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College Financial Planning

How Can You Pay for Your Kid to go to College, Spend and Save as You Are Now, and Increase the Amount of Money You have for Retirement?

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Elder Care Financial Care

Finally… Worry Free Financial Management for Your Aging Parent or Family Member.

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Estate Planning Done Right

Make Sure Your Family Transitions Prepare Your Children and Your Family for Financial Freedom.

Jennifer Allen’s Updated Tax Preparation Checklist for 2019

by Jennifer Allen | February 21, 2019 | Blog | 0 Comments

Tax season 2019 is inexorably moving forward. We now have less than two months before personal federal taxes are due. Which, of course, means that it's time to get started if you haven't yet done so already.I'm here today with a large checklist that you can work from,...

Common Bookkeeping Mistakes That Make Tax Filing Harder For Frederick Business Owners

by Jennifer Allen | April 30, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Key Takeaways Missing documentation shifts the burden of proof to you. Without a receipt or digital log, the IRS can legally disallow business deductions, resulting in higher taxable income and unexpected penalties.Commingling personal and business funds is a...

Jennifer Allen’s Tips for Building a Business Emergency Fund

by Jennifer Allen | June 16, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Pretty sure I've said this before.I'll likely say it again, too.If there’s one thing the past year has taught business owners, it’s that the "unexpected" can occur at any time.Managing your Frederick business during good times is hard enough; rough times make it all...

Increase Profits For Your Frederick Business With Effective Compensation Strategies

by Jennifer Allen | December 15, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

We're still waiting on Congress to reconcile the different tax reform plans passed by the House and the Senate, but we do know a couple things. First, it looks pretty certain that you're not going to be able to deduct your state and local income taxes in 2018. Both...

Sales Tax Filing Mistakes To Avoid in Your Frederick Business

by Jennifer Allen | October 10, 2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

Despite being a nation that systematizes and plans, when the unexpected occurs, we still find ourselves reeling and trying to adjust. In the case of Helene and western North Carolina, it’s been a difficult battle. Who could have predicted that kind of flooding and...

Jennifer Allen’s Keys For Empowering Your Employees For Advancement

by Jennifer Allen | November 14, 2019 | Blog | 0 Comments

You can either train your Frederick employees and risk that they leave ... or choose not to train them and risk that they stay.Think about that for a moment.Are you empowering your employees for growth? Does your leadership team (which might be just you) brainstorm...

Keys to Worker Efficiency for Frederick Small Business Owners

by Jennifer Allen | June 5, 2024 | Blog | 0 Comments

An unfortunate thing about being a business owner sometimes is that you are at the crosshairs of the changing winds of the culture. And these past ten years, the very polarized political environment has put some pressures on businesses to align with different...

Should You Buy A Building For Your Frederick Business?

by Jennifer Allen | July 19, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

Every week, we advise our clients about how to handle their Frederick businesses, and particularly their finances. It's a big part of what we do around here, and many don't even realize how much we're willing and able to help. (And that's fine, because we are plenty...

5 Effective Marketing Tips For Your Frederick Small Business

by Jennifer Allen | November 15, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

Have you noticed that traditional styles of advertising are getting more and more stale? That's because the online world has torn down so many different barriers that we don't realize how much has changed, until we take a look at the real numbers. And across many...

OBBBA’s No Tax on Overtime & Tips: The Positives for Your Frederick Business

by Jennifer Allen | August 25, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Raise your hand if you feel like you're juggling too many balls in your Frederick business right now. (Yes, my hand is raised too.)Because on top of day-to-day operations, you've jumped into Q3 with a slew of tax code updates from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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