Tax & Accounting Insights for Spokane Individuals & Businesses

Helpful tax, accounting, and financial insights for the questions and decisions Spokane individuals and business owners face every day.
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Buying Equipment Before Year-End? Placed-in-Service Rules

Introduction Buying equipment before year-end may help support a current-year tax deduction, but the purchase date alone usually is not enough. In most cases, the equipment must be “placed in service”—ready and available for its assigned business...

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A Spokane-area family reviewing a simple year-end checklist at a table

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Year-End Tax Moves for Individuals & Families

Year-End Tax Moves for Individuals & Families: Retirement, Charitable Giving & More The most useful year-end tax moves for individuals and families...

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A Spokane-area business owner reviewing financial statements

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2026 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist for Businesses

Year-end tax planning is about checking eligibility, timing, business use, and records—not simply buying something before December 31. This 2026...

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Don’t Wait for Spring: Why Contractors Should Start Tax Planning Now

For many contractors, tax planning is most useful before the year ends—not when tax-return season arrives. Starting early gives Spokane-area...

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business owner reviewing financial documents

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Fall Tax Planning Checklist for Small Businesses

Why Plan in the Fall? Fall is a useful time for small business owners to look beyond day-to-day bookkeeping and check how the year is shaping up. A...

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Tax Planning vs. Tax Preparation: Key Differences

Introduction Many taxpayers use the terms tax planning and tax preparation interchangeably, but they are different services with different purposes....

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Why October Is the Right Time for Individuals to Start Tax Planning

Introduction As October 15 approaches, many taxpayers who requested an extension are gathering final documents and preparing to file. That deadline...

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Audit vs. Review vs. Compilation: Which Does Your Business Need?

Introduction Businesses and nonprofit organizations may need different levels of financial statement services depending on their circumstances. A...

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7 Common Payroll Mistakes Small Business Owners Should Avoid

Payroll is about much more than calculating paychecks. Small business owners also need to manage employee information, tax withholding, payroll...

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Understanding a Profit and Loss Statement for Small Businesses

For a small business owner, knowing whether money is coming in is not enough. Understanding where revenue is coming from, where money is being spent,...

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