-
How Are You Reaching Your Destination?

When you’re driving to a new destination, what is the first thing you do before putting the car in drive? Plug your destination into the GPS. Watch with (sometimes) bated breath as the route turns a different color and the arrow points you in the right direction. Or so you hope. It will tell you…
-
A Long-Time Businessman’s Approach to Good Hiring and Management Practices

Over six years ago, I interviewed Brianna (Bree) Stoll. I knew her family and her family situation as I was mentoring her. I helped her develop her job interview skills, and she got her first job. It was not with my firm. Within a few months we had an opening at Shank & Company, CPA,…
-
A CPA’s Educational Response to Ceasing Social Security Tax on Tip Income

While the idea of not taxing tip income for Social Security may sound appealing, particularly for those who receive tip income, the impacts are the least beneficial for those taxpayers. Let’s understand what removing Social Security Taxes from tip income means. Waiters and waitresses. Because the law allows restaurant owners to underpay wait staff, hoping…
-
Who Are You?

Who are you? Why are you here? Those are questions we ask our business clients regularly, whether they’re just starting a business or have been in business many years. No matter what stage they are in, these can be hard questions to answer. We ask them because we want our clients to identify what is…
-
Business Tax Documents Checklist
The business tax deadline — March 15, 2023 — is fast approaching! We know it can be stressful to gather up all the necessary documents needed to have your business taxes filed. If you find yourself unsure of what to provide to us, we created a checklist to aid you in gathering up your documents.…