by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jul 19, 2026 | Blog
Most business owners think about taxes once a year, in a rush, right before a deadline. That’s exactly where the trouble starts. The bill is bigger than expected, the deductions are gone, and there’s no time left to do anything about it. There’s a...
by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jul 12, 2026 | Blog
We’ll say it plainly: Google has no business doing your business taxes. Not the easy questions, not the hard ones. A search engine can define a word for you, but the second it comes to real decisions about your money, your entity, and your filings, you need a...
by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jul 5, 2026 | Blog
Most owners wait too long. They decide to sell, call a broker, and then learn the business is worth less than they hoped. The work that would have fixed it took years they never spent. Here’s the part nobody mentions. The same work that makes a business sellable...
by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jun 28, 2026 | Blog
“I’m not planning to sell anytime soon.” We hear this from business owners all the time. And it makes complete sense — you’ve built something you’re proud of, and walking away isn’t on your radar. But here’s what a lot of...
by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jun 21, 2026 | Blog
Buying a building. Bringing on a business partner. Hiring your first employees. These are exciting milestones — the kind that mean your hard work is paying off. But each one comes with tax consequences that aren’t always obvious until it’s too late to plan...
by J.R. Martin & Associates | Jun 14, 2026 | Blog
If someone recently told you to put your rental property inside an S corporation, it’s worth pausing before you make that move. S corps can be very effective for taxes in the right context — but for long-term rentals, this structure can quietly erase decades of...
