The IRS recently released the mileage rates for 2020. Beginning Jan. 1, the business mileage rate decreased one-half of a cent for business travel driven and three cents for medical and certain moving expenses as compared to the rates for 2019. The charitable rate is...
Many of our clients are pass-through entities and sole-proprietorships. Ohio tax law has been very generous to these entities over the past several years, but there are now some changes to those laws. Part of the value of a CPA relationship is knowing that we will...
Reconciling your accounts is so important that Brea’s 13-year-old daughter already has it ingrained in her brain! Take a minute to watch as she guides you through the various reasons all businesses should reconcile their books each month. We are seeing errors when it...
According to Debbie Foster, a partner with Affinity Consulting Group in Tampa, businesses need to implement a policy of Continuous Improvement. This means periodically re-evaluating processes to ensure that they are not extraneous or outdated. Foster says value is...
Your hobby or your for-profit business venture? Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate how the government classifies what you are doing. Roger Russell at Accounting Today spells out the nine specific criteria used by the government to evaluate whether your business is...
Much like downhill skiing, changing direction in business requires “committing yourself to the turn.” If you stick with the turn and work through it, you’ll find yourself heading the right direction. However, if you waiver, you might find yourself facing a steep...