The Real Estate Tax Loophole You Might be Missing
December 2025 The Real Estate Tax Loophole You Might be Missing How Short-Term Rentals Can Offset Your W-2 Income If you’ve been anywhere near the real estate market, you’ve probably heard the term “STR.” But what does it mean, and why is everyone talking about it? STR stands for Short-Term Rental—typically a house, cabin, or […]
How to Deduct Items Donated to Your Local Charities
November 2025 How to Deduct Items Donated to Your Local Charities And what to do with the receipts you save from them. Lots of folks get stumped by the blank receipt cards handed back to them after dropping off a donation at the local Goodwill or Salvation Army. Do you write in the value yourself? […]
Paying Your Kids to Work for You
October 2025 Paying Your Kids to Work for You And how to ensure your accountant approves. Training kids on how to earn and use money wisely is an important part of parenthood. But what kind of jobs are available for an eager 10-year-old? Not many, unless… You employ them yourself. Yes, you heard that right. […]
Monthly v. Annual Subscriptions
May 2025 Monthly v. Annual Subscriptions We’re settling the debate. It’s easy to see certain app or service subscriptions as useful tools for your business–even if you’re only testing them out for a short-term project. But how do you know whether buying into a subscription is a worthwhile investment or a 3-day trial gone bad? […]
7 Habits of Financially Successful People
April 2025 7 Habits of Financially Successful People For those with big dreams of growing their business–or net worth–this year. Building wealth, or a better financial future, doesn’t happen overnight. (We figure you already knew that.) However, experts would say it’s not a particularly linear process either. Financial success doesn’t move from Point A to […]
75 Hard: Busy Business Owner Edition
January 2025 75 Hard: Busy Business Owner Edition Think of it as fitness–but for your business If you’re into fitness routines and personal growth, you may already be familiar with The 75 Hard Challenge. In it, each participant follows six rules a day for 75 days. The rules demand commitment and follow-through to develop habits […]
‘Tis the Season to Save
November 2024 ‘Tis the Season to Save With small business bookkeeping advice you can use to weather the hustle of the holiday season. You’ve had this date marked on your calendar for months. The custom packaging is ordered. The extra staff hired. The clever coupon code printed on 1,600 flyers. Cue record scratch. Okay, maybe […]
What to Know About Minnesota Paid Leave
October 2024 What to Know About Minnesota Paid Leave And how it will impact your small business accounting. If you’re a small business owner with employees, there are some accounting things you’ve already learned to navigate. Expense reports. Payroll. Sending out W2s. But a new Minnesota law is going to add some extra work to […]
What Your Local CPA is Reading
September 2024 What Your Local CPA is Reading Get smart about your small business support with 3 top book recommendations from your local accounting firm. Getting excited about decimals and keeping track of income tax adjustments isn’t everyone’s idea of fun. (After seven years of studying to become a public accountant, you’d be a little […]
7 Apps for Small Business Bookkeeping
July 2024 7 Apps for Small Business Bookkeeping Time is money, and there’s nothing like saving both with a tool that helps you do better bookkeeping! As certified CPAs, we spend a lot of time crunching numbers. It’s kind of our whole deal. Which is why we adore any app or software that genuinely makes […]