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Vistage Q4 CEO Confidence – We’re All Feeling Better
Goal and Metric Creation January 2012
Vistage Q4 CEO Confidence – We’re All Feeling Better

As many people in our community know, I'm a member of Vistage – a middle market CEO organization....

2012 – Business Lessons Learned from the Movie “The Lion King”
Goal and Metric Creation January 2012
2012 – Business Lessons Learned from the Movie “The Lion King”

I believe there are business lessons that we can learn from the movie "The Lion King". My kids are...

Payroll Tax Extension Recap
Tax Ideas December 2011
Payroll Tax Extension Recap

While nothing has passed yet in regards to payroll taxes, the following is a quick recap of each...

How Do I Forecast Cash Flow?
Budgeting and Cashflow December 2011
How Do I Forecast Cash Flow?

It's that time of year when companies are in the middle of budgeting and forecasting. One of the...

What Tax Benefits Do I Get for Providing Health Insurance
Tax Ideas November 2011
What Tax Benefits Do I Get for Providing Health Insurance

As we're in the middle of tax planning season, we've seen that a lot of our clients have restored ...

Estate Tax Deferral – Closely Held Businesses
Tax Ideas November 2011
Estate Tax Deferral – Closely Held Businesses

In today's post I will discuss a special estate tax deferral election that is available to those...

Should the U.S. Become More Like China in Regards to Business?
Tax Legislation November 2011
Should the U.S. Become More Like China in Regards to Business?

In a recent My Turn column in The Arizona Republic ("China is pro-business; U.S. should be, too"),...

How to Build a Realistic Budget for Your Business
Budgeting and Cashflow October 2011
How to Build a Realistic Budget for Your Business

Very few small to mid size businesses actually utilize a budget. I will discuss how to build a...

I’m Buying a New Business Car – What do I do? What are the Tax Results?
Tax Ideas September 2011
I’m Buying a New Business Car – What do I do? What are the Tax Results?

One common client question that I get asked frequently is 'I'm thinking about buying a new car –...

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