May 11, 2021
Business owners were thrilled to find out that the latest relief bill included a temporary 100% business deduction for restaurant meals through January 1, 2023. But that doesn’t mean all meals are fully deductible and, until recently, the criteria remained murky. In...
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May 1, 2021
A lifetime of events has happened since, but do you remember the GameStop stock trading fiasco mere weeks ago? The event held several financial lessons, but let’s focus on just one: Brokerage digital apps like Robinhood have famously made trading stock an...
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Apr 27, 2021
Tesla’s Gigafactory planned for the Austin area is big news. Elon Musk says it’ll bring over 10,000 jobs to Central Texas by 2022. The $1.1 billion plant will undoubtedly be a boon for the area, but it’s getting a sweet deal, too. That deal is in the form of tax...
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Apr 20, 2021
According to Deloitte, since the pandemic began, the number of spam, phishing, and fraudulent business emails employees receive while working remotely has increased by 25%. Weak home Wi-Fi security, unsecure passwords, and email phishing scams put work-from-home...
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Apr 13, 2021
One week after Aretha Franklin’s estate settled with the IRS for $7.8 million, a new unsigned will emerged. This new (and, if you can believe it, fourth) document mentions a trust, but is it too late? When Franklin passed away in 2018, the singer’s legacy followed the...
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Apr 1, 2021
The IRS will never visit, call, email, or text with an unexpected and immediate demand for payment, especially with threats of deportation, license revocation, arrest, or Social Security Number (SSN) cancelation. These threats may seem like they’re coming directly...
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