Working remotely is more prevalent in Central Florida's work culture than ever before.The rise of coworking spaces like WeWork and PlexPod offer alternative, fun and modern ways to work alongside, and potentially collaborate with, other individuals in their own...

With all the floods, fires, hurricanes, and other events that happened in 2019, it turned out to have been a very expensive year for natural disasters.Then...2020 rolled in and said, “Wait until you see what I’ve got!”For decades, a little-known federal loan program...

Lots of email responses and activity were prompted by last week's note on the new 20% deduction for pass-through entities (if you didn't get it or missed it, shoot me a note by clicking the email button at the top of the page and I'll forward it along), and we're...

Well, if you were wise, you probably saw this coming.Turns out ... if you received a PPP loan, that the expenses you pay from the proceeds of this (forgivable) loan ... are not deductible for Central Florida businesses.Ouch.The IRS just released new guidance to this...

Doing business in the summer of 2020 sure ain't easy.I have Central Florida clients all over the spectrum -- some whose businesses are on their last legs because of social restrictions and lockdowns, some who are hanging steady, and some who have found ways to...

Local Central Florida business owner to local Central Florida business owner(though you might actually be out of the area -- but this still applies), I want to remind you of something that you probably already know:With the election just one month away, the world is...

Things are getting busier around Ye Olde Accountacy Shoppe (i.e. Byrd & Associates, LLC) as more and more Central Florida business owners are touching base to get on our calendar for the next few weeks.Will you join them?If so, great. You know how to find us. Let us...

Wow, does it ever feel good to have turned the page on 2020. This first "working week" is when I finally began to feel the newness of it all.Yes, it's "just a date" on a Gregorian calendar, but ...2021 holds great promise for our Orlando business clients. With the...

Apparently, it is National Small Business Week. And while I tend to think these kinds of “national weeks” or days, or what have you, are often pretty silly … well, as someone who has been in the trenches with the SMB community over the last few years, I...

With all of the talk of quarantines, panic, and medical opinions flying faster than sports takes, there are so many unique, emotional temptations for us to give into these days.First, there's the fear. Clearly, I'm a tax accountant -- not a doctor -- so my advice here...