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  • Business Success Stories > The explosive growth of Zoom

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Video conferencing in and of itself is certainly nothing new. It's been around in some form or another for decades — businesses used it for remo...

  • Complications to the IRA to Charity Distribution Provision

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Article Highlights IRA Contribution Age Restrictions Removed Required Minimum Distributions Qualified Charitable Distribution Tax Trap   Indiv...

  • Our Olympic Champs Get a Tax Break

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Article Highlights: Olympians’ Prize Money Who Gets Taxed? Gold Medals Aren’t Solid Gold Value of Medals if Sold You may not realize this, but...

  • Tax Breaks for Grandparents

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
        Article Highlights: Head of household filing status Earned income tax credit Child tax credit  Child care credit for certain working grandpar...

  • How to Use QuickBooks' New Customer Groups

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      You can now create groups of customers and automate the process of sending payment reminders. QuickBooks has a new set of tools that can help yo...

  • Here’s What Happened in the World of Small Business in August 2021

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Here are five things that happened this past month that affect your small business.  1) The Senate passed a $1.2T infrastructure package.At the...

  • When Is Your Business No Longer a “Startup”?

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Where’s a specific sensibility and respect that gets attached to businesses that are referred to as “startups.” There’s a general feeling of ris...

  • Oatly: A Shining Example of What an Entrepreneur Can Accomplish

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      According to one recent study, plant-based foods are now available in about 53% of households in the United States. Roughly 35% of Americans say...

  • Consumers Lost Over $500 million Due to Covid-related Fraud

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      It will be many years before we have a full understanding of what COVID-19 cost us as a society. But as that information is incrementally collec...

  • Small Businesses: Here’s How the U.S. Supreme Court Wayfair Decision Affects You

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      If you are a small business owner, chances are good you’re paying more attention to your accounts receivables and deliverables than to a three-y...
    Posted in Small Businesses, Supreme Court, Tax, Wayfair Decision

  • Mid-Year Tax Planning Checklist

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      Article Highlights: Mid-Year Planning Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises Events That Have Tax Consequences  All too often, taxpayers wait until af...

  • A Basic Guide to Taxes for Freelance Writers and Self-Published Authors

    by Dennis Harabin CPA
      An increasing number of Americans have either left the corporate world entirely or are supplementing their income by freelancing. There are many...