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What To Do If Your Startup Gets Audited

What To Do If Your Startup Gets Audited

Getting an audit notice from a tax authority is enough to stop most founders in their tracks. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve done anything wrong, though.  While things like high deductions can definitely trigger an audit, it’s also possible to get chosen at...

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Shay CPA’s 3rd Annual Company NYC Retreat Recap

Shay CPA’s 3rd Annual Company NYC Retreat Recap

This year, Shay CPA hosted its third annual company retreat in the heart of New York City, an event packed with learning, connection, and celebration. From engaging presentations to immersive team-building workshops and a fun-filled final day, the retreat offered our...

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Changing Your Fiscal Year for Your Tech Company

Changing Your Fiscal Year for Your Tech Company

The IRS wants to see your books in twelve-month batches. That doesn’t mean you have to file your tax return based on the calendar year, though. If a January 1 start and a December 31 close doesn’t make sense for your business, you have the option to change to a fiscal...

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How Gen-Z Is Changing the Startup Culture

How Gen-Z Is Changing the Startup Culture

As a CPA firm, we get a unique look into a lot of businesses. We get to see behind the curtain and analyze the inner workings. As we offer accounting services to a wide variety of startups, we start to see trends and commonalities emerge. That’s been especially...

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How Should Your Tech Company Respond to Inflation

How Should Your Tech Company Respond to Inflation

By: Kacie Goff In the 70s and 80s, when inflation was closer to a fairly staggering 10% here in the U.S., tech companies were relatively rare. It’s no surprise. The Great Inflation didn’t create an ideal space for innovation, certainly. Businesses had a tough road to...

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Does Your Startup Need a Technical Founder?

Does Your Startup Need a Technical Founder?

When you’re building a startup, you know that the people you gather around you matter more than almost anything else. If you’re launching a tech company and you don’t have a programming background yourself, that becomes particularly important. That’s why a lot of...

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4 Tips to Help Tech Companies Handle Headhunting

4 Tips to Help Tech Companies Handle Headhunting

In an ideal world, the team you build at your tech startup should be lean and mean. Finding top talent means you get people on staff who can accomplish more with less guidance in less time. And that enables you to outdo your competition and grow faster. At the end of...

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5 Things to Look for in a CPA for Your Startup

5 Things to Look for in a CPA for Your Startup

As a tech startup founder, you’re keenly aware that your finances can make or break everything. That can make finding a CPA feel particularly stressful. Honestly, it’s a good area in which to exercise some care. Putting in the time and effort to find a CPA who’s a...

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Tax Deductions for Startups

Tax Deductions for Startups

By Kacie Goff As you work to scale your startup, the old adage rings true: cash is king. The more cash you can have on hand, the easier it is to build your best product and launch into new opportunities. And tax deductions give you an excellent way to maximize your...

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Tech Company Tax Tips – by Akshay Shrimanker, CPA

Tech Company Tax Tips – by Akshay Shrimanker, CPA

Getting ready for tax season isn’t most people’s idea of fun. Here at ShayCPA, we think that’s most likely because it often comes with unexpected, unwelcome surprises. As a result, a lot of people feel tension at the mere mention of the word “taxes.” But it doesn’t...

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Delaware Annual Filing 2022

Delaware Annual Filing 2022

The Delaware Annual Filing is due on March 1st, just 3 weeks away. So make sure to be on the lookout for an email from your registered agent in Delaware. You can sometimes use their portal to file an entire annual report. You will need your file number, which you can...

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Meals and Entertainment Deduction

Meals and Entertainment Deduction

By: Kacie Goff When you’re launching a startup, the tax-deductibility of certain meals and entertainment can be particularly exciting. You need to eat, after all, so it seems like a pretty sweet deal that you might reap some tax benefits there. The trick, though, is...

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Remote Workers — and the Tax Implications

Remote Workers — and the Tax Implications

By: Kacie Goff In early 2020, remote work was trending upward, but it wasn’t looking to be the status quo anytime soon. Then, everything changed. Now, experts predict that by 2025, an estimated 70% of employees will work remotely at least a handful of days a month. ...

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