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Although the official tax filing date has passed us by, the subject matter of this blog is still relevant because many taxpayers have filed extensions and have a number of months before the extended filing date is final.

Now that you’ve closed on your purchase of a business, what are you going to do? Sit back and watch? Closely managing the transition from the former business to your new business is the recommended task at hand.

However, managing the transition presents a number of challenges.

On many occasions, I’ve seen entrepreneurs embark on operating a family-owned business and thinking that it’s going to be easy to be successful or that there won’t be any of the problems typically encountered in an non-family scenario.

In many cases, however, these assumptions rarely turn out to be the case.

One of my favorite sayings is “the only constant is change.” This saying certainly holds true in the business realm where it seems that the mandate is also “growth and go.”

Experience seems to show that upon the purchase of a business the new owner needs to roll-up his or her sleeves and really get to work.

With so many possible deductions and credits available to the individual taxpayer it’s no surprise that the possibilities can get easily lost in the shuffle.

The core problem for every entrepreneur and small business starting out is the same.

They need cash.

That holds true whether it’s a brand new business who needs cash to realize a great idea or a company who just needs to gain a competitive advantage and achieve growth.

“And they’re off!” If you’ve ever been to a horse race, the phrase should sound familiar. Those words apply now: the rush to file a complete and accurate tax return on time has begun.

Since 2015, when the Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act was passed by Congress, world travelers who owe the IRS money have found that it’s no fun to owe a tax debt. In fact, it can ground any and all international travel plans indefinitely.

Last month we featured an article that provided a general overview of the types of bankruptcy available to debtors who have hit hard financial times.

Why would any article discuss how to sell a home in winter? Besides some surprising strategic rationale (which we’ll discuss in a moment), the reasons are simple: