Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

SHOW LESS #RetirementPlanning can seem boring, but when you have our #FinanceFriday guest Seth Bassoff CEPA®, APMA®, CRPS®, CRPC®, RFC® on your side, you can do some very cool things. Find Seth is a financial advisor and senior vice president of the Adelson Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services. Seth's impressive biography is just one reason I brought him...

Social Media Marketing is a fantastic way for small business owners and big ones to engage with current clients and future clients. On this #FinanceFriday, Karen Dennis teaches us how to choose which social media platform is best for your business to market on. Karen Dennis is a health care publicist, blogger, reputation manager, web content writer, and media pitcher with a proven track record of...

Hey guys, it's Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA, and to kick off Pride Month, we're bringing you a special tax tip Tuesday. On this one, we are going to go over the adoption tax credit. Now, obviously, the adoption credit applies to anyone who adopts a child . It is not strictly for the LGBTQ plus community. It applies to everyone, but the LGBTQIA+ community does tend to make good use of the adoption t...

Hey guys. It's Bette Hochberger CPA, CGMA. On today's #FinanceFriday, we're going to talk about the Florida tax holidays. Florida tax holidays? But you don't pay any income taxes in Florida. Right? That's why everyone wants to live here. Well, this isn't actually an income tax holiday. It's actually a sales tax holiday, which isn't really new in Florida. We've been doing this for several years, bu...

Karrie Klimas, is an expert on communications, networking, and people skills. She joins us to explain how she helps people become better communicators.  Of course, of course. Well, I'll give myself this. I am a cold lead trainer for our communications workshop called Great People Skills: Skills for Being Great People. I'll give myself that little plug plus reasons why I can also share this si...

Hi, I'm Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA. And on today's #TaxTipTuesday , I will dive into a trendy subject right now, #cryptocurrency . I know my newsfeeds have been lit up like crazy; people are making a ton of money. It's insane. And there are so many different cryptocurrencies out there. But what does it mean for your taxes? Right? What is cryptocurrency in the eyes of the law? And in the law here,...

The second round of PPP funds has been exhausted before the May 31, 2021 deadline.

"The Go-Giver: A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea" by Bob Burg and John David Mann. This month's book club was inspiring because we were unexpectedly blessed with the presence of one of The Go-Giver's authors, John David Mann, and his wife, Ana. John David Mann reached out to us on Twitter after seeing one of our posts about book club and offered to come on. Now, if you've read The Go-G...

So, today's #businessquickie ​: I'll be talking about my unusual background as a certified public accountant (CPA). I did not study business at all as an undergrad, and I think I dropped an economics class at one point. I have an engineering degree from #MIT ​, which is very, very unusual. I know one other accountant who went to MIT. So it's a unique path for someone who studied engineering like t...

Hey, everybody. It's Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA, and I wanted to come online and share with you some relatively new breaking news that's pretty exciting. And that is that the PPP application deadline has been extended to May 31st. So if you've been thinking about putting in an application and you haven't gotten around to it, you weren't sure if there was money left, you never found someone to pro...

This #FinanceFriday ​, we will discuss the recent changes made by the #SBA ​. This will include the EIDL Targeted Advance, the #EIDL ​ Loan Limit Increase, and the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant.   Come check out my website: https://bettehochberger.com/ ​.  And as always, have a great day.

"Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success" by John C. Maxwell. Join me and my fellow book club members as we discuss our key takeaways from Failing Forward. Watch the video and read the article here: https://bettehochberger.com/business-book-club/failing-forward-video-4230/

Estate planning can be a complicated task when moving from state to state, which is why I've invited Jennifer Gomez, Esq., to come on this episode of Finance Friday and clear up any confusion. Read the article and watch the video here: https://bettehochberger.com/finance-friday/finance-friday-ft-jennifer-gomez-esq-estate-planning-florida-4239/

The Tax Deadline for Individuals was extended by the IRS; let's talk about it. Read the article and watch the video here: https://bettehochberger.com/quickies/tax-deadline-delayed-2021-irs-4244-4244/

Buying Real Estate in Florida on #FinanceFriday ft Odelia Goldberg, Esq. According to Odelia, Florida is the best place to live and die. On this Finance Friday featuring Odelia Goldberg, Esq. We will discuss buying real estate in Florida and the processes involved. Read the article and watch the video here: https://bettehochberger.com/finance-friday/buying-real-estate-in-florida-finance-friday-wit...

Today I'm going to keep it focused on taxes because it is tax season. Many people received the first stimulus or economic impact payment from the federal government sometime in 2020. Some people received it direct deposited, and some got it on debit cards. It was kind of all over the place. And then the government announced there would be a second economic impact payment. Some people got it, and s...

Hey guys out there. I hope everyone's having a great day. It's Tuesday, so that means it's a Tax Tip Tuesday. Valentine's Day is not that far off, so I figured what could be more romantic than a discussion about taxes. Maybe not actually the most romantic discussion, but marital strife around finances is one of the leading causes of divorce. So, even though it might not seem romantic, it could be...

February 2021 meeting discussing, "Delivering Happiness" by Tony Hsieh. The first thing that interested me in this book is the fact that it is written by the CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, who just so happens to be a multimillionaire. Now, if you've been here before, you know that we focus on business books. This business book is interesting because it felt to be more of a memoir sprinkled with nugget...

Today we’re going to talk about three questions that you should ask before you decide to outsource. Now, I’ve spoken before about why to outsource, but today I’ll talk about what to do once you’ve decided to outsource. Because, you can’t just hire anyone, right? That’s a little risky. So, three things to ask before you say yes.

On this #FinanceFriday Bette will tell you how the Profit First system can actually make you excited to pay your taxes.

Today we will be discussing the book, "Subscribed- Why the Subscription Model Will be Your Company's Future - and what to Do about it" By Tien Tzuo, Gabe Weisert.  The Book In Three Or More Sentences: People don’t want more stuff, they want more experiences. Access to more content, more music, more videos, more fun rides but without having to think about where to store all of this. In Subscri...

Today, we're discussing, "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Dr. Spencer Johnson. It's a telling of a story of two mice and two little people. We got Sniff and Scurry who are the mice and Hem and Haw who are the little people and their names kind of implied how they behave. The basic premise of the story is these little people and these mice live in a maze and they run around looking for cheese and how do t...

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Join Bette on this #FinanceFriday to learn more about the PPP Second Draw program. Answers to questions such as how is it calculated and who is eligible.