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9 (More) Reasons You Should Own Your Central Florida Business’ Building

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...

EIDL Updates For Central Florida Business Owners

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...

What Success Looks Like In Reality For Central Florida Businesses

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...

A Big IRS Update For Central Florida Businesses On Using The PPP Loan Funds

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...

PPP Forgiveness Reminders For Central Florida Businesses

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...

How To Approach Bigger Business Players In Central Florida or Your Niche

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...

My Central Florida Small Business Health Quiz (Part 1)

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...

Provisions of the Second Coronavirus Relief Bill That Affect Central Florida Small Businesses

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...

Customer Relationship Management Software for Central Florida Businesses

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...

How to Stop Wasting Time in your Central Florida Business

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...

How You're Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.
But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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