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The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA

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The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA is the business show that tells you what’s actually happening in the world — through the numbers. Every week, Forbes-featured CPA and Right Choice Accounting Solutions CEO Albert Hurston breaks down the stories making headlines in business, culture, and entrepreneurship and gets to what nobody else is talking about... the real bottom line. The show where the headlines meet the financials, and somebody finally explains what it all means. This isn’t an accounting podcast. It’s an entertaining small business show hosted by a CPA who actually has a personalit...

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Tipping Wars, Bye Bye Spirit, and the Bankruptcy Boom 05.07.2026 29:36

This week on The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA: Spirit Airlines just found out cheap doesn't scale, and it's the clearest pricing lesson small business owners will get all year. We look at why Chapter 11 filings are up 42% year over year. Our team is debating whether tipping is really the customer's job...and Albert gives the real answer to why your revenue keeps climbing while your bank acco...

Duffle Bag Business, Back Office Blues, and The Wiz 28.06.2026 24:53

A Texas nail salon chain just got caught running payroll off the books. They're another reminder that the IRS sees everything. Plus, Pat McGrath built the first Black-owned beauty brand to hit a billion dollar valuation, but now she's lost control of the company she built. The brand didn't fail. The back office did. & we get into a hiring story that every small business owner who's ever been s...

Dirty Deletes, Budget Cuts, and the Truth About S Corps 21.06.2026 24:34

5.2 million layoffs and counting...what does that mean for you when your clients start cutting budgets? Plus, Albert and Lauren get into the business expense category people forget to check that's quietly draining cash every month. And Albert answers a question he gets all the time, "S Corp or LLC? Which one is better for my business?" The answer isn't as simple as what you're seeing online. Watch...

Cakegate, TikTokTax, and the $3 Trillion Opportunity 14.06.2026 24:34

Social media and business don't always mix the way people think, and this episode gets into exactly why. Albert opens with real examples of viral moments that became real business consequences, then explains why social media made the top of the IRS 2026 Dirty Dozen list and the $3 trillion opportunity waiting for Black entrepreneurs right now. Plus: how do you raise your rates without losing clien...

AI Layoffs, Vegan Bankruptcies, and The Lord's Chicken 07.06.2026 24:21

In our premiere episode of The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA , Albert breaks down three real business headlines and the financial lesson hiding inside all of them. We're talking record-breaking revenue that still ended in layoffs, a cultural icon facing bankruptcy despite a $100M valuation, and a restaurant that holds a very special place in Albert and Lauren's story... whose local operator i...

Introducing: The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA 05.06.2026 1:31

Your favorite CPA just started the show you didn't know you were missing... Real talk. Real numbers. The Real Bottom Line with AlbertTheCPA. Every week, Forbes-featured CPA Albert C. Hurston, Jr. breaks down the biggest headlines in business, culture, and entrepreneurship...and gets to what nobody else is talking about. Real lessons, real numbers, and straight answers to the questions small busine...