Local Los Angeles County business owner to local Los Angeles County business owner(though you might actually be out of the area -- but this still applies), I want to remind you of something that you probably already know:With the election just one month away, the...

This week is an opportunity.To comfort ourselves away from the noise of our clamoring-for-attention society with good food and (mostly?) good company ... for sure.But also, to pause. There's not many opportunities for that as a Los Angeles County business owner...

There are many of our clients for whom this time of year is like their version of the Super Bowl. Some Los Angeles County businesses are earning 30-50% (or more) of their yearly revenue in this one month.Others ... well, this is a normal month -- except of course for...

Despite being a nation that systematizes and plans, when the unexpected occurs, we still find ourselves reeling and trying to adjust. In the case of Helene and western North Carolina, it’s been a difficult battle. Who could have predicted that kind of flooding and...

You, as a business owner, carry sway with the people in your purview. You are a leader and people look to you, often genuinely listening to what you say and running with it as a plumb line. Which is why it isn’t surprising that so many well-known business...

I have to apologize to all of my Los Angeles County clients for the sheer volume of tax-centric writing I've been doing the last few weeks and months.Normally, I like to write on other topics (in addition to the tax-related stuff) ... but I cannot emphasize enough how...

During your latest grocery shopping trip, were you standing bug-eyed in the dairy section, gawking at the price of eggs? In the latest egg news, the U.S. is now looking to Turkey (how’s that for irony?) for help importing record-breaking amounts of...

Double-checking is a motto we live by here at Quinones & Co., Inc.. It’s just good sense when you’re dealing with complicated tax code and people’s returns. No one situation is quite the same with our clients. And you can be sure we’re giving your tax filing a...

It seems business leaders aren’t worried about recession anymore. At least that’s what the annual World Economic Forum decided last week.  Economic experts and business leaders are saying that we're not likely to see a U.S. recession in 2024. The Federal Reserve might...

Profit is the lifeblood of any organization. Show me a small business with PROFIT at its center, and I'll show you something worth modeling yourself after.An organization NOT to model yourself after: the federal government. They prefer to operate in deficit mode,...