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6 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for 2023

6 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for 2023

As the year wraps up, it’s time to start making that list and checking it twice. No, it’s not your holiday gift list. It’s your year-end tax planning to-dos.  Taking some time to get yourself sorted could mean thousands of dollars of savings between your startup’s...

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Passing the Four-Part R&D Tax Credit Test

Passing the Four-Part R&D Tax Credit Test

Who wouldn’t want to cut their tax bill by as much as $500,000?  It’s no surprise, then, that a lot of companies — especially startups trying to extend their runway as much as possible — explore the R&D tax credit. Technically called the Credit for Increasing...

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Budgeting for 2024 for Your Tech Company

Budgeting for 2024 for Your Tech Company

Think back to the earliest days of your startup. What started off as nothing more than an idea bloomed into a company. How did that happen? To a large extent, you can probably chalk it up to careful planning followed by diligent execution. With the new year about to...

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Three Ways Game Developers Can Claim R&D Tax Credits

Three Ways Game Developers Can Claim R&D Tax Credits

Developing a game isn’t cheap. Even if you have a team of 3D modeling pros with lots of programming experience and heaps of creativity, the hours you’ll all dump into building your game are hours people expect to be paid. And even if your internal team can handle the...

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Don’t Let New York’s Franchise Tax Sneak Up On You

Don’t Let New York’s Franchise Tax Sneak Up On You

When you think about taxes, you probably directly associate the money that goes out to tax authorities with the money that’s come in. Take sales tax as an example. The more you sell, the more you’re going to pay. Income tax isn’t so different: the more you earn, the...

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Job Titles That Help Your Business Claim R&D Tax Credits

Job Titles That Help Your Business Claim R&D Tax Credits

As a startup, you’re probably looking for every money-saving opportunity you can find. That’s particularly true when it comes to your taxes.  Even if you’re operating at a loss and don’t have a tax liability yet, tax credits matter. The U.S. Code allows you to carry...

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Budgeting for 2024 for Your Tech Company

Budgeting for 2024 for Your Tech Company

Think back to the earliest days of your startup. What started off as nothing more than an idea bloomed into a company. How did that happen? To a large extent, you can probably chalk it up to careful planning followed by diligent execution. With the new year about to...

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What are SAFE Agreements?

What are SAFE Agreements?

A relatively new tool has come into founders’ hands: simple agreements for future equity, or SAFEs. But are they, as the name suggests, simple? Not necessarily.  They’re still worth wrapping your head around, though, because SAFEs could give you a way to get the...

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What are Convertible Notes?

What are Convertible Notes?

Finding investors for your early-stage startup can feel particularly challenging. When you’re working with what might amount to little more than a good idea and a basic product, it’s hard to quantify. And yet, so much of startup financing hinges on getting a valuation...

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2023 Chart of Accounts for Tech Founders

2023 Chart of Accounts for Tech Founders

When compared to traditional small businesses, early-stage technology startups have nuances that they need to consider when putting together their financial statements and chart of accounts. Often, I find that entrepreneurs have used a financial model to assist them...

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What is a Fractional CFO?

What is a Fractional CFO?

A lot of pieces make up a successful startup: a great idea, an innovative team, willing investors — the list goes on. But at the end of the day, there’s one key component that can make or break everything else: your finances.  The way your organization manages its...

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What is a 409A Valuation?

What is a 409A Valuation?

Once your startup goes public, any and everyone can see what you’re worth. But when you’re private, you still want to have a way to know where you’re valued. Fortunately, you don’t have to fly blindly here. You can get a 409A valuation.  This valuation, which you...

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Tech Day- Founders Summit 2022

Tech Day- Founders Summit 2022

SHAY CPA P.C. sponsored TechDay HQ's 2022 Founder's Summit event in NYC. TechDay HQ's Founder's Summit is a highly focused conference designed exclusively for startup founders and their c-suite executives. The conference featured educational sessions presented by...

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2022 ShayCPA Quickbooks ProAdvisor Update

2022 ShayCPA Quickbooks ProAdvisor Update

When it comes to picking an accounting system for your technology company, Quickbooks is a great place to start.  ShayCPA’s team is Quickbooks Online Advanced Certified. What does that mean? Advanced Certification for the Quickbooks Online System requires our team to...

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Meet Our Staff: Megan Mahlstadt

Meet Our Staff: Megan Mahlstadt

In case you missed it, we’ve been using our blog page to introduce you to our ShayCPA team members. As we continue growing, it gives us an excellent opportunity to make sure you know the people who might be answering your email or phone call. Plus, it’s a chance to...

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Meet Our Staff: Elias Bardis

Meet Our Staff: Elias Bardis

As our ShayCPA team grows, we've had the opportunity to bring some fantastic talent onboard. Elias is no exception. We'd like to give you the chance to get to know him a little better in our latest edition of the Meet Our Staff feature.  Elias joined us at the very...

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Meet Our Staff: Grace Tsou

Meet Our Staff: Grace Tsou

Lots of kids dread going to math class — but Grace has always been different. She’s had what she calls an “amicable relationship” with numbers since her youth. That made her a perfect fit for a career in accounting.  As our longest-tenured staff accountant here at...

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Revenue Recognition for SaaS Companies

Revenue Recognition for SaaS Companies

Founders, as you embark on your journey of starting your SaaS-based business, one thing that will come up time and time again will be the concept of “revenue recognition.” That, of course, begs the question: what is revenue recognition?  In short, it’s the process of...

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What is Financial Due Diligence?

What is Financial Due Diligence?

When you’re trying to get people excited about your idea, it’s tempting to want to gild the lily. But startup founders should never put themselves in a position where they’ve overpromised only to underdeliver. It can — and almost always will — catch up to you because...

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What is a 409A Valuation?

What is a 409A Valuation?

Once your startup goes public, any and everyone can see what you’re worth. But when you’re private, you still want to have a way to know where you’re valued. Fortunately, you don’t have to fly blindly here. You can get a 409A valuation.  This valuation, which you...

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What to know about the SVB Shutdown

What to know about the SVB Shutdown

Latest FDIC update: Sunday, March 12th: Depositors will have access to all their SVB stored funds starting Monday, March 13.   Recent FDIC Press release: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23017.html FDIC FAQ page:...

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6 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for 2023

6 Year-End Tax Planning Tips for 2023

As the year wraps up, it’s time to start making that list and checking it twice. No, it’s not your holiday gift list. It’s your year-end tax planning to-dos.  Taking some time to get yourself sorted could mean thousands of dollars of savings between your startup’s...

read more
Passing the Four-Part R&D Tax Credit Test

Passing the Four-Part R&D Tax Credit Test

Who wouldn’t want to cut their tax bill by as much as $500,000?  It’s no surprise, then, that a lot of companies — especially startups trying to extend their runway as much as possible — explore the R&D tax credit. Technically called the Credit for Increasing...

read more
Three Ways Game Developers Can Claim R&D Tax Credits

Three Ways Game Developers Can Claim R&D Tax Credits

Developing a game isn’t cheap. Even if you have a team of 3D modeling pros with lots of programming experience and heaps of creativity, the hours you’ll all dump into building your game are hours people expect to be paid. And even if your internal team can handle the...

read more
Don’t Let New York’s Franchise Tax Sneak Up On You

Don’t Let New York’s Franchise Tax Sneak Up On You

When you think about taxes, you probably directly associate the money that goes out to tax authorities with the money that’s come in. Take sales tax as an example. The more you sell, the more you’re going to pay. Income tax isn’t so different: the more you earn, the...

read more
Job Titles That Help Your Business Claim R&D Tax Credits

Job Titles That Help Your Business Claim R&D Tax Credits

As a startup, you’re probably looking for every money-saving opportunity you can find. That’s particularly true when it comes to your taxes.  Even if you’re operating at a loss and don’t have a tax liability yet, tax credits matter. The U.S. Code allows you to carry...

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How to Claim R&D Credits During Clinical Trials

How to Claim R&D Credits During Clinical Trials

Because our team here at ShayCPA specializes in providing accounting services to tech companies, we spend a lot of time working with Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code. IRC § 41 is what makes it possible to claim a tax credit for research and development,...

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