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Common Financial Planning Mistakes to Avoid in Birmingham
Being prepared for your financial future is a critical way to ensure you have stability and security in your life. It’s easy to feel lost in information and uncertain as to where you can get credible advice. At Sovereign CPA in Birmingham, we focus on how our clients can make educated decisions about their finances
Why You Should Prepare for Retirement in Your 20s and 30s
Time goes in a flash. This might sound cliche, but every parent tries to warn their young children how quickly time will pass. Young people, however, have a difficult time understanding this. Yet, given the difficult financial and social circumstances of recent years, it’s become more common for young people to start planning for retirement
5 Tax Tips Every Small Business Owner Should Know
In addition to the day-to-day hustle and operations, small business owners must contend with the convoluted web of IRS regulations and requirements to ensure compliance and good standing. Embedded within the web of IRS regulations are plenty of business credits and deductions that can benefit the small business owner, but they are not always clear-cut
Opening a Business in 2022: Tax Strategies & Tips For Rising Above the Challenges
From sole proprietorships and small businesses to mid-size companies and corporations, the history of entrepreneurship and a go-getter attitude has a long-running history in this country. And yet, at the heels of the pandemic, at the door of rising inflation, and in the midst of political upheaval across the globe, is it a good idea
The Unique History of Charitable Contributions: Here’s What You Didn’t Know About the Tax Law
America is unique. Our society is still heavily based on the free market, the free exchange of ideas, freedom of association and choice, and individual rights. We don’t just lead the world in innovation and social change; we are also a leader in charitable contributions and causes. There are 1.54 million charitable organizations in the
Rebuild Your Small Business with Better Tax Strategies: Strengthening Businesses Through Expert Accounting Services
To the naked eye, accounting might appear as nothing more than punching numbers and glorified data entry. Not quite. The profession goes far beyond listing credits and debts. It is an extension of the business language and therefore intimately connected to all things financial. So how can this language of numbers translate to real-world solutions
What Are The Top 3 Tax Compliance Issues for Small Businesses?
America runs on the work ethic, innovation, and persistence of business owners and leaders who propel ideas forward. Running a business is hard work, and tax season adds a lot of tension as businesses must ensure accuracy and compliance with the complicated tax rules. For smaller businesses, in particular, the tax code can place a
Why Life Planning Matters: Tips for Living Retirement to its Fullest With Proven Financial Strategies
Life planning incorporates more than just financial decisions. There has been no radical change in the concept of retirement for the last couple of decades. In essence, you work, save, accumulate wealth, and then retire. But while the general trajectory is the same, retirement planning today requires the consideration of changing economic landscapes, increasing life
Investment Time Horizons: A Look at One Key Factor to Sound Financial Planning
If you go deep enough into any industry, there is plenty of jargon and terms that intimidate someone not deep in the lingo. Finance is no different and one of the reasons people often recoil when talking about their finances is that they feel out of their element. The insufficiencies of our education system to
