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Charlie Metzig | Feb. 12, 2019

Use SWOT to Refine Your Strategic Plan

With the year underway, your business probably has a strategic plan in place for the months ahead. Or maybe you’ve…

Jackie Kennedy | Feb. 12, 2019

Don’t Wait to File Your 2018 Tax Return

The IRS opened the 2018 income tax return filing season on January 28. Even if you typically don’t file until…

Barb Sawdy | Feb. 12, 2019

How Financial Statements Tell Your Story

Ask many entrepreneurs and small business owners to show you their financial statements and they’ll likely open a laptop and…

John Csargo | Jan. 29, 2019

Clarification on Parking Lot Tax

One of the changes made to the tax laws by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was to disallow…

Jackie Kennedy | Jan. 29, 2019

Three Hurdles of the Investment Interest Expense Deduction

Investment interest expense is still deductible, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll benefit.  As you likely know by now, the…

Ashley Sparks | Jan. 29, 2019

First Signs of Business Fraud

Forensic accountants are best qualified to unearth the “hows and whys” of occupational fraud. But it’s up to employers to…

Randy Feld | Jan. 23, 2019

Is Your Marketing Plan Working?

A good marketing plan should be like a network of well-paved, clearly marked roads shooting out into the world and…

Chris Wittich | Jan. 21, 2019

Best or Worst Tax Season?

I think there is a strong chance that 10-20-30 years from now when we look back at the 2018 tax…

Randy Feld | Jan. 18, 2019

Smart Building Considerations

Nowadays, data drives everything — including the very buildings in which companies operate. If your business is considering upgrading its…

Randy Feld | Jan. 3, 2019

Economic Damages: Recovering What Was Lost

A business can suffer economic damages arising from a variety of illegal conduct. Common examples include breach of contract, patent…

John Csargo | Jan. 2, 2019

Taxation of Employee Stock Options

Before we get too deep into this, it’s necessary to understand that there are two kinds of stock options, nonqualified…

Tom Hofstad | Dec. 31, 2018

Funding a Business With Your IRA – Be Cautious

Consider this situation: A business owner thought an IRA was his money and he could use it to fund his…

Jackie Kennedy | Dec. 29, 2018

Deducting Volunteering Expenses

Deducting Volunteering Expenses:  My parents are avid motorcycle riders. It is literally all they do. As soon as the snow…

Randy Feld | Dec. 28, 2018

Using Market Research to Develop Pricing Strategies

The promise of the new year lies ahead. One way to help ensure it’s a profitable one is to re-evaluate…

Randy Feld | Dec. 26, 2018

Do Your Long-Term Customers Know What Services You Offer?

Most business owners would likely agree that selling to existing customers is much easier than finding new ones. Yet many…