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Watch Out for Tip Creep in Your Oklahoma City Business
I’m sure you’ve noticed the rising pressure to tip in recent years. You go to pay for your drip coffee, the barista flips over the kiosk, and you’re confronted with the request to tip.And also wondering… Am I obligated to tip you to pour a cup of drip?Of course, no...
Check Payment Alternatives to Consider Now, Oklahoma City Friend
Remember when music went digital? No more massive stacks of CDs or worries over scratched discs. You could exchange all of that for your first-generation iPod that fit in your pocket.But if you’re old enough to remember that, you also remember a less-than-legal shared...
Could Tax Refunds Be Waiting for You, Oklahoma City Taxpayers?
Well, let’s start with some good news on the economic front. After the latest earnings reports, it looks like the GDP is doing better than analysts thought thanks to consumer spending and an aggressive investment attitude by businesses this year. Recession fears...
Estimated Tax Payments: A Reminder for Oklahoma City Business Owners
Unless you're a tax pro like me (who lives and breathes this stuff), you want to think about taxes as little as possible. Especially post-tax deadlines. Out of sight, out of mind until next year, right? Not really.If you're a local Oklahoma City business...
Robin Harris on Insurance Planning for Life’s Big Changes
Looks like another (and most likely final) fed interest rate hike is expected this week. Curbing inflation never seemed so expensive, am I right?Because your dollar just doesn’t seem to go as far as it used to, being more focused on tracking your money is more...
A Restarting Student Loan Debt Repayment Guide for Oklahoma City Borrowers
Man, I love summer. Longer days, time outside in nature, burgers on the grill… scorching hot weather… Okay, so that last part not at all. And the heat continues to turn up across the US and parts of Europe (it was so hot they closed the Acropolis multiple...
How an Internal Audit Helps Your Oklahoma City Business with the IRS
I made it to the dentist the other day. They asked me if I had been flossing, as usual, and, as usual, I smiled and nodded. Right.Do you make it to the dentist twice a year? I mean, I know we’re all supposed to get our teeth cleaned and checked that often, but do...
Crypto Security Musts for Oklahoma City Investors
Remember watching Back to the Future II and thinking hoverboards were going to be the greatest futuristic invention? How about paying for things through an implant in your wrist like the 2012 Total Recall movie? (That’s an idea that might not be so futuristic...
When Your Oklahoma City Hobby Becomes a Side Business to the IRS
If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing fireworks going off pretty steadily in your Oklahoma City neighborhood over the past week, culminating in the typical grand fanfare around the holiday. Except in parts of the country where fire and smoke have been major hazards —...