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11 June 2024

11 June 2024

11 June 2024

11 June 2024

Strategic setup of personal finances and accountable reimbursement plans led to substantial tax savings.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

20 May 2024

20 May 2024

20 May 2024

20 May 2024

Accurate financial records uncovered significant tax savings for a busy medical consultant.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

8 May 2024

8 May 2024

8 May 2024

8 May 2024

Careful financial clean-up revealed hidden business expenses and tax savings for this busy family of physicians.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

1 April 2024

1 April 2024

1 April 2024

1 April 2024

Many small business owners pay their life insurance through their business, but it's not deductible.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

31 March 2024

31 March 2024

31 March 2024

31 March 2024

When you take too much money out of your S-Corp, you could create a tax liability—unless you plan ahead.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

15 March 2024

15 March 2024

15 March 2024

15 March 2024

On March 1, 2024 a federal court ruled the Beneficial Ownership disclosures unconstitutional. Watch out for businesses offering to file this for you.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

1 March 2024

1 March 2024

1 March 2024

1 March 2024

Every dollar counts when you're a successful practice owner, and an accountable plan to reimburse yourself will save you thousands.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

23 February 2024

23 February 2024

23 February 2024

23 February 2024

When you make the election to treat your LLC as a S-Corp, you no longer take the home office deduction on your personal tax return.

4 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

20 February 2024

20 February 2024

20 February 2024

20 February 2024

As of March 11, 2024, the Department of Labor may be cracking down on today's gig economy and remote workers being treated as 1099 independent contractors.

4 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

31 January 2024

31 January 2024

31 January 2024

31 January 2024

When you pay by credit card, it's not necessary to issue 1099s to your vendors.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

27 January 2024

27 January 2024

27 January 2024

27 January 2024

Chaos can be costly. As you expand your investment portfolios, clean accounting becomes essential.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

Divorce is like a 50% tax—it's important to properly value your assets, especially during a divorce.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

25 January 2024

Don't worry, the IRS won't come pounding on your door - however there are consequences of not reporting.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

22 January 2024

22 January 2024

22 January 2024

22 January 2024

The US taxes foreign workers' income, but there are exceptions

5 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

18 January 2024

18 January 2024

18 January 2024

18 January 2024

When you start to expand, the number of entities you own might expand too—not keeping good records of the ownership structure can create a costly nightmare.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

15 January 2024

15 January 2024

15 January 2024

15 January 2024

When you borrow money in your S-Corporation and then take it out as a distribution, you could end up with an unexpected tax bill.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

30 December 2023

30 December 2023

30 December 2023

30 December 2023

These business owners were happy to see that the fees for their newly defined benefit plan will be paid by the IRS—yet another surprise savings!

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

29 December 2023

29 December 2023

29 December 2023

29 December 2023

Designing a plan for your employees and independent contractors may tricky—but it's not impossible.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

Business owners often ask if it is better to buy a vehicle or lease it. Learn the pros and cons.

4 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

28 December 2023

To increase the security of the US financial system, new ownership reporting requirements take place starting 2024.

4 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

Paying your state taxes through your entity finally returns a full deduction of state taxes.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

26 December 2023

Predicting what you'll owe in taxes before year-end gives you time to do something about it.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

24 December 2023

24 December 2023

24 December 2023

24 December 2023

By having annual auto-charge subscriptions, its easy to get charged without knowing it.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

Understanding the home-office deduction rules will help avoid IRS headaches in the future.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

The IRS limits the amount that can be written off in one year, but there are exceptions.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

23 December 2023

Confusion over a retirement account deduction resulted in a small error, but every dollar paid to the IRS is a dollar that can't go toward business expansion.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

21 December 2023

21 December 2023

21 December 2023

21 December 2023

If you own a C-Corporation, you may be subject to double taxation. Learn how to manage it.

3 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

20 December 2023

20 December 2023

20 December 2023

20 December 2023

The IRS allows a deduction for meals, but not always. Learn how to maximize your deducitons.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

Understanding the differences between a defined benefit plan and a contribution plan will help you determine what's best for your business retirement plan.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

18 December 2023

There are various ways to get a tax deduction for your health insurance.

5 min read

Angie M Grainger

Education

29 November 2023

29 November 2023

29 November 2023

29 November 2023

PTE (Pass-Through-Entity) tax credit allows business owners and investors to deduct all of their state taxes.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

26 November 2023

26 November 2023

26 November 2023

26 November 2023

It may not be much - but where there is a little mistake, there are usually more.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

25 November 2023

25 November 2023

25 November 2023

25 November 2023

Having clean accounting is what reveals mistakes and missing money.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

23 November 2023

23 November 2023

23 November 2023

23 November 2023

When something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. Typos on tax returns are more common than you'd think.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

21 November 2023

21 November 2023

21 November 2023

21 November 2023

By getting organized, we helped this clinic avoid late fees on their state filing requirements.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

16 November 2023

16 November 2023

16 November 2023

16 November 2023

Tax notices can be overwhelming—but ignoring them is even worse.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

1 November 2023

1 November 2023

1 November 2023

1 November 2023

By planning in advance you can use different tax brackets to your advantage.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

Money Found

11 August 2023

11 August 2023

11 August 2023

11 August 2023

Running your personal finances like a well-run business is for everyone.

1 min read

Angie M Grainger

General

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

The better you are at predicting your finances, the less stressed you’ll be.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

General

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

Your CPA isn’t trained to help you with your personal finances—but it’s not their fault.

4 min read

Angie M Grainger

General

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

There’s nothing worse than being hit with an unexpected tax bill, and there’s just no reason for it.

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

General

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

24 July 2023

Where to look in your business or personal finances to find hidden money right in front of your eyes!

2 min read

Angie M Grainger

General

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