Tax Reform Impact on Meals, Entertainment, and Automobile Parking

If you’ve formed certain habits related to how you handle meals, entertainment, transportation, and parking as it relates to your business and taxes, the time to change those habits has come.

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Tips for a Successful Month-End Close

No business looks forward to the time-consuming process of closing their books at the end of each month. It’s certainly not the fun part of running a business. It can be tedious. (Though when business is doing well, it can be encouraging to see everything closing nicely in healthy shape.)

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How are Nonprofits Affected by The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?

After a lengthy process, Congress and the President did what they had to do in late December 2017 to put into law one of the most significant pieces of legislation in decades: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The Act put into place a number of provisions that will affect Not for Profit Organizations. Note the following areas of tax impact that the provisions of the TCJA  brought in relation to Not For Profit Organizations, as noted in Yeo Yeo:

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Do You Want Help Growing Your Small Business In 2018?

Every business owner wants growth and profit. No one wants to sit back passively and miss out on opportunities. However, as noted in Rhonda Abram’s analysis in USA Today, it’s easier said than done: there’s a certain key combination of factors that must be achieved. The key is coming up with the right combination of resources and steps to take to achieve “growth.” There are big problems with growing a small business opportunistically. Most importantly, you can’t control it or count on it. Stated another way, growth needs to be planned for following a systematic and rational approach, otherwise any so-called growth that comes out of the process will arguably be nothing more than “accidental success.” On the other hand, opportunity, especially big opportunities, often mean demanding clients that can distract you from building your core business.

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