The Value Report - August 2026

At Machen McChesney, we are committed to Returning Value to you through our monthly e-newsletter, The Value Report.

Here you'll find regular tips to help with your business and personal finances, as well as strategies to grow and run your organization more efficiently.

Table of Content

Could the New Markets Tax Credit Benefit Your Business?
Making Smarter Capital Investment Decisions
How Can Barcodes Improve Asset Management?
Tax Essentials for Sole Proprietors
When An Employee's Form W-4 Raises Red Flags
What's New at Machen McChesney

Could the New Markets Tax Credit Benefit Your Business?

Businesses in economically distressed communities often have difficulty obtaining capital for expansion, equipment, facilities, and other investments. The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) encourages private investment in these underserved areas by offering federal income tax credits to qualifying investors. Continue reading.

Making Smarter Capital Investment Decisions

Whether you’re buying equipment, automating processes, launching a new product line, or expanding your facilities, capital investment decisions shouldn’t be based on intuition alone. Your management team may identify several promising growth opportunities. Which ones can your business realistically support today with available cash flow, financing and staffing — and which ones can wait? Continue reading.

How Can Barcodes Improve Asset Management?

From laptops and tablets to power tools and safety equipment, misplaced or mismanaged assets can quietly drain profits and disrupt operations. By tracking equipment and other assets with barcodes, your business can connect its physical property to its financial records. Continue reading..

Tax Essentials for Sole Proprietors

Many small businesses start out as sole proprietorships. This structure is simple and inexpensive to establish and maintain — and it gives the owner direct access to profits without having to take formal distributions. But it also makes your taxes more complicated than when you were a W-2 employee. Here are some federal tax issues to consider if your business operates as a sole proprietorship. Continue reading.

When An Employee's Form W-4 Raises Red Flags

Your employees use Form W-4, “Employee’s Withholding Certificate,” to tell you how much federal income tax to withhold from their pay. Most forms are routine, but an altered certificate, unusual accompanying statement, or IRS lock-in letter may require special handling. Knowing how to respond can help your business meet its withholding obligations without becoming involved in an employee’s personal tax dispute. Continue reading.

What's New at Machen McChesney?

Sponsorships, new hires, announcements
Continue reading.

We hope you found value in The Value Report you've received this month. We look forward to finding even more ways to Return Value to you in the future.

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Machen McChesney