Measuring Key Numbers In Your Harris County Business And Developing Accountability

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...

A Checklist For Harris County Business Owners’ For 2020 Personal Income Taxes

So, last week I ran through the (rather incredible) selection of NEW and/or extended tax credits available for Harris County business owners.That’s just the tip of the iceberg though.But this is the great thing about working with business owners in tax strategy...

Six Options For Harris County Small Business Aid And Tax Savings

My goal today is to simplify your options.There is so much noise, and so many conflicting voices about all of this, that I wanted to give you an authoritative, basic rundown of what’s being made available to you and other Harris County small business owners by...

My Harris County Small Business Health Quiz (Part 2)

Let’s start today with a couple questions I’ve been getting here at Edward M. Gardner PC CPA from our Harris County small business clients about the second round of the PPP, and some of the new provisions of the recent bill that affect businesses.If I...

My Harris County Small Business Health Quiz (Part 1)

Last week, when I wrote my message to our Harris County business clients, the biggest news was the second round of the PPP, and that expenses covered under the first round of it would be tax deductible.Has anything happened since then?Goodness, even just the...

Provisions of the Second Coronavirus Relief Bill That Affect Harris County Small Businesses

Wow, does it ever feel good to have turned the page on 2020. This first “working week” is when I finally began to feel the newness of it all.Yes, it’s “just a date” on a Gregorian calendar, but …2021 holds great promise for our...

Ultra Last Minute Tax Moves for Harris County Businesses

It’s going to take us many weeks to digest everything in this massive omnibus of a relief bill that the President signed on Sunday night.And with year-end barrelling at us (2021 is on FRIDAY), it’s unlikely that we will be able to make substantive action...

Edward Gardner’s Annual Holiday Prayer

Well, Congress seems to have heard the cries of the huddled masses of SMB’s around the country, and more PPP funding is (seemingly) on the way.Details aren’t finalized yet as of this writing, so I will have more to say on these matters in future weeks.Even...

Gardner’s Guide To Getting Tasks Done

Maybe I’m writing this today because we’re very much feeling the end-of-year crunch here at Team Edward M. Gardner, PC CPA.Really, we only have a few business days left before 2020 is in the rearview. Yes, my heart wants that to happen YESTERDAY, but my...

The Cares Act, Harris County Business Owners, And Student Loan Repayment

2021 is hurtling at us, isn’t it? May it ever come sooner.Well, except for this part:I’m here to remind you that while we can (and, often, do) do wonders with “after the fact” tax return information, the best work we can do for you and your...