Archives for April 2022

While most business owners are familiar with tax preparation services, few know what tax planning entails. Listed below are some key features of tax planning and topics to consider when determining whether a tax plan is necessary Tax Preparation Vs. Tax Planning Tax preparation is a backwards looking yearly process that is heavily detail oriented but creates few opportunities to reduce one’s tax liability. Tax planning is more complex and… Read More

Every Atlanta business owner in today’s inflationary environment is looking for ways to economize and improve: overhead expenses, workload, staffing needs, office space, supply chains, etc. It all feels stretched. We’re *all* feeling it, even here in Atlanta. So it might creep into your lizard brain that the basic function of “paying your employees” might seem like an area that doesn’t need your attention – a great place to slash… Read More

For as long as trade has existed, so has accounting. Goods are sold, profit is made, expenses are accrued, and everything gets recorded (presumably, ha!).  And it wasn’t THAT long ago that electronic spreadsheets were considered “a big advancement” in accounting technology. Businesses put away those old ledger books and took to smudge-free financial data entry. Today’s small business accounting software is another thing altogether… minimizing mathematical error, quantifying a business’s financial… Read More

The first months of 2022 have been somewhat of a whirlwind. And while people everywhere are breaking out the deep cleaning sprays and scrub brushes to get a little springtime sparkle, you might want to be thinking about a similar process for your business. You know, while we’re all in the mood. (Though I should state for the record that here at Mark Perlberg CPA PLLC … we’ve been in… Read More

I can’t write without mentioning that somewhat awkward, somewhat shocking, somewhat moving star-studded Oscars event. There were some, well, memorable scripted (and *unscripted*) moments. One truly happy surprise was the best picture winner CODA (child of deaf adults) – the first streaming service movie to win Best Picture. Apple’s foray into Hollywood glory is showing how businesses can go beyond money-making endeavors to truly make a difference.  And that’s something… Read More