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Business · 7 min read ·
2021 California Workplace Laws
No matter how you started 2020 and with what goals, those were likely greatly derailed once COVID started. Not only did it derail your plans, but the whole world. Numbers showed that more than 3.7 million people in Ca…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Preventing Financial Exploitation
https://youtu.be/o23bz7E5JzA Do you have elderly family or friends who are managing their own finances? Are you concerned they may become, or have been, a victim of financial exploitation? It is important to have a co…
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Business · 6 min read ·
6 Ways to Come Back From the Pandemic With a Stronger Team
This past year we have all faced many things that have changed how we work and do business and we have had to learn how to rapidly adapt and change our business practices in order to keep up. While entrepreneurs have…
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Business · 3 min read ·
How to Extract Tax Benefits From 529 Accounts Without Risking Financial Aid
Many families take advantage of 529 College Saving Plans and don't realize how to use them for tax benefits without risking their financial aid. It’s imperative withdrawals from these savings plans are for the correct…
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COVID-19 · 1 min read ·
COVID College Grants are Not Taxable Income
https://youtu.be/vmVeoUs57so Are you a college student (or the parent of one) wondering how financial aid is going to affect your taxes? Are you concerned COVID grants are taxable income or will affect your future fin…
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Business · 5 min read ·
6 Steps to Run Your Small Business Like a Big One
We know how exciting starting a new business can be! But something that tends to happen with new entrepreneurs of small companies is that they get too excited about the creative and fun aspects and leave behind some i…
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Business · 2 min read ·
IRS Expected to Audit More Small Businesses in 2021
In past years the IRS has reported a low number of audits of small businesses, however they have stated that in the future they intend to increase by about 50%. This is hard on all of our small businesses because of a…
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Business · 1 min read ·
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
https://youtu.be/LHpDoASKcIY Are you an employer with workers who may need to take time off due to exposure to the Coronavirus, needing immunizations, or having to care for family members? The Families First Coronavir…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How COVID Has Changed Our Perspective on Wealth and Finances
According to CPA Practice Advisor, Charles Schwab did a survey called, 2020 Modern Wealth Survey , in which they analyzed the wealth, spending, saving, and investing of Americans. They surveyed 1,000 people in January…
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Business · 3 min read ·
Why Discounting Your Rates is Never a Good Idea
When you began running your business, you likely put a lot of thought and effort into your rates, taking into account your overhead, the time it would take you to complete certain services, marketing costs, outsourcin…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Deferred Payroll Taxes
https://youtu.be/cPFl1gmctPI Are you an employer that allowed your workers to defer their payroll taxes in 2020 into the year 2021? Or are you an employee whose employer allowed you to defer these amounts and you're w…
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Business · 3 min read ·
New Legislation to Keep an Eye on in 2021
2020 brought many regulatory changes that affected small and large businesses alike, and the new year promises to be no different. From the ongoing Coronavirus crisis to the change in leadership at the presidential le…
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