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3 Debt Elimination Steps for Your Sacramento Small Business
Lots going on this week. Namely…The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15th. For any of our Northern California business clients who haven’t yet reached out to us, we can still take you on by filing an extension on your behalf and then managing the filing after....
A New Retirement Plan for Sacramento Small Business Owners
Well, the U.S. government has decided it can go on spending money – 1.2 trillion dollars to be exact. That means the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security are funded, through next September anyway. So the shutdown...
Manage Remote Workers Through I-9 Requirements: A How-To for Sacramento Businesses
Double-checking is a motto we live by here at Ornelas & Ornelas. It’s just good sense when you’re dealing with complicated tax code and people’s returns. No one situation is quite the same with our clients. And you can be sure we’re giving your tax filing a...
Why Retain Sacramento Business Advisors Year-Round
Well, since we’re in full deja vu mode right now with the presidential election bid and this year’s Super Bowl outcome… let’s talk about the Employee Retention Credit… again.Because this week is the deadline for withdrawing ineligible claims — March 22. That’s...
Zero-Based Budgeting in Your Sacramento Small Business
No business management technique is sacred anymore. And rightly so.In my world, there’s been a trend in recent years with businesses moving away from traditional, fixed budgets towards more flexible approaches. I think that could be said for most tasks within business...
Making Your Sacramento Business and Tech Work Together
When I see relevant stats that my Northern California business owner friends should know about, I’m going to share them with you. (You already know I’m a numbers person, after all.)But first, a quick note about the business filing deadline.Namely, that it’s a week and...
The Nuances of Sales Tax Holidays For Sacramento Business Owners
Firstly — a quick reminder for those of you working under a corporate status: we gotta file those returns for you by March 15th — so help us help you. Send us anything we've been asking for ... today? :)Second — there are less than 30 days before the ERC withdrawal...
Compensation Is Just the Start, Sacramento Business Owners
We’re just over a month away from the MLB playoffs, and this year (like every year) has had its share of sketchy calls that fans and players have been unhappy about. While not everyone’s favorite summer pastime (the sports season that never ends still has more...
Facing the AI in Business Trend in Your Sacramento Business
Since the release of ChatGPT in November of last year, headlines about AI in business have been incessant. One of the biggest controversies is whether or not AI is a threat to the job market. Lots of differing opinions on this one, and time will soon reveal...
Ornelas & Ornelas’s 4 Straightforward Questions to Uncover Your Business Why
I suppose there’s never been an easy time to be in business. It’s tempting to look at the current economic situation and cite all the things working against business owners right now. And Google helps with that... My internet search this morning lent me the...
Business Cash Advance: A Loan Alternative for Sacramento Businesses
This year has been a less-than-fun rollercoaster in the world of finance.Well, good news on that front — no more recession bogeyman lurking under the bed, at least that’s what the Fed declared as they raised rates again last week. Doesn’t mean more interest rate...
Why Sacramento Married Owners Might Choose the QJV Route
Remember three years ago when you depended on Zoom for work meetings and virtual schooling for your kids? While you’re probably really grateful the second one isn’t a reality anymore, the first one still had its appeal (unless something like this...