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What Success Looks Like In Reality For Northern Virginia Businesses
Lots of email responses and activity were prompted by last week's note on the new 20% deduction for pass-through entities (if you didn't get it or missed it, shoot me a note by clicking the email button at the top of the page and I'll forward it along), and we're...
Shabbir Hussain’s Three Simple Steps Towards a Better Business Budget
It's amazing -- and scary -- how many Northern Virginia businesses operate without a true budget. Cash flow becomes their only barometer, and that often doesn't include an accurate picture of ongoing growth, or the health of a business.Look -- in addition to handling...
Can I Take the Section 199A Deduction For My Northern Virginia Business?
Lots of business owners have been contacting us of late, as we've developed a bit of a reputation around the Northern Virginia area for helping business owners save a bundle on their taxes.And many of the business owners in Northern Virginia that we've talked to have...
How to Eliminate Workplace Gossip in Northern Virginia Businesses
I'm going to step away from tax land today, and put on my business coaching hat.But don't get me wrong -- we are diligently working through many of our Northern Virginia business owner client files and getting a significant thrill from being able to help so many of...
Shabbir Hussain’s Updated Tax Preparation Checklist for 2019
Tax season 2019 is inexorably moving forward. We now have less than two months before personal federal taxes are due. Which, of course, means that it's time to get started if you haven't yet done so already.I'm here today with a large checklist that you can work from,...
Effectively Using Your Northern Virginia Company’s CRM For Sales Management
Well, before I dive into today's dose of real world business strategy, you should know that as I write on Monday, the IRS has begun receiving filed federal tax returns.That means things are about to get real.Now, for our Northern Virginia business owner clients (like...
The Simple ‘Why’ For Northern Virginia Businesses To Consider Professional Mentoring
Whether or not the federal government's continued (as of this writing) partial shutdown affects you, the IRS did manage to pull in about half of its workforce, despite not offering them a paycheck -- which would be a pretty great deal for an organizational leader,...
Effective Meetings Guidelines For Northern Virginia Companies Looking For Efficiency
Well, I don't want to alarm you but the chances are good that we DON'T have to meet anytime in the next couple weeks, as we move towards tax season.(That is, unless something has changed with your Northern Virginia business, and you need our help. Give us a call:...
Shabbir Hussain’s Small Business Cash Flow Controls
... cash flow.Shoot, this is even true for any nonprofit of any kind of substance.And yes, my meticulous accountant's brain is kicked into high gear in this response, but you need somebody in your corner who is thinking about these things, or your Northern Virginia...
Strategizing Your Northern Virginia Business’s Cash Flow Plan For 2019
2018 is FINALLY over, and we have a brand new year ahead of us ... and it feels pretty great. The year ahead is full of possibilities for your Northern Virginia business, and we are so privileged to walk alongside you in the financial aspects of these...
A Northern Virginia Business Owner’s Holiday Prayer
Here we are, smack in the middle of the Northern Virginia holiday season, and not only is the federal government shut down for the foreseeable future, but the political and cultural logjams are becoming ever more entrenched.At least we have these holidays.But then I...
Why Northern Virginia Business Owners Should Excel in Year-End Giving
I wrote something similar to what I'm about to offer you today for our individual/family clients recently, but it occurred to me this morning that YOU, as a successful Northern Virginia business owner, might especially benefit from the perspective that I'd like to...