BUSINESS COUNSELING


BUSINESS COUNSELING

The cornerstone of every successful business is effective management. Larger businesses create management teams internally. Small and medium sized businesses in many cases do not have the resources to employ a full time management team. Black & Associates offers comprehensive general and specialized business legal and consulting services. Our services are cost effective because we are available when and if you need us. Our staff is includes Attorneys and MBA's with extensive experience counseling and operating businesses.

As your partner in Management, Black & Associates can assist you with:

Business Planning
Business Formation
spaceChoice of Entity
Capitalization - Financing
Organization and Operation
Structuring relationships among owners and management
Structuring relationships among employers and employees
Legal Compliance
Doing Business in multiple states
Documenting commercial and real estate transactions
Taxation
Human Resources & Benefits
Drafting and Reviewing Contracts
Annual Meetings
Expansion
Financial Difficulties
Changes in Ownership
spaceAdmitting new members, shareholders, partners into the spaceorganization
spaceTransfer if interest due to death, retirement or disability
spacePlanning the Sale of a Business
spaceFinding a buyer
spaceBuying and Selling business assets or entities
Winding Up and Dissolution
Estate Planning for the Business Owner


To help you determine if Black & Associates, P.C. can help your particular business with recordkeeping/accounting services, payroll services, tax services and/or business counseling, please answer the questions below. The results may surprise you!

1.) Can you prepare an Income Statement and Balance Sheet easily when needed?....YES..........NO

2.) Do you have the time to reconcile your bank statement within a few days of receiving it?.....YES..........NO

3.) Are you overwhelmed by payroll paperwork and reports?.....YES..........NO

4.) Does your accountant or tax preparer keep you up-to-date with tax law changes?.....YES..........NO

5.) Has anyone shown you a way to reduce your taxes recently or helped you with tax planning?.....YES..........NO

6.) Are you sure you will be getting all the deductions available on your tax return (especially with regard to the recent IRS tax changes)?.....YES..........NO

7.) Are you sure you have paid the LOWEST tax possible in the past three years?.....YES..........NO

8.) Would your business benefit from a business plan, cash flow analysis or break-even analysis?.....YES..........NO

9.) Does your accountant or tax preparer return your calls promptly, make you feel comfortable and give clear answers to your questions?.....YES..........NO

10.) Does your accountant or tax preparer offer to teach you routine financial tasks to reduce your expenses?.....YES..........NO

11.) Do you understand the different tax implications, filing responsibilities and issues between structuring your business as a sole proprietor, partnership or corporation (either AS or AC)?.....YES..........NO

12.) Are you effectively preparing for your future retirement, no matter how far in the future that might be?.....YES..........NO


You should have been able to answer all the questions with a YES. If there were too many NO's, you are probably not getting all the support you need for making your business as profitable as possible.

Please contact us for a no-obligation appointment to discuss your business and what we have to offer you!



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