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How to Achieve Your Retirement Goals with the 70-10-10-10 Rule for Budgeting

Williams Kunkel
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July 11, 2024
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Retirement Planning
How to Achieve Your Retirement Goals Planning for retirement can seem daunting, but with the right budgeting strategy, you can ensure a comfortable and financially secure future. One effective method to consider is the 70-10-10-10 rule, popularized by personal development legend Jim Rohn. This rule offers a simple yet powerful... Read more
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Flower Mound Tax Planning: Save For Retirement Now

Williams Kunkel
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July 20, 2022
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Real Estate Tax Help
If you’re self-employed or own your own business with or without employees, you might want to look into opening a Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account (SEP IRA) or a Savings Incentive Match Plan (SIMPLE). These tax-advantaged retirement plans can save you big! For starters, both allow you to contribute pre-tax dollars,... Read more
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DFW Realtor Tax Advisors: Deductions For Realtors

Williams Kunkel
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July 28, 2022
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Real Estate Tax Help
As part of our continued efforts to help realtors save on their taxes, we’ve compiled a list of some more commonly used deductions. (DFW Realtor Tax Advisors: Deductions For Realtors) Since realtors are self-employed sole proprietors, they are eligible for the same deductions as other self-employed business owners. Allowable tax... Read more
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Saving on Taxes After Tax Day: A Guide For Business Owners

Williams Kunkel
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April 30, 2024
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Uncategorized
For business owners, Tax Day isn’t just a deadline. Quite the opposite, it’s an opportunity to reflect on financial health and plan for the future. That said, now that Tax Day has passed, let’s shift gears and focus on saving money/maximizing profits for the rest of the year. (Saving on... Read more
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Dallas CPAs On Best Ways to Preserve Wealth

Williams Kunkel
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October 29, 2018
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Money Advice
Making money is only half the battle. Keeping it is the other half. Yet if you read financial sites, far more than 50 percent of the articles are about ways to generate income. Saving money doesn’t make for great headlines, but it’s vital to your long-term success. With that in... Read more
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DFW CPAs: Show Your Small Business Customers Some Love

Williams Kunkel
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February 14, 2018
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Small Business Accounting
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day — time to show your small business customers some love and remind yourself that you should be doing this on a regular basis. In other words, you should be letting your customers know that you appreciate them every day of the year, not just Valentine’s Day. You face stiff competition... Read more
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Dallas Tax Pro: Tax Scams To Watch For This Year

Williams Kunkel
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March 6, 2018
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Tax Planning and Preparation
Tax filing fraud could reach an all-time high this year, as a result of last year’s Equifax data breach. Millions of names, addresses and Social Security numbers may be compromised, and an identity thief armed with your personal information can file a tax return in your name, and collect a... Read more
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DFW Small Business Advice: Having A Successful Summer

Williams Kunkel
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April 24, 2018
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Business Advisor Services
While for many people the summer is spent outside enjoying the sunshine, for small business owners it’s a crucial time for your business. The life of a small business owner is very different to that of a boss of a large organization. If you happen to be in the earlier years... Read more
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Flower Mound Tax Help: What To Do With Your Refund

Williams Kunkel
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May 11, 2018
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Tax Planning and Preparation
Refund season is here! Last year, nearly eight out of 10 people received a tax refund worth an average of $2,895, according to the IRS.  If that average holds up this year, many taxpayers will once again get a nice check from Uncle Sam. CPA experts have some advice on... Read more
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Flower Mound Small Business Help: Summer Reading List

Williams Kunkel
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May 15, 2018
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Business Advisor Services
The right words of advice can get you closer to your goals. They can also inspire you to be a better leader. Josh Linkner, the author of the best-selling “The Road to Reinvention,” which urges businesses to go beyond the status quo for success shared this list of five books he would recommend... Read more
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DFW CPA Summer Survival Tips

Williams Kunkel
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May 24, 2018
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Business Advisor Services
Memorial Day is traditionally the beginning of the summer season, and for many small businesses, that means customers flocking through the doors. For others, it’s a slow time: Customers don’t come, clients don’t call. Whether you sell surfboards or snowboards, picnic baskets or Christmas baskets, the health of your small... Read more
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Flower Mound Tax Help: Must Read Books For Realtors

Williams Kunkel
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June 21, 2018
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Real Estate Tax Help
If you search real estate books on Amazon there are nearly 70,000 results, with more being published each day. Some of which are probably great resources. Others, however, are either vanity projects or written to sell you coaching services. To help navigate this barrage of real estate books, here’s a... Read more
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DFW Accountants: What Small Business Mistakes Can Teach Us

Williams Kunkel
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August 29, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
Just because you might be the best accountant, plumber, or chef in town doesn’t necessarily mean that you have all the skills you need to open a business.  In fact, leadership itself is a skill – a set of behaviors that can be learned and improved upon. Since we can... Read more
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Flower Mound Business Coach: Holiday Marketing Tips

Williams Kunkel
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September 12, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
For many businesses owners, the holiday season is the most profitable time of year. This is nothing surprising. However, many aspects of holiday marketing have changed quite dramatically in recent years. If you’re using older methods, it will be difficult to keep up with the competition. Let’s look at some... Read more
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Questions To Ask Your Small Business Finance Advisor

Williams Kunkel
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September 21, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
Let’s say your business has grown to a point where you need to consider hiring a finance manager. Maybe your enterprise is now a middle-market company, big enough to justify giving your “numbers person” a bigger title. But how will you make sure that you’re getting what you need out... Read more
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Small Business Money Saving Tips From Texas CPA

Williams Kunkel
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September 28, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
Small businesses are lauded as the backbone of the economy, creating local jobs and opportunities. The outlook for these entrepreneurial efforts have been positive in the last few years. The Kauffman Foundation reporting last year that the survival rates of small businesses were at a three-decade high with 48.7 percent of businesses... Read more
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Best Locations To Start Your Small Business

Williams Kunkel
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October 3, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
If you’re thinking about starting a small business, you’ll want to do everything you can to give it the best shot at thriving. However, many factors contribute to the success or failure of your endeavor. As you consider where to locate your new company, it can sometimes be smart to look... Read more
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Flower Mound, TX CPA: Managing Your Small Business Cash Flow

Williams Kunkel
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October 12, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
As a small business owner, you’ve maybe experienced both good cash flow times and bad. And while the hope is that the tight money periods only pop up rarely, sometimes you’ll need a little (or big) infusion of money to keep going. Flower Mound, TX CPA: Managing Your Small Business... Read more
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DFW Tax Help: Small Business Year End Tips

Williams Kunkel
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November 14, 2017
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Uncategorized
Let’s take a look at where your small business stands as the year comes to an end. These small business year end tips can help you make sure you’re in good shape financially as you head into the new year. DFW Tax Help: Small Business Year End Tips Take Some... Read more
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Flower Mound Tax: Holiday Small Business Boost

Williams Kunkel
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December 14, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
It’s holiday season! Most of you probably won’t be celebrating all of the upcoming holidays, but collectively, your customers will, and they’re all opportunities to push out more sales. Now is the time to get organized. Here are nine things that you have to do now to be more memorable this... Read more
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Dallas Business Advice: New Year’s Small Business Resolutions

Williams Kunkel
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January 11, 2018
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Business Advisor Services
When January 1 comes, small business owners examine what happened during the past 12 months and decide to start fresh by making business financial resolutions. Resolutions are often easier said than done, however. Many of us have forgotten or dropped our individual New Year’s resolutions by Groundhog Day. Small business owners... Read more
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Flower Mound Tax Pros: Ways To Save Your Small Business Money

Williams Kunkel
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January 16, 2018
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Business Advisor Services
As a small business owner you need to be really frugal. Lack of or misuse of capital is one of the main reasons why companies fail . That said, priority number one should be to save money. While some ideas will save more money than others you need to understand... Read more
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Small Business Consulting: Restore Your Energy After Taxes

Williams Kunkel
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April 25, 2017
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Uncategorized
Looking for a few tips to revitalize your personal energy after the tax season is over and get ready for the summer? Some of these small business consulting tips are so easy and simple you might think they won’t do anything for you. As you read, check to see which ones... Read more
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CPAs Can Measure Financial Health Of A Business

Williams Kunkel
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May 10, 2017
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Business Advisor Services
Did you know CPAs can measure the financial health of a business? If your sole measure of financial performance are the sales you generate or your account balance—you’re missing out on a lot of helpful information about your business. Financial statements and metrics are more than just numbers that go up... Read more