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Changes to Your Hampton Roads Business’s Social Security Payroll Taxes
Have you recovered from the electoral drama yet?Allow me to quickly remind you: No matter how you’re feeling about these results, what matters MOST is how you operate that which is under YOUR control.And I say that as somebody whose entire work is driven by decisions...
Which Bills to Pay First in Your Hampton Roads Business
Holiday creep. It’s real.Here we are in early November, and it feels like Christmas decorations and other holiday chicanery have already been upon us.Hampton Roads retailers are buckling in for what looks to be a rough shopping season, given current economic factors…...
When a Local Hampton Roads Business Is Shutting Its Doors
This might not apply to you.So it could just be something to file away for the future.But I’m hearing enough rumblings from other accountants and seeing some of the signs … SMB owners could be in for a tough ride over the next little while and that could mean any...
Can Hampton Roads Businesses Still Get the Employee Retention Credit?
Everybody keeps saying we’re slowly leaving the pandemic behind – and for Hampton Roads businesses, that means that pandemic tax relief is disappearing, too. But can you still qualify for one of the most popular of the Covid-related federal breaks: the Employee...
How Hampton Roads Owners Can Have a Productive Business Meeting
Ever finished a meeting and thought That could have been an email? Yeah, I get that. Work meetings are one of those necessary evils that too often end up being time wasters rather than savers.But you can’t simply wave a magic wand and eliminate them (though, in...
How Hampton Roads business owners can beat occupational stress
As a Hampton Roads business owner, you carry the weight of your company on your shoulders. But the reward is this: when things go well – your profits are good, you’re meeting your business goals, you’re dreaming for the future, entrepreneurial FREEDOM is in the...
Ending Customer Relationships for Growth in Your Hampton Roads Business
With the way that the economy is going, inflation, the market gyrations, etc ... ANY business seems like good business.Until it isn't.Consider ...Have you ever been in a Hampton Roads store when a customer starts yelling at the employee behind the counter for...
Virginia Accounting Services’s Guide to Successfully Managing Remote Employees
Scrolling the 9/11 tributes in my social media and news feeds this past weekend served as an excellent reminder of how we all can bounce back from great difficulties. And the reminder seems especially poignant now as our nation (and Hampton Roads business owners like...
Why Your Hampton Roads Business Needs Cyber Insurance
In today’s online-driven world, it’s no surprise that securing sensitive information is essential. Just like you cover your Hampton Roads business for other possible risks (property damage, theft, injury, etc.) so should you also be thinking of how to keep your...
The Hiring Tips Your Hampton Roads Business Needs
It seems like everywhere SMBs and retailers are short-staffed (and hiring). At the same time, with high inflation plaguing the country, other businesses are in the middle of layoffs.It seems as if these two realities would meet together, and establish an economic...
All About the SSBCI for Hampton Roads Business Owners
Fill in the blank: It takes a village to ______.While you’re probably thinking of child-rearing right now, I’d like to suggest that it applies to your Hampton Roads small business as well. And particularly during inflationary times. The 2020 world made it painfully...
Hampton Roads SMBs: Note These Changing Business Tax Deductions
This year has been a rollercoaster for Hampton Roads business owners like you. Heck, the last few years have been. After all of the junk in 2020 and 2021, “inflation” and “supply chain shortages” have been the recent flavor of our wild ride together. Though that said,...
