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First of all, congratulations on making it through 2022. Pat on the back for sticking with it through the very real ups and the challenging lows. Many of our Northeast States clients went through the wringer … others had their best year yet.From a personal standpoint,...

I don’t know about you, but after the holidays (and I hope yours were filled with good things and happy times with loved ones), I’m always a bit tapped out on the spending. But in true governmental fashion, Uncle Sam is piling it on. Seems like Congress missed...

The 2022 clock is almost at midnight.An end to a still somewhat crazy year — “the crazy” seems like our new normal, post-2020, am I right? There were a lot of challenges this year and they were … exhausting. Keeping up with the changes and adjusting to the economic...

Ready for some yuletide cheer? No, I’m not just talking about my big tips for entrepreneurs. Inflation might have hit its peak this year. So say the “experts.” That particular category of people hasn’t exactly covered itself with glory of late … so, we’ll see how...

Let me start out by once again reminding you that we are nearing year-end (as if you really needed my reminder). And while Northeast States business owners like you are wrapping up things in 2022, you’re also at that optimal time to be thinking about what lies ahead...

Maybe I'm writing this today because the end-of-year crunch and getting tasks done is on our minds here at Team Masterpiece Accounting Services.Really, we only have a little more than a month left before 2022 is in the rearview. And my business brain wants it all. to....

This week is an opportunity. To comfort ourselves away from the noise of our clamoring-for-attention society with good food and (mostly?) good company ... for sure. But also, to pause. There's not many opportunities for that as a Northeast States business owner...

When I think about the holiday season, I think "calm before the storm." That's because in my profession, once mid-December hits, we're scrambling to handle EOY matters. My profession is pretty “calendar-driven.” For "normal" Northeast States business owners, this...

Holiday creep. It’s real. Here we are in early November, and it feels like Christmas decorations and other holiday chicanery have already been upon us. Northeast States retailers are buckling in for what looks to be a rough shopping season, given current economic...