‘Tis the season. As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, it’s time to undertake the annual chore of spring cleaning. This doesn’t just apply to your abode. Employing a spring cleaning mentality at your startup — especially when it comes to your books — can...
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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:...
Section 195: What Every Founder Should Know About Startup Expenses
Getting a business off the ground requires capital. As they say, you need to spend money to make money. But Section 195 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) brings some good news. Once you launch your startup, you may be able to recoup some of those costs in the form of...
Your Guide to 2022 R&D Tax Credits
As a startup founder, you’re trying to keep as much money inside your business as possible. If you’re not capitalizing on the federal research tax credit — commonly called the R&D tax credit — you could be missing out in a major way here. This credit lets you...
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...
MRR vs. ARR: What’s The Difference and Why Does It Matter?
Since most startups operate at a loss in their early years, it might feel like there’s no way to get a handle on areas where you are seeing revenue growth. Fortunately, even while you’re operating on a shoestring, you can tap into two metrics to visualize where your...
What are Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC)? Organic vs. Paid
In an ideal world, your startup’s product or service would be so wow-worthy that people would be falling over themselves to buy it. And you might have some cases of that. But it’s no way to build a business. If it was, sales and marketing departments wouldn’t exist. ...
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...
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...