by Leif Jensen | Apr 2, 2019 | General |
Inc. has a posting, listing of “These Are the 50 Best Places in America for Starting a Business”. In that list Chicago is number 36, after other Midwestern cities Minneapolis, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Milwaukee. Most of these are behind the obvious cities on both...
by Leif Jensen | Apr 1, 2019 | General |
Jumpstarting a start-up, if you are going to start a business, you need to commit. Over the years I have had clients, or would be clients who are interested in starting a business. The have the idea and the belief. But seem to talk themselves out of it. Believing that...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 27, 2019 | General |
With the progression of the 2019 tax season, I continue to run into the frustration of home owners who have been paying thousands of dollars in property taxes and Illinois Income Taxes, but now can only write off a mere $10,000. When taxpayers are paying $9,000 to...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 26, 2019 | General |
This tax season has been interesting from a planning aspect. I have had multiple clients expressing the desire to “get out of Dodge”. They are seriously looking into fleeing Illinois. I have to admit that I don’t blame them, but I am stuck here because my...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 25, 2019 | General |
Did you know that you are required to keep your payroll tax returns for 7 years? We have a record retention policy on our website for your convenience: https://leifjensenassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Record-Retention-Policy-Tabled.pdf We had a client who...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 20, 2019 | General |
I was at a seminar for the Elk Grove Business Leaders Forum awhile back, under the old management and they had these three business owners presenting. It was a great presentation. But one owner’s story keeps popping into my mind, how would I handle their...
