Episode 19 - Business Succession Planning focuses on one of the most important part of protecting an owner, member, partner, shareholder or investor in any company, and yet less than one in four businesses have a succession plan. In this insightful episode Jan establishes the purpose of a business plan:...
Insights on Transactional Planning
In Episode 4 of our ABCast Podcast Janathan Allen discusses transactional planning. There were several interesting insights on transactional planning which can help to understand the need for transactional planning. In the episode, Jan describes the process of transactional planning in this way: The first step of transactional planning is...
ABCast Episode 17 – Real Life Scenarios Part 2
We are pleased to announce the release of ABCast Episode 17 - Real Life Scenarios Part 2. In our conversation regarding real life scenarios to avoid and to attain, Episode 17 - Real Life Scenarios Part 2 begins with a comprehensive conversation regarding cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs. Janathan...
ABCast Episode 16 – Real Life Scenarios Part 1
In this episode of ABCast Episode 16 - Real Life Scenarios Part 1 Janathan Allen discusses genuine real life scenarios providing examples of challenges our clients have faced when Allen Barron has been able to provide valuable services to solve our client's problems and fix integrated legal, tax and accounting...
ABCast Episode 14 – Tax Planning
ABCast Episode 14 - Tax Planning discusses the basis for and value of tax planning for individuals as well as corporate entities. Many taxpayers greatly undervalue the process of tax planning. Much like a trip to the dentist, tax planning never seems like something to actively anticipate. In this episode...
ABCast Episode 11 – Why is Accounting Such an Important Business Discipline?
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest podcast Episode 11 - Why is Accounting Such an Important Business Discipline? Accounting may be one of the most important and yet under-valued aspects of business in the eyes of managers and owners alike. However, in this episode of ABCast,...
ABCast Episode 10 – California Tax Reporting and Controversy
In our new ABCast Podcast Episode 10 - California Tax Reporting and Controversy Janathan Allen discusses 3 of the primary California tax agencies: Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the Employment Development Department (EDD) and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). In this overview of California taxation, Episode 10 -...
Review and Update Your San Diego Trust
There are many sound reasons to review and update your San Diego trust every three years or so. Laws change, lives change, people change, businesses change, the needs of spouses and families change. The estate planning and trust attorneys at Janathan L. Allen, APC and the accounting and tax professionals...
The Primary Concerns and Considerations of an IRS Audit
What are the primary concerns and considerations of an IRS audit? What exactly is its fundamental and overriding purpose? Is it -- as an Internal Revenue Service communiqué recently stated -- "a deterrent to … potentially noncompliant taxpayers," or is it primarily and foremost a tool to generate much need...