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Cutting Expenses for Small Business
Cutting Expenses for Small Business Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrifice Cutting expenses for small business can be nice, or it can be an absolute necessity. Either way, cutting expenses is a direct path to improving your bottom line. And some of these saving strategies can...
Keeping Good Employees
Keeping Good Employees Key for Business Productivity, Growth Keeping good employees has a number of benefits for your business. Retaining a core group of employees promotes higher productivity, better customer service and stronger financial performance. Plus, you’ll...
Intro to SEO
Intro to SEO – What It Is and Why You Need it This intro to SEO is designed to briefly present you with one of the most important tools your business can use. It’s probably the most reliable and sustainable way of driving customers to your company. Intro to SEO - What...
Paying Off Your Mortgage Early
Paying Off Your Mortgage Early – There May Be Better Alternatives Paying off your mortgage early may seem like a no brainer. And indeed, erasing months or even years off that debt can save you thousands in interest payments. But depending on a variety of factors, it...
IRS Tax Transcripts
IRS Tax Transcripts Explained, Plus How to Get Them IRS tax transcripts prove useful if you’re applying for a loan, or maybe going back to file a previous year’s tax return, to name a few reasons. So, what kinds of transcripts are there, and how do you get hold of...
Alternative Business Loans
Alternative Business Loans May Work When Conventional Financing Doesn’t Alternative business loans can be great when a conventional bank loan isn’t flexible enough or won’t come through fast enough. Alternative business loans are generally also easier to qualify for....
Ancient Tax Fraud
Archaeologists Find Proof of Ancient Tax Fraud Ancient tax fraud evidence proves tax cheats have been out to evade government laws going all the way back to the Roman Empire. But if you think IRS punishment is harsh, the old-school penalties were even more severe....
Naming Your Business
Naming Your Business Can Have a Big Impact on Its Future Naming your business is a crucial step toward ensuring the success of your new enterprise. You want a name that readily defines your brand’s identity, as well as one that is easy to remember and understand. Your...
How Do the Rich Avoid Taxes?
How Do the Rich Avoid Taxes? There’s a Multi-Part Strategy How do the rich avoid taxes? Legally? If we knew the answer, we’d do it, too, right? Well, not necessarily. There is a multi-part strategy, but for it to work, you probably need to be, well, wealthy. How Do...
Lottery Winners’ Weird Purchases
Lottery Winners’s Weird Purchases Include Lunar Real Estate, Demo Derby Lottery winners’ weird purchases can be lesson on what to do with your windfall. Or what not to do. Lottery Winners: What You Should Do If you score a big jackpot, the first thing to do is...
Mid-Year Tax Changes
Mid-Year Tax Changes Include Mileage Rate, Sales Tax The start of July has brought with it some mid-year tax changes. And as you might expect, there’s good news and bad news. Mid-Year Tax Changes: The Good News The IRS has announced that they have raised the standard...
IRS Rolls Out Automatic Exemption from Penalty
Automatic Exemption from Penalty Coming for Good-Standing Taxpayers The IRS is using the summer of 2026 to roll out the new Automatic Exemption from Penalty (AEP) program. AEP eliminates the need to manually request first-time penalty relief. The IRS AEP designed to...
Gift Tax
Federal Gift Tax: Who Pays It and When Gift tax is the source of a lot of misunderstandings. Not the least of which is who pays the tax on a gift. Who Pays the Tax? Contrary to widely held opinion, it is the giver, not the recipient, who pays federal tax on a gift....
Vacation Home Tax Breaks
Vacation Home Tax Breaks Are Available, Even for RVs Vacation home tax breaks can be yours – if you itemize on your federal tax return. There are also certain limits you have to meet, but if you do, you can write off some of your costs! If you use a second home for...
Those Rats at the IRS!
Rats at the IRS Are Causing Serious Problems There are rats at the IRS! It may have been said before, but this time it’s verifiably true. There really are rats at the IRS. At least, at the IRS office in the greater Atlanta area. Rats at the IRS Office At least one...
Small Business Resources Around Bellingham
Small Business Resources Available to Help Get Started, Grow Small business resources are available to help you get your business move from an idea to a reality. Or, if you’ve already gotten started, they can help you in the process of growing your company. Here are...
Is It a Hobby or a Business?
Is It a Hobby or a Business? It Matters to the IRS Is it a hobby or a business – that’s a question you need to ask before you try to deduct certain expenses on your taxes. It may seem like a loophole. Do something you love to do, then deduct your costs come tax time....
Tax Credits for Summer Day Camp
Tax Credits for Summer Day Camp Yield Fun and Savings Tax credits for summer day camp can be yours if you meet all the criteria. So, your kid – or kids –can have fun, and if they qualify, you can have savings come tax time. Qualifications for Tax Credits for Summer...