Inbound vs. outbound: Balancing your company’s sales strategies

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It might sound like the lingo of air traffic controllers — inbound vs. outbound. But businesses of all types must grapple with these concepts and their associated challenges when developing sales strategies.

Save for retirement by getting the most out of your 401(k) plan

Socking away money in a tax-advantaged retirement plan can help you reduce taxes and help secure a comfortable retirement. If your employer offers a 401(k) or Roth 401(k), contributing to the plan is a smart way to build a substantial nest egg.

Does your family business’s succession plan include estate planning strategies?

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Family-owned businesses face distinctive challenges when it comes to succession planning. For example, it’s important to address the distinction between ownership succession and management succession.

Answers to your questions about taking withdrawals from IRAs

As you may know, you can’t keep funds in your traditional IRA indefinitely. You have to start taking withdrawals from a traditional IRA (including a SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA) when you reach age 72.

Choosing a retirement plan for your small business

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Most growing small businesses reach a point when it’s time to offer employees a retirement plan. Perhaps the most well-known plan type is the 401(k), which is available to any size company. Contributions to a traditional 401(k) are made pretax, reducing taxable income, but distributions are taxable. Another option: a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan, which is also available to any size business Contact us for more info about possible plans.

Year-end giving to charity or loved ones

Many people like to give thanks at this time of year by donating to their favorite charities. Here are the basic 2022 rules for charitable contributions and gifts to loved ones.

Like every business, a start-up needs a sensible budget

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Are you thinking about launching a start-up? Or do you just want to get back to the basics of good budgeting? Here’s a look at the foundation of a solid budget.

Computer software costs: How does your business deduct them?

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These days, most businesses buy or lease computer software to use in their operations. Or perhaps your business develops computer software to use in your products or services or sells or leases software to others. In any of these situations, you should be aware of the complex rules that determine the tax treatment of the expenses of buying, leasing or developing computer software

Adopting a child? Bring home a tax break too

Two tax benefits are available to offset the expenses of adopting a child. In 2022, adoptive parents may be able to claim a credit against their federal tax for up to $14,890 of “qualified adoption expenses” for each child. This will increase to $15,950 in 2023. That’s a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax.

Reinforce your cybersecurity defenses regularly

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If you’ve been in business for any amount of time, you probably don’t need anyone to tell you about the importance of cybersecurity. However, unlike the lock to a physical door, which generally lasts a good long time, measures you take to protect your company from hackers and malware need to be updated and reinforced much more regularly.