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Placing Growth at the Center of Your Business

Owning and operating a restaurant can have significant perks, with a side of complexities. Mainly, understanding and forecasting taxes for restaurants, which can cause headaches among other responsibilities. Proactive tax planning is a must and should be completed prior to 12/31 of the calendar year to identify opportunities. Tax rules often change; best practice recommends business owners should understand the rules as stated currently, while being aware of potential future changes.

Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Restaurants

Owning and operating a restaurant can have significant perks, with a side of complexities. Mainly, understanding and forecasting taxes for restaurants, which can cause headaches among other responsibilities. Proactive tax planning is a must and should be completed prior to 12/31 of the calendar year to identify opportunities. Tax rules often change; best practice recommends business owners should understand the rules as stated currently, while being aware of potential future changes.

Understanding Tipped Overtime Calculations

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most restaurant employees are classified as non-exempt and entitled to overtime pay of 1 and ½ times their regular rate of pay. Calculating overtime pay can be challenging, especially for tipped employees.

Charitable Donation of Closely Held Business Interests

By Jason Bogniard, MBA, ASA, CVA, EA | Robert Jackson, CPA, MT | Andrew Adolph There can be significant income tax advantages to donating privately held stock or units to your favorite qualified charity, rather than charitable gifts of cash. A business owner with an interest in a non-publicly traded C- or S-Corporation, Limited Liability …

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Apple Growth Partners’ Jason Bogniard Joins AAML Foundation, First in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio – (October 11, 2022) – Jason Bogniard, ASA, CVA, EA, MBA, has joined the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Foundation Forensic and Business Valuation Division. With fewer than 40 members in the country, Bogniard is the first business valuation professional joining from the state of Ohio.  Bogniard is a principal in …

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