increase prices – Fresno CPA

How To Increase Prices To Grow Your Business

It’s Monday—Back to Business! Growing a business can be stressful, but you don’t have to stay in a constant state of growing pains. There are a few ways to take your company to the “next level” but most of them require using more of your resources. Instead of spending more to earn more, my suggestion…

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tax planning – Fresno CPA

Video: Year End Tax Planning Seminar

Our year-end tax planning seminar was last month and thanks to our partners with the Institute for Family Business, the video is now available online. Time is running out to make some decisions for 2016 but many strategies will still be available in 2017. Watch the video to find a few that work for your…

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Planning An Equipment Purchase – Fresno CPA

Planning An Equipment Purchase

One of the best tax breaks available to manufacturers is the Section 179 deduction, which allows you to take a current deduction on equipment and business vehicles, rather than depreciating it over many years. This post is an update with 2015 numbers. Currently, the maximum amount for 2015 is $25,000 (*see below for a potential…

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Construction Fraud – Fresno CPA

Internal Controls for Contractors

In no other industry is fraud more prominent than in the construction industry. In fact, data from a recent fraud study released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), makes this point. According to the report, the median fraud loss among construction firms in the study was $245,000, nearly twice the rates for companies…

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Gain on Real Estate Sale Analysis – Fresno CPA

Gain on Real Estate Sale Analysis

Nothing in real estate is a guarantee. A Gain on Real Estate Sale Analysis can help provide a clearer picture about a potential purchase. Experts are constantly trying to get ahead of the curve, bubble and trends. However, as a seller of real estate, it’s possible to reduce your uncertainties to a minimum, and to…

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