This company had an opportunity for his business to be acquired, and asked us to be a sounding board throughout this process. We held a meeting with the owner and his management team. “I was able to state my specific vision for each team member in a way I was never able to before,” he
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This company came to us in the middle of an IRS audit. “Everything was a disaster,” they recalled later, “and we didn’t even realize it.” Whittaker worked together with the company’s highly qualified team to put the pieces together, stabilize the accounting records, provide guidance, and work with the team on how to move forward.
Cost segregation—“cost seg” to a tax accountant—can be a potent strategy for owners of commercial real estate to take advantage of the faster depreciation schedules applicable to qualified components of their properties. The basic contours of today’s approach to cost segregation were established in 1997 by the United States Tax Court in its decision in
All businesses have systems – both formal and informal. They make the wheels of your business turn. However, informal systems can keep your business wheels from turning smoothly when it comes to day-to-day operations such as closing sales and ultimately from easily selling or passing down your business to the next generation (succession planning).
In today’s Information Age, we expect granular numbers right away, However, often times many business’ accounting systems have limitations and can‘t deliver the kind of information that owners need, or the functionality has not been built in for the information to be tracked. In this post, we’ll show you why you need to make the
What’s the difference between water and steam? At 99 degrees water is merely hot, at 100 degrees it turns to steam and can move locomotives. Just one degree—a one per cent change—makes the difference. This is a great metaphor for business. In this short article we look at the impact that small improvements in the
Many small business owners are entrepreneurs who are passionate creators that had an idea for a product or service, but they don’t always possess financial acumen. As a result, some business owners make financial mistakes which can jeopardize their dreams. Here are four of the most common mistakes and how business owners can avoid them.
The most effective way to manage receivables in your business is to put into place a system that allows management the ability to: Provide credit to eligible customers only Keep track of receivables in a timely manner Trigger follow-up calls/emails/letters for reminders/past due/legal action and Trigger when management intervention or legal recourse becomes the next
Business plans are not only for those just setting out on their journey in the marketplace. They are useful when acquiring a new business, forecasting growth, introducing a new product or service, entering a new market, responding to changes in the market or changing a significant aspect of your business. And like any other map,