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Alan C. Barber & Associates’s 18 Questions to Drive Business Growth in 2024
By the time you actually get to reading this, there is a very good chance that you're reading a voice from the past. I make it a practice to prepare my Western North Carolina clients and friends a few days in advance, and RIGHT NOW, it is still 2023.But 2024 is...
Before You Sell Your Western North Carolina Business: Making a Plan (P1)
In many ways, year-end couldn’t come at a worse time. As if December holiday crazymaking wasn’t enough, as a business owner you’re also responsible for compiling an entire year’s worth of reporting data into comprehensible form for your accountant, with enough time to...
Achieving Positive Cash Flow For Your Western North Carolina Business’s Health
Crazy to think there are only two more weeks until Christmas and only three more weeks left of 2023. There’s a lot of joy still to be had and opportunities for your Western North Carolina business to increase revenueAnd, while the rest of us are checking off our...
How Western North Carolina Businesses Can Navigate Mistaken ERC Claims
Anyone else jump on all those great online Black Friday deals this year? There were a bunch. But, if you chose an online purchase because of the ease of returning said item, you might want to check the return policy. Looks like quite a few retailers...
Important Tasks For Your Western North Carolina Business’s Year-End Payroll
The end of the year, that is. That means that for your Western North Carolina business’s financial reporting, this is go time.Now that we’re into December, time is short to take care of your year-end accounting. This is something we specialize in so be sure to get on...
Practicing Thankfulness in Your Western North Carolina Business
Does your Western North Carolina family sit around the table at Thanksgiving dinner and share something they’re thankful for?I’ve been at those holiday meals many a time. I appreciate the intent, and will admit it’s usually effective in getting me to feel more...
Year-End Business Reporting for Growth
End-of-year can be a bit of a scramble as a business owner. So, before we get into holiday craziness, a friendly reminder: year-end is also your prime Western North Carolinaopportunity to make the calendar work in your favor as a business.From year-end...
Partnership Income Tax Returns & More Western North Carolina IRS Targets
Though the days are getting shorter and the weather is taking a turn, there are some great revenue reasons to get excited about the next two months.As we round the bend into Black Friday territory (which for many began at the end of October), it’s time to get nimble...
Are Western North Carolina Consumers Exhausted by Tip Screens?
You might remember this little story from last year when an ex-IRS contractor pleaded guilty to leaking President Trump’s private taxpayer information along with many other wealthy individuals. It brought the IRS’s ability to secure taxpayer data into question...