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Bookkeeping: Essential Tips for Small Business Success
Bookkeeping is the recording of all financial transactions, essential for small businesses to track income, manage expenses, and comply with regulations. Without good bookkeeping, businesses ...
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Estimated Tax Payments for 2025
Federal Estimated Tax Payment Rules for 2025 If you expect to owe at least $1,000 in federal taxes after subtracting withholding and refundable credits, you’re ...
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FAQ: What Items Do I Need to Provide for Tax Preparation?
Providing all necessary documents upfront helps us complete your tax return accurately and efficiently. Here’s a detailed list of items to gather and submit: 1. ...
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Frequently Asked Questions on Taxes for Business Owners for 2025
Tax Deadlines When are the 2024 tax deadlines? S-Corporations and Partnerships: March 17, 2025 (since March 15 is a Saturday) C-Corporations: April 15, 2025 Estimated ...
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Understanding the Audit Financial Statement Process: A Comprehensive Guide
What compels businesses to conduct an ‘audit financial statement’, and how does it safeguard financial veracity? This article breaks down the process – from rigorous ...
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Mastering Accounting in Construction: A Practical Guide for Efficient Financial Management
In the construction industry, where every project serves as a distinct financial entity with its own set of complexities, mastery over accounting in construction is ...
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Optimizing Your Practice: Top Strategies for Accounting for Veterinarians
Are you navigating the complex financial landscape of your veterinary practice and wondering how to enhance its profitability and stability? Effective accounting for veterinarians goes ...
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Minimizing Tax Season Stress (6 Effective Tips That Work)
Arf! Arf! It’s me, Breyer, the office curator. This is the next installment of my Cook CPA blog, and I am still giving the best ...
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All you ever wanted to know about estate plans
Do you want to ensure your loved ones are taken care of and your hard-earned assets are managed according to your wishes? An estate plan ...
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Write Off These Home Improvements to Save Money This Tax Season
With economic uncertainty looming over many American households, you may be wondering if there are home improvement deductions you can take advantage of to save ...
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How Having An LLC Can Help You Avoid Paying Too Much Tax
Choosing the right business entity for your company can have a huge impact on how you pay business income tax. Many businesses elect to set ...
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4 Reasons Why Outsourcing a CFO Saves You Money In Business
Outsourcing the CFO role can be a huge money saver for your business. The CFO is one of the most critical roles you can hire ...
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The Right Way to File Your Business and Personal Taxes
Filing your business and personal taxes can be daunting, but it’s an important part of being a responsible business owner and citizen. By following the ...
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What Size Company Needs a CFO?
Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is an important decision for any business. But you may be wondering what size company needs a CFO. Considering ...
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How to Make Tax-Free Gifts in 2023
The IRS allows individuals to make tax-free gifts to certain recipients under specific circumstances. While you may not believe you are in the financial position ...
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7 Tax Tips for 2023 to Save Your Family Money
The new year is just around the corner, and it’s time to start thinking about taxes and saving your family money. Tax season can be ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Filing Business Taxes For the First Time
Starting a business is an exciting time in any entrepreneur’s life. However, the elation you may feel in seeing your vision come to life can ...
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6 Medical Expenses You Didn’t Know Were Deductible
With the cost of US healthcare sharply rising, you may wonder if you can deduct medical expenses to save money on your taxes this year. ...
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5 Signs It’s Time to Hire an Outsourced CFO
As a business owner, finding time to get your finances in order while keeping up with the demands of daily operations quickly becomes impossible. Between ...
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4 Question You Must Ask Yourself Before Doing Own Business Accounting
Ensuring your business operations run smoothly is an overwhelming responsibility as a business owner. While some processes can come more easily to you than others, ...
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5 Child and Dependent Expenses You Can Deduct From Your Taxes This Year
The rising cost of living is a significant burden for many U.S. families. While you can’t deduct grocery bills or utilities from your tax bill, ...
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Tricks Your CFO Should Be Using To Be More Effective
Hiring a CFO is an essential step in ensuring your company’s financial health. However, many CFOs get so bogged down with competing priorities that they ...
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Your Checklist for Paying Taxes Your First Year In Business
Reaching the end of your first year in business is a significant milestone. Bringing your idea to life and achieving your business goals is no ...
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4 Ways to Simplify Your Business Finance Process
Today’s businesses require financial management processes and systems that are agile, efficient, and digital. As both small business and accounting professionals, we have the privilege ...
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5 Ways Outsourced CFO Services Can Help Your Sacramento Business
A chief financial officer (CFO) is crucial to the success of your business, but hiring someone to take on the job can feel daunting. You ...
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5 Ways You May Be Exposing Yourself to a Tax Audit
Tax season is an incredibly stressful time of year. Most of us try our best to keep accurate records of all our finances for smoother ...
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6 Red Flags You May Be Missing In Your Business Financial Statements
Understanding your business’s balance sheet or cash flow statements is essential to operating your business. But staying on top of your business financial statements while ...
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Tax-Saving Tips for Your College-Bound Kids
With colleges across the country opening their campuses for a fresh new set of students, it’s the perfect time to consider the tax savings ...
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How to Account for Independent Contractors in Your Business Taxes (4 Questions You May Be Asking)
With nearly 60 million Americans identifying as independent contractors, it’s important to understand how your business should account for these types of workers come tax ...
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5 Strategic Accounting Tips for Mid-Sized Businesses
As a mid-sized business, you know how difficult it can be to stay on top of your accounting. With employees to manage, fires to put ...
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9 Lesser Known Tax Write-Offs for LLCs and S-Corps
As the owner of an LLC or S-Corp, paying less money in taxes means you have more to spend on building your business to new ...
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90 90 90 Rule
This is the final series with Ed Cotney as he concludes with an in-depth discussion of the IRA rules to consider other approaches to address ...
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Charitable Tax Harvesting
The next video is part two of advanced tax planning options as this topic covers how to use charitable deductions to minimize capital gains. Please ...
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Charitable Trust Tax Planning
This is part one of a video series discussing various advanced tax planning concepts. The majority of this discussion covers charitable remainder trusts. Feel feel ...
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A Tax Strategy You May Be Missing
One of my joys in April (just before tax season is over) is getting the iPad all cleaned up and updating the app to watch ...
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How To Get Your Business Back On Track: An Actionable Guide
Arf! Arf! It’s me, Breyer, the office curator. This is the next installment of my Cook CPA blog, and I am still giving the best ...
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Common Things to Consider When Starting a Business
Arf! Arf! It’s me, Breyer, the office curator. I’m back at Cook CPA, writing my blog to give the best advice a dog can. ...
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Building A Vertically Integrated Wine Business
From growing grapes to selling wine, building a vertically integrated wine business with Peltier winery and vineyards. Learn how Peltier winery and vineyards grew their ...
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How Do You Calculate Depreciation on Business Equipment?
Our qualified tax accountants can help you with the complex process of calculating business equipment depreciation. Contact us today to learn how to calculate depreciation ...
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What Are Qualified Research & Development Expenses in CA?
Tax credits from the can help you to recover expenses for research and development in CA. Learn more from our certified tax professionals about qualified ...
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Who is Eligible for the FICA Tip Credit in California?
Who is eligible for the FICA Tip Credit in California? Understanding and utilizing the federal FICA Tip Credit can save your business thousands of dollars ...
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What Are the Standard Tax Deductions in California for 2021?
Identify the standard tax deductions in California for 2021. With Tax Day coming up, the California tax preparers of Cook CPA Group discuss the standard ...
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Does California Have a Late Tax Filing Deadline in 2021?
Does California Have a late tax filing deadline in 2021? Sacramento CPAs discuss time extensions to file a state tax return in CA. For help ...
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What is the 2021 Tax Filing Deadline for U.S. Citizens Abroad?
What is the 2021 tax filing deadline for US citizens abroad? Sacramento CPAs explain the deadline to file a US income tax return for citizens ...
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What Business Expenses Must be Depreciated in CA?
What business expenses must be depreciated in CA? If you need help determining which business expenses are depreciable, our experienced California accountants can help Contact ...
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Tax Incentives that are Available to Wineries in California
Our CPAs can help you find any Tax incentives that are available to wineries in California to save you time and money so you can ...
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Tax Incentives that are Available to Distilleries in California
Our accountants can help you find all tax incentives that are available to distilleries in California so you can save money and focus on running ...
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Navigating the People Side of Running a Successful Distillery
Navigating the people side of running a successful distillery can be challenging. Learn how the Loch & Union distillery has handled the personnel, partnerships, and ...
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The Types of Financial Statement Audits in California
Companies often prefer to have financial statements checked for accuracy before sending them to another party. Learn the different types of Statement Audits in CA.
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What Factors Do the Size/Amount of a Charitable Deduction in California Depends On?
What factors affect the amount of a charitable deduction in California? Learn more about how your charitable donations affect your taxes and how deductions are ...
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