by Pedro Gonzalez, CPA | Nov 17, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, General Business, Tax Planning & Preparation
Discover Four Benefits of the Safe Harbor Expensing Rules For 2018, you can elect the de-minimis safe harbor to expense assets costing $2,500 or less ($5,000 with audited financial statements or something similar). The term “safe harbor” means that the...
by Pedro Gonzalez, CPA | Oct 19, 2017 | General Business, Tax
Lending corporate cash to shareholders can be an effective way to give the shareholders use of the funds without the tax consequences of dividends. However, an advance or loan to a shareholder must be a bona fide loan to avoid being classified as a constructive...
by Pedro Gonzalez, CPA | Jul 12, 2017 | Business Consulting, Entrepreneurship, General Business
During my 20+ years of experience I have concluded that most business ventures fail not because it was a bad idea, but because it was a poorly implemented idea; or there were entrepreneurial mistakes that ended up driving the business into a downward spiral....
by Pedro Gonzalez, CPA | May 10, 2017 | General Business, Tax
This is another story from the war zone. This is not a new subject, it has been covered many times by myself and many other tax professionals; the importance of good record keeping. However, it seems not to be at the top of the priority list of business owners...