SURPRISING NEWBIE EXPENSES
Monday, February 13
It’s February and love is in the air. (So are taxes. And Super Bowls. And bad tax software commercials – but I’ll leave those for another day.) Flowers and chocolates showed up on desks and countertops this week with sweet little romantic notes. Restaurants set those sweetheart menus for their in...
SCARY THINGS ALL AROUND
Monday, February 13
First off – congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs. From all accounts, it was a pretty epic game. And, of course, there are those commercials. Many great ones, but one quick note about one of, well, “professional interest” for me. The TurboTax campaign (“Don’t do your taxes”). You might not ha...
Ruining a good thing
Tuesday, February 07
Now that we're into the first "full" week of February, things are truly heating up for us here at the Real Estate Accountants, at least in terms of our communication volume. And no, we aren't replying to our emails using ChatGPT ... but I wouldn't be surprised if that happens at other firms. The ...
The big day is almost here...
Tuesday, February 07
The big day is almost here. No, not tax day. (Which is on April 18th this year — and you should be thinking about that now) I'm obviously talking about the Super Bowl®. And maybe you’re not paying attention because you don’t really care about football, but here’s why you should… The weeks leading...
EIDL PAYMENTS, OH MY
Tuesday, January 31
It’s February 2020. Your business is thriving thanks to the uptick in the economy in 2019, and this year looks to be one of possibility and growth. Then, March 2020 rolls in. A rampant virus spread brings lockdowns nationwide, and your business begins to suffer… dramatically. In swoops the SBA ...
PLUMBERS IN STRETCHY PANTS
Tuesday, January 31
I’ve been thinking about how lockdowns, whether locally or nationally, gave us all a taste of the work-from-home (WFH) life and shifted so much of the American — and global — work world. As a business owner, you’ve likely been forced to find new footing when it comes to hiring and managing employ...