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Randall Hancock’s System To Turn Upset Clients Into Happy Clients
I am simultaneously eager while also being slightly horrified that tax season has officially begun.Horrified, simply because the IRS has been significantly behind the 8-ball this year, and I still can't believe that we're already halfway through February 2021.EAGER...
Measuring Key Numbers In Your Birmingham Business And Developing Accountability
During the first Super Bowl that Tom Brady won (with the Patriots), these were some of the companies who advertised (hat tip to Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg):AOLBlockbusterRadio ShackCircuit CityCompUSASearsHotJobsYahooVoiceStream WirelessGateway ComputersThe year was...
A Checklist For Birmingham Business Owners’ For 2020 Personal Income Taxes
So, last week I ran through the (rather incredible) selection of NEW and/or extended tax credits available for Birmingham business owners.That's just the tip of the iceberg though.But this is the great thing about working with business owners in tax strategy ... we...
Six Options For Birmingham Small Business Aid And Tax Savings
My goal today is to simplify your options.There is so much noise, and so many conflicting voices about all of this, that I wanted to give you an authoritative, basic rundown of what's being made available to you and other Birmingham small business owners by the...
My Birmingham Small Business Health Quiz (Part 2)
Let's start today with a couple questions I've been getting here at Randall M. Hancock CPA, PC from our Birmingham small business clients about the second round of the PPP, and some of the new provisions of the recent bill that affect businesses.If I received the...
My Birmingham Small Business Health Quiz (Part 1)
Last week, when I wrote my message to our Birmingham business clients, the biggest news was the second round of the PPP, and that expenses covered under the first round of it would be tax deductible.Has anything happened since then?Goodness, even just the "mere" fact...
Provisions of the Second Coronavirus Relief Bill That Affect Birmingham Small Businesses
Wow, does it ever feel good to have turned the page on 2020. This first "working week" is when I finally began to feel the newness of it all.Yes, it's "just a date" on a Gregorian calendar, but ...2021 holds great promise for our Jefferson County business clients....
Ultra Last Minute Tax Moves for Birmingham Businesses
It's going to take us many weeks to digest everything in this massive omnibus of a relief bill that the President signed on Sunday night.And with year-end barrelling at us (2021 is on FRIDAY), it's unlikely that we will be able to make substantive action on your...
Randall Hancock’s Annual Holiday Prayer
Well, Congress seems to have heard the cries of the huddled masses of SMB's around the country, and more PPP funding is (seemingly) on the way.Details aren't finalized yet as of this writing, so I will have more to say on these matters in future weeks.Even these early...
Hancock’s Guide To Getting Tasks Done
Maybe I'm writing this today because we're very much feeling the end-of-year crunch here at Team Randall M. Hancock CPA, PC.Really, we only have a few business days left before 2020 is in the rearview. Yes, my heart wants that to happen YESTERDAY, but my business...
The Cares Act, Birmingham Business Owners, And Student Loan Repayment
2021 is hurtling at us, isn't it? May it ever come sooner.Well, except for this part:I'm here to remind you that while we can (and, often, do) do wonders with "after the fact" tax return information, the best work we can do for you and your Birmingham business is to...
An Important PPP Loan Update For Birmingham Business Owners
There's both good news (for some) and bad news (for many) as we round the corner into December.And I'm not talking about our culture, or politics, or sports, or anything like that.I'm talking about TAXES. I'll start with the good news. This is applicable to...