Archives for May 2023

Memorial Day is next week. The unofficial start of summer. I like to remember that when things are unpredictable and even a bit hairy (like a shifty economy, bank failures, debt ceiling crisis), normal life still goes on.  People will still prep their grills. They’ll whip up their mom’s potato salad recipe. Celebrations with friends and family in the backyard will still happen across the 50 states. It’s always good… Read More

Now, I know that I recently started talking about the new FinCEN reporting requirement and promised a part two… which I’ll absolutely get to in an upcoming blog. But this time I wanted to take the opportunity to speak about the banking “crisis” that has a lot of Atlanta business owners frantically deciding how (and if) they need to respond.  You and I can see that the US economy seems… Read More

We’ve been watching the unfolding banking “crisis” closely and evaluating what it means for our economy moving forward.  Yes, seeing (numerous) banks fail can be unnerving, especially when the economy seems to also be careening toward a recession.  The media, of course, is aware of this feeling of unsettledness and is financially motivated to make the most of it. (They are profit-oriented businesses, after all.)  So, it’s easy to get… Read More

We’ve all got a bit of FOMO about FOMC’s (Federal Open Market Committee’s) big meeting this week, waiting to see if yet another interest rate hike will be coming. Most indicators say likely. Since March 2022, there have been NINE such increases to interest rates all in an effort to deter a recession, which the Fed is still optimistic about being able to do (even though most of the economic recession… Read More

Before I dive into those smart pricing tactics your business will want to implement right now, let’s revisit something I wrote about last week: planning for a Q1 analysis. Have you jumped on it yet? If you haven’t, let me just say, how well your 2023 shapes up could be determined by doing this one thing. I’m more than happy to bring you some support on this front. Let’s talk:calendly.com/mark-perlberg-cpa… Read More