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You might have seen some rumors on this already, but I wanted to help make everything clear for you...A few weeks back I told you that there were some tax professional rumors circulating about “automatic PPP loan forgiveness” for loans under $150K. Remember that?Well,...

Local Columbia, MD business owner to local Columbia, MD business owner(though you might actually be out of the area -- but this still applies), I want to remind you of something that you probably already know:With the election just one month away, the world is...

All the political people are arguing over taxes, and my inner geek smiles.(By the way, if YOU want to argue about the tax issues, here's a good explainer article to start with before you make big declarations about the tax issues involved.)Because I'm not really...

With the business deadline (9/15) behind us, we're in tax planning season.Though the IRS (and Congress) haven't yet definitively made a statement about it (that we know of), here at Shalini Gupta & Associates, PA we are operating according to the fact that the filing...

Here we are, with Q3 of 2020 in the rearview mirror, THANK GOODNESS.Only one more quarter left in this 2020 donkey -- but it's going to be an eventful one.I get asked a bunch by Columbia, MD clients and friends what I think the markets will do, and the only thing I...

I have a few quick-hit things to cover today.The first of which relates to some timing issues. Labor Day is behind us (though many of my Columbia, MD business owner friends and clients don't really take time off for that).(You can't really take a vacation in the same...

Just in time for the weekend, the IRS issued Friday-evening guidance about the overly-hyped (at first) payroll tax "holiday".There was initial hope that this might be a great shot-in-the-arm for Columbia, MD businesses and employees, but given how the thing is...

If you didn't get a chance to do this before, would you shoot me back a quick note through the email button at the top of the page? I'd like to hear from you...How are things going for your Columbia, MD business right now?I'd like to get just a few sentences about...

Would you shoot me a note?How are things going for your Columbia, MD business right now?Doesn't have to be long ... just a little status update, is all. There might be some things we can do to help, if needed (or traps we can help you avoid if things are rolling along...

I have some ideas for Columbia, MD small business owners to chew on today about how to connect more clearly and deeply with your clients and prospects, but before I get there, some news:There is still no word about automatic PPP forgiveness for smaller loans (under...

Doing business in the summer of 2020 sure ain't easy.I have Columbia, MD clients all over the spectrum -- some whose businesses are on their last legs because of social restrictions and lockdowns, some who are hanging steady, and some who have found ways to grow.Many...

There is talk right now that Congress might enact automatic forgiveness for all PPP loans under $150K. This would be a sigh of relief for Columbia, MD small businesses (and their accountants!) everywhere. Nothing has been passed, but it's under strong...