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The Value Report - Machen McChesney Business Advisory Insights

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 more efficiently run your organization.  


Table of Content

  1. Inflation Reduction Act Provisions of Interest to Small Businesses
  2. Year-End Tax Planning Ideas for Your Small Business
  3. Is Your Current Bad Debt Allowance Reasonable?
  4. Self-Employed? Build a Nest Egg With a Solo 401(K) Plan
  5. Separating Your Business From Its Real Estate
  6. State Income Tax Apportionment: How Much of Your Business's Income is Subject to State Tax?
  7. Are Your Risk-Management Practices Keeping Up With the Times
  8. Four Reasons to Align Your Supply Chain and Tax Strategies
  9. What's New at Machen McChesney

Inflation Reduction Act Provisions of Interest to Small Businesses

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden on August 16, contains many provisions related to climate, energy, and taxes. There has been a lot of media coverage about the law's impact on large corporations. For example, the IRA contains a new 15% alternative minimum tax on large, profitable corporations. And the law adds a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks of more than $1 million by publicly traded U.S. corporations. Continue reading.


Year-End Tax Planning Ideas for Your Small Business

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Now that Labor Day has passed, it’s a good time to think about making moves that may help lower your small business taxes for this year and next. The standard year-end approach of deferring income and accelerating deductions to minimize taxes will likely produce the best results for most businesses, as well as bunching deductible expenses into this year or next to maximize their tax value. Continue reading.


Is Your Current Bad Debt Allowance Reasonable?

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In today’s volatile market conditions, it’s important to review your accounts receivable ledger and consider writing off stale, uncollectible accounts. The methods that you’ve used in the past to evaluate bad debts may no longer make sense. Here’s how to keep your allowance up to date. Continue reading. 


Self-Employed? Build a Nest Egg With a Solo 401(K) Plan

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Do you own a successful small business with no employees and want to set up a retirement plan? Or do you want to upgrade from a SIMPLE IRA or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan? Consider a solo 401(k) if you have a healthy self-employment income and want to contribute substantial amounts to a retirement nest egg. Continue reading   


Separating Your Business From Its Real Estate

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Does your business need real estate to conduct operations? Or does it otherwise hold property and put the title in the name of the business? You may want to rethink this approach. Any short-term benefits may be outweighed by the tax, liability, and estate planning advantages of separating real estate ownership from the business. Continue reading


State Income Tax Apportionment: How Much of Your Business's Income is Subject to State Tax?

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Businesses operating across state lines must determine the amount of their income that is subject to tax in each state. Generally, this is done using what is known as “formulary apportionment.” Given that states regulate the apportionment methods they allow and are not required to use a uniform approach, the varying methods — especially the different ways states source and weight a taxpayer’s sales activities — may result in excessive taxation overall. Multi-state businesses should review the apportionment options and rules in the states and localities where they are taxable for potential opportunities to reduce their tax bill and to ensure they are reporting and paying the correct amount of tax. Continue reading. 


Are Your Risk-Management Practices Keeping Up With the Times

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Risks abound in today’s uncertain marketplace. Nearly two-thirds of senior finance leaders said that the volume and complexity of corporate risks have changed “mostly” or “extensively” in the past five years, according to a new report published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and North Carolina State University. Continue reading.


Four Reasons to Align Your Supply Chain and Tax Strategies

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Did you know that 45% of tax executives say they are not involved in supply chain planning?

That’s according to BDO’s 2022 Tax Outlook Survey, which found that business leaders do not always consult with their tax departments on decisions that can affect their companies’ total tax liability.

But do tax executives really need to be involved in supply chain planning? Continue reading.


What's New at Machen McChesney?

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Sponsorships, new hires, announcements
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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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