews on your Google Plus and Yelp listings? If not, you are probably like many small businesses who are not managing their online…
Guest Post written by: United Processing Advisors Due to the many large credit card hacks targeting large companies, including Target, Staples, and Home Depot, the concern for credit card protection has never been greater. Not only are credit card hacks…
Do you want to get an accurate record of your mileage so that you can confidently claim the deduction and put money back in your pocket? If the answer is yes, I highly recommend the MileIQ Mobile App. It’s an…
Sometimes as business owners we forget how important it is to make sure that all aspects of our business are covered. We get very focused on what we're doing in the day-to-day activities and sometimes forget to look at the…
We have a lot of clients that are sales professionals. Often their previous CPA has never told them all of the wondrous things that they can deduct in their position. Here are the top three. Number one: mileage driven on…
This is one of the hardest things for people to do. The IRS expects people to track mileage, where they went, they met with, why were they there, beginning and ending odometer readings, lots of other pertinent data in your…
Are you in credit card debt? You trying to get out of it, but just unsure how? One of the neatest techniques that I haven't heard of before, something new, not the normal snowball technique that you hear of, is…
I get a lot of questions these days about what is the best way to prepare when coming in to get your taxes done. Personally I believe that organization is one of the major keys. We have some people that…
I recently read this article and found it to be a great recap of avoiding common mistakes when planning for your retirement. Hat tip to financial planner Matt Wilson of Employee Financial Boot Camp for these suggestions! Here's what I pulled…
Want to get those little ones ready for retirement early? This is a great way to get a deduction for your business but also start that retirement process early for your children / grandchildren.
Just came a cross a great article on Budgets Are Sexy.com recapping Money Magazine's thoughts on how we can stay on track with our financial plan at every age. Here's their thoughts: "Here’s how Money Mag thinks we can stay on track:…
A very good friend of mine, and a local CPA, Robert Minniti is a specialist in accounting, fraud and forensic accounting, and is a certified fraud examiner and a certified forensic accountant. Basically meaning he is an absolute specialist in…
Did you know that for a small business there is a loss potential of approximately $387,000 from fraudulent disbursements of cash? What's even scarier, did you know this happens in 73% of all businesses? In order to protect yourself as…
This year's market has definitely been interesting to say the least. Homes have been bought, sold, flipped, and rented. Wholesalers and retailers and just about everything else under the sun has had to do with real estate has been at…
