Category: Real Estate

The main objective of bookkeeping is to have an accurate record of all the money going in and out of your business.  Having a rental property requires good bookkeeping skills or having an experienced bookkeeper on staff.  When you know how your business is doing at any poi...

For many businesses, offering employees a 401(k) plan is no longer an option — it’s a competitive necessity. But employees often grow so accustomed to having a 401(k) that they don’t pay much attention to it.  It’s in your best interest as a business owner to buck t...

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act imposed a new limitation for business interest expense.  Interest expense for the year is limited to 30% of adjusted taxable income plus any floor plan financing interest paid by vehicle dealers under new code section 163(j)(1).  This limitation ap...

Many companies, especially those that operate in areas prone to natural disasters, should consider business interruption insurance. Unlike a commercial property policy, which may cover certain repairs of damaged property, this coverage generally provides the cash flow to cov...

A key provision of the new tax law is the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBI Deduction), which is available to qualifying trades or businesses. The key phrase here is “trade or business”, which isn’t clear cut with regard to rental real estate....

One of the changes made to the tax laws by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was to disallow a tax deduction for qualified transportation fringe benefits businesses provide to their employees. Qualified transportation fringe benefits (QTFs) include:...

Forensic accountants are best qualified to unearth the “hows and whys” of occupational fraud. But it’s up to employers to know when it’s time to call for professional help in the first place. The signs of fraud can be easy to miss, but they’re usually there....

Nowadays, data drives everything — including the very buildings in which companies operate. If your business is considering upgrading its current facility, or moving to or constructing a new one, it’s important to be aware of “smart” buildings.  A smart building is ...

Most business owners would likely agree that selling to existing customers is much easier than finding new ones. Yet many companies continue to squander potential sales to long-term, satisfied customers simply because they don’t create awareness of all their products and s...

Turn on your computer or mobile device, scroll through Facebook or Twitter, or skim a business-oriented website, and you’ll likely come across the term “emerging technologies.” It has become so ubiquitous that you might be tempted to ignore it and move on to something ...

As the year winds down, business owners can be thankful for the gift of perspective (among other things, we hope). Assuming you created a budget for the calendar year, you should now be able to accurately assess that budget by comparing its estimates to actual results. Your ...

Protecting your company through the purchase of various forms of insurance is a risk-management necessity. But just because you must buy coverage doesn’t mean you can’t manage the cost of doing so.  Obviously, the safer your workplace, the less likely you’ll incur cos...