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Succession Planning Strategy For Sacramento Business Owners

Succession Planning Strategy For Sacramento Business Owners

The 2022 clock is almost at midnight.An end to a still somewhat crazy year — “the crazy” seems like our new normal, post-2020, am I right? There were a lot of challenges this year and they were … exhausting. Keeping up with the changes and adjusting to the economic...

Scott’s 8 “Right Now” Business Tax Moves

Scott’s 8 “Right Now” Business Tax Moves

Ready for some yuletide cheer? Inflation might have hit its peak this year. So say the “experts.” That particular category of people hasn’t exactly covered itself with glory of late … so, we’ll see how that actually plays out for businesses in the coming...

Employee Gifts: Some Ideas for Sacramento Business Owners

Employee Gifts: Some Ideas for Sacramento Business Owners

Time is counting down until the year is up and your tax impact opportunity window closes.And even if this is the busiest (and perhaps most profitable) part of the year for your Sacramento business, opening up a little space in your calendar to talk about some year-end...

The New Congress and Your Sacramento Business

The New Congress and Your Sacramento Business

This time of year means big things for Sacramento businesses like yours… and big-red-bow-on-top opportunities thanks to the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas buying euphoria. Early indicators are that this has been a tepid start to the consumer holiday season, but...

Sacramento Businesses choosing to live out of a place of gratitude

Sacramento Businesses choosing to live out of a place of gratitude

This week is an opportunity.To comfort ourselves away from the noise of our clamoring-for-attention society with good food and (mostly?) good company ... for sure.But also, to pause. There's not many opportunities for that as a Sacramento business owner (without...

Our (Early) End of Year Checklist for Sacramento Businesses

Our (Early) End of Year Checklist for Sacramento Businesses

When I think about the holiday season, I think "calm before the storm." That's because in my profession, once mid-December hits, we're scrambling to handle EOY matters. And then when the new year strikes, we're holding our breath for a few weeks ... and then tax...

Which Bills to Pay First in Your Sacramento Business

Which Bills to Pay First in Your Sacramento Business

Holiday creep. It’s real.Here we are in early November, and it feels like Christmas decorations and other holiday chicanery have already been upon us.Sacramento retailers are buckling in for what looks to be a rough shopping season, given current economic factors… BUT...

When a Local Sacramento Business Is Shutting Its Doors

When a Local Sacramento Business Is Shutting Its Doors

This might not apply to you.So it could just be something to file away for the future.But I’m hearing enough rumblings from other accountants and seeing some of the signs … SMB owners could be in for a tough ride over the next little while and that could mean any...

Can Sacramento Businesses Still Get the Employee Retention Credit?

Can Sacramento Businesses Still Get the Employee Retention Credit?

Everybody keeps saying we’re slowly leaving the pandemic behind – and for Sacramento businesses, that means that pandemic tax relief is disappearing, too. But can you still qualify for one of the most popular of the Covid-related federal breaks: the Employee...

How Sacramento Owners Can Have a Productive Business Meeting

How Sacramento Owners Can Have a Productive Business Meeting

Ever finished a meeting and thought That could have been an email? Yeah, I get that. Work meetings are one of those necessary evils that too often end up being time wasters rather than savers.But you can’t simply wave a magic wand and eliminate them (though, in...

How Sacramento business owners can beat occupational stress

How Sacramento business owners can beat occupational stress

As a Sacramento business owner, you carry the weight of your company on your shoulders. But the reward is this: when things go well – your profits are good, you’re meeting your business goals, you’re dreaming for the future, entrepreneurial FREEDOM is in the air...