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Sawyer Accounting & Tax’s Tips for 2023 Small Business Tax Planning
Forward-thinking is a must in business… that goes for your taxes too. And I’m going to dive into what that looks like today. But first, let’s talk about your tax filing. The S corp and partnership filing deadline is coming up (March 15 to be exact). While we’ll...
Claiming the WOTC While Hiring in Your Orange County Business
Firstly, we are barrelling towards the March 15th deadline for corporate tax returns. There's a good chance that we'll just put you right on extension, but if you have anything you need for us to know about your situation, please do let us know...
Deducting Travel Expenses for Your Orange County Business This Year
Who can believe that it’ll be one year this week since the war in Ukraine began. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like there’s an end in sight — a heavy realization for those caught in the crosshairs of it all…Looking back to last February, I can say it’s been a...
Anticipating First-Year Expenses When Opening a Orange County Business
It’s February and love is in the air. (So are taxes. And Super Bowls. And bad tax software commercials – but I’ll leave those for another day.)Flowers and chocolates showed up on desks and countertops this week with sweet little romantic notes. Restaurants set those...
Sawyer Accounting & Tax Wants to Know: Got a Business Exit Strategy?
The big day is almost here. No, not tax day.(Which is on April 18th this year — and you should be thinking about that now and start by grabbing a time on our calendar: login2.atomanager.com/atom_sos/default.aspx?redirect=webinfonewclientappointment.aspx )I'm...
Remote Work & Your Orange County Business Insurance Policy
Now that we’re through January (and all of the 1099’s and payroll-related information returns), we take a small breath … but then things start ramping up again for us here at Sawyer Accounting & Tax.So let this serve as an early notice that it would be a very good...
Sawyer Accounting & Tax’s 7 Keys to Lowering Shipping Costs
Seen on Twitter this past weekend:Seems pretty typical with the way the IRS has operated over the past few years. If you’ve had any trouble with them processing anything of yours … well, that’s one explanation (and there are plenty more where that came...
Hiring a Consultant for Your Orange County Business
Remembering and honoring Martin Luther King this week has me thinking once again about being a voice. It’s hard not to get inspired listening to the iconic words of the famous I Have a Dream speech (if you’ve never listened to the entire speech, it’s worth...
Mastering Your Orange County Business Phone Answering
How is your year starting out? We’re into week 2 of 2023 … would love to hear back from you on what are the challenges you’re facing in your Orange County business finances right now. Relatedly, what are your customer service goals for this year?One customer...
Federal Spending Impact on Orange County Businesses
I don’t know about you, but after the holidays (and I hope yours were filled with good things and happy times with loved ones), I’m always a bit tapped out on the spending. But in true governmental fashion, Uncle Sam is piling it on. Seems like Congress missed...
Accepting Crypto Payments in Your Orange County Business
First of all, congratulations on making it through 2022. Pat on the back for sticking with it through the very real ups and the challenging lows. Many of our Orange County clients went through the wringer … others had their best year yet.From a personal standpoint, I...
Succession Planning Strategy For Orange County Business Owners
The 2022 clock is almost at midnight.An end to a still somewhat crazy year — “the crazy” seems like our new normal, post-2020, am I right? There were a lot of challenges this year and they were … exhausting. Keeping up with the changes and adjusting to the economic...