Mid-Year Check-In: Why July Is the Best Time to Review Your Numbers (And How Much You Should Actually Be Setting Aside for Taxes in 2026)
Mid-Year Check-In 2026 Six months into 2026, most small business owners have a decent read on how the year is going. Revenue is either ahead of plan or behind it....
The 5 Numbers Every Small Business Owner Should Review Every Single Month
You made it to the final post in the series — and this one ties everything together. Over the past four posts, we've covered how to predict your slow months...
Summer Child Care Costs in 2026: Understanding the Child and Dependent Care Credit and What Actually Qualifies
Your 2026 guide to the Child and Dependent Care Credit The summer childcare tax credit 2026 is worth more to working parents than it has been in nearly four decades,...
From Contractor to Employee: The Real Cost of Hiring Your First W-2 Worker
You've reached the moment every growing small business eventually hits: you need help. Maybe you're turning down work because you can't handle the volume alone. Maybe you're spending so much...
10 Common Tax Mistakes Business Owners Make in 2026 (and How to Avoid Them)
The most common tax mistakes business owners make are rarely dramatic, but they are costly. Most small business owners did not start a company because they love tax law. They...
The Home Office Deduction Demystified: What You Can Actually Claim (and What Gets You Audited)
If you run your business from home — even part of the time — you may be sitting on a deduction you've never claimed. The home office deduction is one...
How to Keep Your Financial Accounts Secure in 2026: Multi-Factor Authentication, Passkeys, and the IRS IP PIN
A practical, plain-English guide from the team at Pantana CPA in Acworth, Georgia, for taxpayers and business owners who want their money and their tax records to stay theirs -...
The 15-Minute Weekly Bookkeeping Habit That Saves Small Businesses Thousands at Tax Time
Here's a question we ask every new client at Pantana CPA: "How often do you look at your books?" The most common answer? "Honestly… mostly around tax time." We get...
What Is the GOAL Scholarship Program and Should You Apply?
How the American GOAL Scholarship Program Gives Georgia Taxpayers a Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Tax Credit Up to $1,700 When a small mailer arrives in the mail from the Georgia GOAL Scholarship...
Augusta Rule Tax Strategy:
Yes, You Really Can Rent Your Home to Your Own Corporation Tax-Free. Here Are the Eight Questions Every Business Owner Asks Us. Every few months a client sits across from...
