by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning
SEP Basics The SEP is a stripped-down retirement plan mainly intended for self-employed individuals and small corporate employers. If you’re self-employed, you can make an annual deductible contribution of up to 20 percent of your income to a SEP account. If...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning
The term direct deposit does not apply to payroll only. This can be a time and money saving service to businesses in other ways too. What about the checks written for expense reimbursements or commissions? For a corporation, how about depositing the dividend checks of...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, Valuations
According to the International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms, goodwill is defined as: “That intangible asset arising as a result of name, reputation, customer loyalty, location, products, and similar factors not separately identified.” The remainder...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Deductions, Financial Planning
As a Maine-based small business owner, you may be wondering if you can write off bad debts at tax time. Since cash-basis companies don’t recognize revenue until it’s received, and therefore wouldn’t have anything on the books to deduct, only businesses that record...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Exemptions, Financial Planning, Tax Planning
If you operate your Maine-based business as a sole proprietorship, a single-member LLC (which is treated as a sole proprietorship for tax purposes), or a husband-wife partnership, here’s a great family tax planning deal: Hire your under-age-18 children as...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Financial Planning
If your Maine-based small business is considering acquiring another company, you probably realize the importance of hiring an expert in due diligence and valuation. Unless you’re well-versed in performing a comprehensive financial analysis of a business, it...
