For honest taxpayers, receiving a letter from the IRS can be extremely daunting. Unlike most other government agencies, the IRS has the power to attack your wages, freeze your bank account, and even confiscate your property, which is enough to send shivers down any...

Everybody keeps saying we’re slowly leaving the pandemic behind – and for West Columbia businesses, that means that pandemic tax relief is disappearing, too. But can you still qualify for one of the most popular of the Covid-related federal breaks: the Employee...

Ever finished a meeting and thought That could have been an email? Yeah, I get that. Work meetings are one of those necessary evils that too often end up being time wasters rather than savers.But you can’t simply wave a magic wand and eliminate them (though, in...

Stories abound about the IRS grabbing homes, cars, businesses, and just about any other West Columbia property they want, without warning. Maybe you’ve heard something to that effect. Well, the fact is: The IRS can’t do that. As a taxpayer, you’re entitled...

There’s nothing like the weightless feeling you have after paying off a debt. There’s a reason people scream and shout about being debt free. It feels REALLY good. That’s one reason my team and I here at D Hart Accounting Practitioner, LLC love doing what we do....

As a West Columbia business owner, you carry the weight of your company on your shoulders. But the reward is this: when things go well – your profits are good, you’re meeting your business goals, you’re dreaming for the future, entrepreneurial FREEDOM is in the...

With the way that the economy is going, inflation, the market gyrations, etc ... ANY business seems like good business.Until it isn't.Consider ...Have you ever been in a West Columbia store when a customer starts yelling at the employee behind the counter for...

Scrolling the 9/11 tributes in my social media and news feeds this past weekend served as an excellent reminder of how we all can bounce back from great difficulties. And the reminder seems especially poignant now as our nation (and West Columbia business owners like...

You’re tackling a lot when you own a business. And these days, staff retention and the pressures of inflation make it that much harder to stay on top of it all. It’s easy to forget things (or miss them), and that could easily land you in hot water.If you’ve got...

In today’s online-driven world, it’s no surprise that securing sensitive information is essential. Just like you cover your West Columbia business for other possible risks (property damage, theft, injury, etc.) so should you also be thinking of how to keep your...

It seems like everywhere SMBs and retailers are short-staffed (and hiring). At the same time, with high inflation plaguing the country, other businesses are in the middle of layoffs.It seems as if these two realities would meet together, and establish an economic...

Fill in the blank: It takes a village to ______.While you’re probably thinking of child-rearing right now, I’d like to suggest that it applies to your West Columbia small business as well. And particularly during inflationary times. The 2020 world made it painfully...