Returning Value Blog

When it comes to evaluating the fair value of income-producing real estate properties, capitalization rates – or cap rates, as they’re widely known – are among the most useful tools available for buyers, sellers, property appraisers, bankers, and financial statement auditors. 

Machen McChesney, LLP is honored to have been chosen again as a winner of the 2016 When Work Works Award.  This award is presented to companies for use of effective workplace strategies that increase business and employee success.

Important planning tool for business owners

A buy–sell agreement can be critical to a business owner intending to sell the business interest or needing to accommodate other changes within the organization. Typically, it can help ease a transition in leadership to the younger generation. 

Understand and realize the key differences

Don’t be fooled into thinking that cash flow and profit are the same thing. In fact, there are major differences. Cash flow is dynamic and moves daily, while profit is a snapshot of income and expenses at a specific point in time. Understanding this comparison, and acting upon it, can be significant for a small-business operation.

Special tax break for gifts of property

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made news recently by promising to give away 99% of his net worth, including his Facebook shares, to charity. The arrangement takes advantage of a unique tax break for charitable gifts of appreciated property, such as stock.

Smart business owners know their products, services, markets and customers inside and out. Yet that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re experts in business finance, taxes and IRS regulations. While these disciplines grow increasingly complex every year, business owners must make intelligent decisions about each one in order to keep their businesses viable.

How to achieve financial success

No one can predict with any great certainty the financial outlook for 2016, especially with the national elections looming in November. Nevertheless, here are 10 top money management moves that make sense for the rest of this year.

How can you get your business off to a good start in 2016? There are no guarantees, but it certainly helps to plan ahead. Specifically, you should draw up a business plan before year-end to put into motion on January 1. If you have developed a plan in prior years, you can refer to it when developing a new one, but you do not necessarily have to be wedded to what you have done in the past.

Essentially, a business plan is a blueprint for running the company, but a comprehensive plan can do much more than that. Here are several typical benefits you might realize from a business plan:

After fighting the rat race for years, many Americans dream of an early retirement. For instance, you might be contemplating such a move on your own, or perhaps your company is preparing to make you an early retirement offer. Whether or not you can afford to retire early, or really want to, may depend on the answers to the following questions.