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What Connecticut Employers Should Know About Employee Satisfaction
It happened: Silicon Valley Bank sold. Well, at least part of it. The bank’s deposits, loans, and 17 branches — scheduled to reopen today — were snagged by First Citizens BancShares, a Raleigh-based bank. (About $90 billion of assets still remain with the Federal...
Connecticut Businesses: Avoiding the Employee Retention Credit Cons
Seen any ads lately about how your business can still claim the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)? There are a lot of false claims out there saying you could receive thousands in government money to help your business. Naturally, in an economic crisis, that sounds VERY...
The Why & How of Business Referrals for Connecticut Owners
Firstly, before I jump into what business referrals could mean for your business, I wanted you to see this.You may have already heard me talk about this … but the explosion of shady flim-flammers gaming the Employee Retention Credit and making questionable claims...
How a Continuous Audit Helps Your Connecticut Business
My quick take on SVB: Don’t let it rob you of your focus for building the business under YOUR control.In other words, let noise be noise … and focus on what’s most important: your immediate world.But I will say that this crisis is a perfect example of why you should...
The Scoop on Property Seizure for Connecticut Taxpayers
Everyone can agree that the solid bedrock of any relationship is communication.And, as any couple knows, failing to communicate means backlash and a heap of relationship issues. Non-communication elicits drastic responses. I’m not just referring to your...
Emelia Mensa, CPA’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 Connecticut 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...
3 Common Tax-Related Business Problems
Can you think of anything more American than starting your own business? Okay, probably a few things come to mind. But becoming an entrepreneur is definitely toward the top of the list.However, an easy undertaking it is not. When you first start out, it’s easy to jump...
Deducting Travel Expenses for Your Connecticut 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...