Personal Tax Advice
How We Compare to Tax Chains and Tax Software
How Does Shank & Company, CPA, Compare to TurboTax, Liberty Tax, and H&R Block? Shank and Company Vs. Liberty Tax/H&R Block If you go to H&R Block or Liberty Tax, you will Read more…
Personal Tax Advice
Why You Should Go to a Small CPA Firm
It’s a common misconception that it is easier for you to utilize TurboTax software or schedule an appointment at Liberty Tax, H&R Block, or a bigger CPA firm to get your taxes done. Nothing is Read more…
General
Investing In Our Future
This is a blog from a businessman to other businessmen and women. As a businessman and former college instructor who has mentored many young men and women, I would encourage you to mentor some college Read more…
Personal Tax Advice
Beating the Form Jitters – Filling Out Your W-4
Let’s be honest. Something about the phrase “fill out this form” gets our insides all in a twist. It sounds so ominous and so unnecessarily complicated. For the veterans who spend their lives regurgitating their Read more…
General
Joining the Party to Start a Business
Over the years we have heard many reasons for why people open businesses. Many books have been written on the subject too. We thought it was an exhaustive list. Perhaps, even an all-inclusive list. I’m Read more…
Business Tax Advice
The Late Night Business Idea
The Late Night Business Idea It’s 3am and you’re staring at the ceiling. It’s 12pm and you’re eating lunch at your desk while you clean crumbs from your keyboard. It’s 5pm and you’re fighting traffic Read more…
Business Tax Advice
What’s Your Goal in Starting a Small Business?
The Questions At Hand It’s a question, even a statement, that we hear often when prospective first-time business owners sit across from us in the blue chairs in our office. It usually starts like Read more…
Business Tax Advice
Small Business Roadblocks: What Happens Next?
What happens when you try and file for S-Corp status for tax purposes for your business, but you receive no reply from the IRS? What do you do then? This same situation happened to Read more…
Personal Tax Advice
What to Verify on Your W-2 Form
Shank and Company, CPA, began filing taxes in January 2019 for the year 2018. As of today, we are only under a month away from Tax Day, April 15, 2019. You MUST have your W-2 Read more…
Tax and IRS News
2018 Business Taxes: Your Checklist
The tax deadline for businesses is fast approaching here in 2019. The deadline for business taxes for Partnerships and S-Corporations is March 15, 2019, for the year 2018; C-Corporations continue to be April 15, 2019. Read more…