Remember when the monster cargo ship Ever Given jammed the Suez Canal? After the Givenhad been stuck just five days, almost 400 other freighters were backed up waiting to pass through the Canal. Experts began predicting temporary shortages of everything from exercise...

The past year and a half has been stressful for everybody in West Columbia. And I would argue it’s been doubly so for West Columbia business owners.The thing is though, these things happen. Quite regularly. Maybe not global pandemics, but disasters in general.So, as...

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...

During the first Super Bowl that Tom Brady won (with the Patriots), these were some of the companies who advertised (hat tip to Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg):AOLBlockbusterRadio ShackCircuit CityCompUSASearsHotJobsYahooVoiceStream WirelessGateway ComputersThe year was...

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...

For the majority of Americans, tax season is done and gone. The return has been filed, the refund received, and all the paperwork tucked away securely in cloud storage.But for several million people each year including some West Columbia taxpayers, the annual dance...

Before I get into accounting methods basics today (a subject near to my heart) ... I hope you were able to get in on some Memorial Day activities this past weekend (though I know some West Columbia business owners are in the thick of things during this commemorative...

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

This is a very important message, and I'd like you to read it carefully.Here at Team D Hart Accounting Practitioner, LLC, we have been walking closely with our West Columbia business owner clients (and many, many new business owners who have been reaching out) to cut...

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...