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Oh, you thought that since March Madness is over that I wouldn't shoehorn another metaphor? You thought wrongly.I'm here with some ideas for how you and your Tri-State business should be "keeping score" today. (See what I did there? ... um ... because in sports you...

It's April. And that means, well -- it's PROCRASTINATION season.Our phones are ringing off the hook, and our inboxes are clogged with Tri-State people who are looking for tax help. Fortunately, our business owner clients (usually) are a little more ahead of the...

Our Tri-State business owner clients come to us for lots of different reasons.Whether it's merely for straight tax work, cash flow management and forecasting, or direct accounting assistance, we wear many hats on behalf of our favorite business owners.But here's...

That old adage isn't actually accurate. In my line of work, I'm learning something that it would behoove you to also understand:Time is actually worth more than money.So many Tri-State businesses have internalized this reality, and have built huge enterprises...

As "customer service" goes, I can guarantee that you (and YOUR customers too, btw) have multiple stories of Tri-State businesses or organizations that have massively bungled the encounter.For instance, anyone who calls the IRS directly -- instead of having someone...

It's amazing -- and scary -- how many Tri-State businesses operate without a true budget. Cash flow becomes their only barometer, and that often doesn't include an accurate picture of ongoing growth, or the health of a business.Look -- in addition to handling taxes...

I'm going to step away from tax land today, and put on my business coaching hat.But don't get me wrong -- we are diligently working through many of our Tri-State business owner client files and getting a significant thrill from being able to help so many of our...

Tax season 2019 is inexorably moving forward. We now have less than two months before personal federal taxes are due. Which, of course, means that it's time to get started if you haven't yet done so already.I'm here today with a large checklist that you can work from,...

Lots of business owners have been contacting us of late, as we've developed a bit of a reputation around the Tri-State area for helping business owners save a bundle on their taxes.And many of the business owners in Tri-State that we've talked to have a similar...

You're wise these days if you don't pay close attention to the political tug-of-war that seems to be getting worse and worse. If so, you might not have yet seen that the federal government seems headed for another shutdown.Which is rough news for any poor schmoe out...

It's Thanksgiving week, which definitely seems to have come too fast this year.Because of the holiday, things are a bit slower -- but not by much. With so many changes for the business owner in this year's tax code, we're having lots of conversations with clients in...

Well, before I dive into today's dose of real world business strategy, you should know that as I write on Monday, the IRS has begun receiving filed federal tax returns.That means things are about to get real.Now, for our Tri-State business owner clients (like you),...