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Beware of Taxing Authority Spoof Emails
Yesterday, a client of mine received the above email and forwarded it to me. I am glad she did, because it is a fake. In recent years,...

Trey Whitt
Nov 13, 20212 min read


SBA Targeted EIDL Advance
Many of you are receiving emails from SBA like this one that are promoting targeted advance payments that do not need to be repaid. If...

Trey Whitt
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Dental Office and Personal Tax Planning for 2021 and Beyond
In a normal tax year, our tax planning strategy would be to minimize taxes now and worry about next year’s taxes, well, next year. 2021...

Trey Whitt
Oct 28, 20213 min read


IRS Service Issues Continue
Many of us taxpayers and tax practitioners began experiencing service issues with the IRS right about the time the pandemic hit in early...

Trey Whitt
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Paying for Building Back Better
I sat in on a webinar yesterday where Karen Miller, tax professor at The University of Alabama, provided insight on the latest on...

Trey Whitt
Sep 30, 20218 min read


HRSA Announces Phase 4 of Provider Relief Funds
HRSA will begin accepting applications for its latest round of Provider Relief Fund grants on September 30, 2021. Though it is unclear...

Trey Whitt
Sep 27, 20211 min read
What The Trump Organization legal woes can teach us about payments to employees
Last month, the New York City District Attorney’s office announced that it had indicted Allen Weisselberg, The Trump Organization’s CFO...

Trey Whitt
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Biden’s plan to eliminate the inheritance basis step-up is a big deal!
I am not sure you could call this “under the radar” because it has gotten plenty of attention, but Biden’s plan to eliminate the basis...

Trey Whitt
Jun 2, 20211 min read


Curious About the New Biden Tax Plan? I’ve Got You Covered.
A couple nights ago, President Biden addressed the nation and unveiled his American Families Plan. The key tax benefits are an increase...

Trey Whitt
Apr 30, 20212 min read


Are Automobiles Deductible? Maybe!
As a tax advisor, I field countless questions regarding what is a deductible business expense and what is not. While some expenses are...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20212 min read


Capture the Tax Benefits from Your Real Estate Quickly
Non-residential real property is deductible over 39-years, so by the time most doctors are in the financial position to consider...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20212 min read


Build Practice Value: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!
You can't have your cake and eat it too. You've heard that expression, right? Said another way, you have choices in life, and oftentimes,...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


The Tax Distinction Between Wealth and Earnings
Recently, I participated in a routine year-end tax planning conference with a client who had a very good income year. In expressing her...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Max Out the Benefits of the QBI Deduction
Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts of 2017, I have spent A LOT of time learning about and planning for the Qualified...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Choosing An Accountant
“Why should I choose you?” is a question I hear often from dentists who are contemplating a change. My typical response is that I am not...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Performance-Based Compensation Systems for Owners
When I was a partner in a larger accounting firm, our firm owners met with a consultant to discuss an overhaul of our owner compensation...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Effective Analysis of Your Practice Financials – Think Big, Then Small
A typical profit and loss statement may contain thirty or more different expenses categories, making it easy to get lost in the minutia...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20212 min read


The Basics of Balance Sheet Analysis
The most well-understood financial statement is the profit and loss statement. Over a stated period of time - typically, a month, a...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Financial Benchmarking
How Does Your Practice Stack Up? A helpful tool to check how you are doing financially is to compare your practice to your peers. The...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20212 min read


Forecasting Financial Performance: Achieve Financial Results by Creating Targets
When it comes to the numbers side of the business, most of my dentist clients have a very low pain threshold. I get it, you have plenty...

Trey Whitt
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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