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5 min | Apr 30, 2025

When to Bring in a CFO: Why Fractional Makes Strategic (and Financial) Sense

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9 min | Apr 25, 2025

Streamlining Your Proposal Process with Ignition: A Game Changer for Dark Horse CPAs

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8 min | Apr 9, 2025

From Payroll Pressure to Financial Clarity: The 13-Week Forecast Advantage

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5 min | Apr 4, 2025

How Outsourced Accounting & Advisory Can Help Identify and Eliminate Hidden Costs and Assist in Reducing Risks

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6 min | Mar 27, 2025

Filing for a Tax Extension: Pros, Cons, and What You Need to Know

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9 min | Mar 5, 2025

Finding Balance in Busy Season: Technology, Planning, and Humanity

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7 min | Feb 28, 2025

Beyond the 1099 Rush: Building Better Processes

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7 min | Feb 25, 2025

Tax Season: A Time of Stress, Frustration but also...Hidden Opportunities

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5 min | Feb 19, 2025

Why You Should Lock the Period in QuickBooks at Year-End

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5 min | Feb 13, 2025

Tax Planning: Beyond the Ordinary Return Preparation

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4 min | Jan 24, 2025

Choosing Your Next Accounting Firm: 6 Key Factors for Success

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8 min | Jan 22, 2025

The Importance of Accurate Bookkeeping for Small Businesses

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5 min | Jan 16, 2025

Tax & Accounting Essentials for Starting Your Business

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4 min | Jan 14, 2025

Why It's So Hard to Find a Good Accountant and Who is Taking on New Clients?

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6 min | Dec 30, 2024

The Sudden Shutdown of Bench Accounting: What It Tells Us About the Future of Accounting

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5 min | Dec 9, 2024

Understanding the Confusion: FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements and the Recent Court Case

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5 min | Oct 24, 2024

Understanding Reasonable Compensation for S-Corps: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know

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6 min | Oct 17, 2024

The S Corporation: A Smart Move for Sole Proprietors and Single-Member LLCs

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6 min | Oct 11, 2024

Maximizing Tax Savings for Performers: S-Corp vs Sole proprietorship in NYC

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10 min | Sep 12, 2024

DEA Hearing on Marijuana Rescheduling

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10 min | Sep 9, 2024

Hardware Lessons, Software Solutions: Automation in Accounting

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5 min | Aug 8, 2024

Understanding When You Might Need a Business Valuation

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6 min | May 27, 2024

Understanding the New DOL Overtime Rules: What Your Company Needs to Know

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3 min | Mar 24, 2024

Darkhorse CPA Partners with Gusto to Double The Firms Revenue

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5 min | Mar 22, 2024

The CPA Shortage in Nashville, TN: Examining Its Extensive Effects

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10 min | Feb 7, 2024

Incentive Stock Options vs. Non-Qualified Stock Options

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5 min | Feb 6, 2024

Navigating the W-4 Form

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4 min | Jan 30, 2024

Tax Filing Season Has Begun BUT Should You Wait to File This Year?

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3 min | Aug 1, 2023

Dark Horse is SOC 2 Compliant

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3 min | May 21, 2022

AB 150 – California’s Passthrough Entity Elective Tax (SALT Cap Workaround)

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6 min | May 19, 2022

PPP Loan Forgiveness Application

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5 min | Mar 22, 2022

Retirement Contribution Madness!

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7 min | Mar 19, 2022

This Is What Great Bookkeeping Looks Like

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4 min | Mar 19, 2022

Bookkeeping AND Tax Services Should Be Done By Your CPA

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7 min | Mar 19, 2022

This is What Great Tax Planning Looks Like

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7 min | Mar 18, 2022

This Is What Great Fractional CFO Services Look Like (And When Your Business Needs Them)

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6 min | Jan 18, 2022

The California Exodus - How to Effectively Disconnect from California for Taxation Purposes

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5 min | Dec 6, 2021

The Advance Child Tax Credit: What It Is, How We Got Here, and the Tax Impact

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5 min | Dec 6, 2021

The Advance Child Tax Credit: What It Is, How We Got Here, and the Tax Impact

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5 min | Dec 2, 2021

Stimulus and Taxes: What You Need To Know About Your 3rd Payment

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4 min | Nov 21, 2021

New Stimulus Deal Agreement Reached!

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9 min | Dec 22, 2020

Business Tax Planning Strategies for 2020

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10 min | Dec 21, 2020

Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals in 2020

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3 min | Dec 9, 2020

California Relief Programs for Businesses

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4 min | Dec 2, 2020

California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit

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3 min | Nov 18, 2020

State and Local Taxes Deduction Workaround

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3 min | Oct 29, 2020

California Taxes in Focus: AB 85

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4 min | Oct 27, 2020

California Taxes in Focus: Proposition 15

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3 min | Oct 26, 2020

California Taxes in Focus: AB1253

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3 min | Oct 12, 2020

California Income Taxes will increase with Assembly Bill 1253 for those who have adjusted gross income above $1 million starting in 2020.

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3 min | Oct 8, 2020

PPP Loan Ownership Changes: What Now?

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3 min | Sep 25, 2020

Biden Tax Policy: What You Need to Know

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3 min | Sep 18, 2020

Proposed Natural Disaster Tax Relief Bill

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3 min | Sep 4, 2020

What is the status of the weekly $300 unemployment?!

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3 min | Aug 31, 2020

IRS Issues Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral

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4 min | Aug 28, 2020

Casualty Loss Deduction for Natural Disasters

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2 min | Aug 27, 2020

What’s in the new GOP “skinny” stimulus bill?

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3 min | Aug 13, 2020

Payroll Tax Deferral Under Trump's Executive Order

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5 min | Jul 28, 2020

HEALS Act: What's Inside New Stimulus Package?

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3 min | Jun 30, 2020

Affordable Care Act Taxes: Protective Refund Claim

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4 min | Jun 9, 2020

Main Street Lending Program: Worth a 2nd Look!

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4 min | Jun 4, 2020

Congress Makes Favorable Changes to PPP Loans

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3 min | May 28, 2020

SBA Releases Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness

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7 min | May 22, 2020

Avoid PPP Loan Forgiveness Pitfalls

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6 min | May 13, 2020

More Stimulus Coming Soon

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4 min | Dec 24, 2019

Year-End Tax Planning Guide (Part 2)

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4 min | Dec 24, 2019

Year-End Tax Planning Guide (Part 2)

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4 min | Dec 12, 2019

Year-End Tax Planning Guide (Part 1)

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2 min | Dec 4, 2019

Introducing the Dark Horse Charitable Fund

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4 min | Nov 27, 2019

The Thanksgiving Spirit

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2 min | Nov 25, 2019

How to Stay Informed of Tax Law Changes that Affect YOU

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5 min | Oct 9, 2019

Calculating the Qualified Business Income Deduction for Your Business

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5 min | Sep 24, 2019

Becoming a Dark Horse CPA

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6 min | Sep 17, 2019

Maximizing the 20% Pass-Through Deduction for Specified Service Trade or Businesses

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4 min | Sep 9, 2019

Reasonable Compensation for S Corporations– WHAT and WHY

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5 min | Aug 27, 2019

Employ Your Kid AND Save for Their Future

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3 min | Aug 13, 2019

UPDATE: New IRS Form W-4

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3 min | Jul 15, 2019

New IRS Form W-4: What You Need to Know

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3 min | Jun 30, 2019

No Work-Around to SALT Cap, Says IRS

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3 min | Jun 21, 2019

Tax Extender Package - Let's Get This Passed Already!

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2 min | Sep 7, 2018

IRS Phone Scam: How to know for sure

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4 min | Aug 17, 2018

Can You Deduct 20% of Your Pass-Through Income in 2018?

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2 min | Aug 1, 2018

Potential Changes to Capital Gains Taxation

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2 min | Jul 14, 2018

IRS Tax Debt Could Halt Your Travel Plans

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3 min | Jun 29, 2018

New Tax Code: Not As Simple As Advertised

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5 min | Feb 16, 2018

Tax Changes for C Corporations

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2 min | Feb 9, 2018

Weird Tax Changes You Need to Know About

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3 min | Feb 2, 2018

Tax Changes for Homeowners in 2018

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3 min | Dec 30, 2017

Pass-Through Income: What is it and what’s changing?

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4 min | Dec 22, 2017

What to do before year-end!

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4 min | Dec 2, 2017

Trump Tax Plan for Homeowners

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