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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 Burkart & Stevens, CPAs and Advisors we are operating according to the fact that the...

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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo business owner friends and clients don't really take time off for that).(You can't really take a vacation in the...

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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo 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...

I have some ideas for San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo 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...

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 San Luis Obispo small businesses (and their accountants!) everywhere. Nothing has been passed, but it's under strong...

We work with many San Luis Obispo business owners, so that means that the April 15th deadline doesn't carry quite the same "relief" that it does for many firms who work primarily with individual tax returns.Which is one of the reasons why you still see me posting a...