Your credit score impacts everything from how much money you can borrow, to what interest rate you’ll pay, to whether or not your application for a home or apartment rental will be accepted. Without proactive steps, your credit score can easily fall into a range where it makes it hard to succeed financially.

If you feel like you’re working as hard as you can and you still aren’t saving money, it’s likely that a household budget will help. Household budgets force you to take a hard look at how much you’re bringing in each month and how much you’re spending.

For both private individuals and small business owners, the threat of financial scams is all too real. Every year, billions of dollars are lost to criminals who have perfected various scams. In many cases, once your money is gone, recovering it is almost impossible.

When choosing a CPA, you have many choices. Ideally, you want to find a CPA with whom you can establish a long-term relationship with.

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Just a reminder that 2021 Extensions & 2022 1st quarter estimates are due by 4-18-22

* if you have an s corporation or multi-member LLC, those were due last month, on 3-15-22)

* see also information below for Arts tax & reporting of Foreign Bank Accounts.

Before the pandemic, many workers often fantasized about what it would be like to work from their homes. When the pandemic struck, many of them got to find out. Thanks to employers shutting down offices, employees were suddenly working remotely from home.

When you take a close look at people who are successful in their careers and other areas of life, you may think they do not seem that much different from yourself, and you would be right. In fact, what makes some people more successful than others is a very thin line.

As a business owner who handles many aspects of your company's finances on a regular basis, you already have a reasonable idea as to just how much your business is worth. However, there may be times when you will need to know the worth of your business down to the last penny.

Under ordinary circumstances, you would spend several months closing down a business. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has made sure these are not ordinary times. As a result, circumstances may have dictated you close your business much faster than normal.

Just a heads up on this...

If you live in the Portland Metro area, there may be 1 or 2 new local taxes to pay & returns to file, if you have Oregon taxable income of $200,000 (married filing jointly), $125,000 (single), or more.