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When your company goes beyond “breaking even,” and starts to generate extra cash, it’s easy to start fantasizing about what you’ll do with your sudden windfall. Maybe you’ll pay...

The first step in effectively managing your organization is understanding how to handle yourself. For business owners, this task is daunting. We are constantly faced with...

At Cunningham and Associates, we know the importance of building an accountable management team. We are lucky enough to have worked with many companies, providing solutions to...

Many taxpayers do not realize they have a choice when it comes to how they report revenue and expenses on their annual tax filings.  Recent changes to the tax code allow more...

There is a big difference between tax planning and tax preparation. Many business taxpayers do not understand the engagement they have with their tax advisors. As a result, they...

Brand equity is the value that your brand brings to the company. It’s a measure of overall consumer perceptions and experiences with your brand. Strong brand equity means...

Real estate, both residential and commercial, can provide an owner, developer, or designer with many opportunities under current tax law. Here’s how to save money and protect...

Utilizing the C&A Way, Growth to Goal Model, methodical growth can launch your business from its current value, surpass a Predictable Value, and achieve your target...

The past few years have seen significant changes to the tax code. As a business owner, it’s now more important than ever to be aware of new opportunities. NOL carrybacks for 2020...

You’ve spent years growing your business. Now it’s time to close this chapter of your life and start a new one. Stepping away from the company you’ve nurtured for so long can be...

For those businesses that are either younger or less structured, you should look to predictable profits and cash flows as the first dimension of growth that needs to be...

Discerning what phase your business is in and what you need to focus on to grow it   Understand what Growth Means Let’s consider the word growth for a moment. What does that...

There are many creative ways that CPAs can reduce taxes for their clients. Learn about R&D Tax Credits, entity structure planning, and more.

This article will explain how entity restructuring a c-corp business can significantly impact your bottom line.

As a business owner, your efforts are focused on keeping your business viable and operational. As you near the point where you will want or need to sell your business, we at...

As we move through the phases of the C&A Way, Growth to Goal Model, there’s always one item that remains consistent no matter your goal. Each Growth to Goal Model participant...

As we turn the corner into 2021, Massachusetts small businesses are facing significant challenges. Many are hard at work adapting to higher competition in the market place and...

Now that the Thanksgiving turkey has digested, we must turn our attention to effective year-end tax planning.  This year’s uniqueness and uncertainty you experienced in your...

As a business owner, evaluating any investment in terms of the expected ROI is critical. For example, if you invest in a digital marketing presence, then you expect to see an...

An effectively-trained workforce will provide your business with a range of excellent benefits. However, are all employee training initiatives successful? Unfortunately, no. ...

Today’s business world is complex and fast-paced. A well-trained workforce can meet the demands of growing and complicated markets. As such, the value of employee training...

I wish my company could run itself. Then I could relax, take a vacation, and pursue other goals.  I would love to exit my business. But who would buy it, and what is it really...

No one likes to overpay on their taxes. Small and mid-sized businesses don’t have to. Take advantage of the Golden Age of Taxation and reduce your taxes with these top 10 business strategies.

The current tax code gives business owners tons of opportunities for saving money. R&D tax credits are one of the most lucrative of those opportunities and are all too often...