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I’m Amy Bradbury, CEO of Empowered Profit and I’m SO glad you’re here.

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ATTN Small Biz Owners! New Reporting Requirements in 2024 There’s been a lot of buzz about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and today we’re going to break down what it is and what you need to know. This is a very serious important topic – this law affects every small business owner – and there […]

Corporate Structure, Financial Foundations

What is the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)?

Background image of a company boardroom meeting with text overlay saying "The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) & What it means for you"

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Every accountant will tell you the same thing:  “Don’t commingle your funds” (which is accountant lingo for ‘don’t mix your business and personal money’). BUT, I don’t often hear them explain why. If pressed, they will usually talk about audits being worse, LLC protection voided, and complex things that like.  And while those are absolutely […]

Corporate Structure, Financial Foundations

Why Do I Need Separate Bank Accounts? 

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Sounds a little bit like something you would see in a James Bond movie, not hear from an accountant… So what the heck are they, and do you need a Registered Agent? When you created your LLC or Corporation, it made your business a separate legal entity from you personally.  And because it’s a separate […]

Corporate Structure, Financial Foundations

What is a Registered Agent?

What is a Registered Agent?

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If you are moving your business to a new location, whether within the same state or to a new state, there are a number of things you need to update with your corporate documents and registrations.  If your address isn’t current, you may miss out on important notices sent via mail and in some instances, […]

Corporate Structure, Financial Foundations

Moving Your Business

Moving Boxes

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And should I file an extension? Most business owners choose to work with an accountant to file their taxes, even if they take care of their own bookkeeping throughout the year, which is great (as long as you are working with the right accountant for your business!) However – you are still responsible for all […]

Financial Foundations, Taxes

When Are My Taxes Due?

Woman Wondering When Her Taxes Are Due

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We get it, Glennon, it’s confusing for a lot of people 🙂 Let me start by first defining what the heck I mean by the corporate structure of your business – it’s just the kind of company that you have. This is a registration process that you go through with the state where you live/operate your […]

Financial Foundations

Alphabet Soup: LLC S Corp C Corp WTF?

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I never wanted to be an accountant.  Never thought life would bring me here, as the CEO of an accounting agency with a dozen employees and clients all over the country.  I mean, to tell you the truth, I am not that great at math (yup, still a finger counter over here), I’ve never been […]

Financial Foundations

What is an OFM and Why Do I Need One?

Hello

I’m Amy Bradbury, CEO of Empowered Profit and I’m SO glad you’re here.

Categories

Taxes

Corporate Structure

Money Mindset

Financial Foundations 

Ready to get started?

Book a call

We have several levels of bookkeeping (which in our world, we call online financial management) & consulting available to you, based on your business and your needs. 

We have a number of ways we work with our clients and our team can't wait to chat with you you!