Carie Pace, Managing Partner at Alpina Tax & Accounting Services. Most business owners think exit planning starts when a buyer shows up.It doesn’t. Your entity structure, tax strategy, and asset setup today will determine how much you actually keep when you...

Carie Pace, Managing Partner at Alpina Tax & Accounting Services. The Internal Revenue Service has ramped up enforcement with tens of billions in new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. And they’ve been clear about the target: Successful business owners....

Carie Pace, Managing Partner at Alpina Tax & Accounting Services. The Problem Most Business Owners Don’t See (And How Smart Business Owners Fix Them Before It’s Too Late) You’re watching your cash. Revenue. Expenses. Margins. Payroll. But there’s one place cash...

Carie Pace, Managing Partner at Alpina Tax & Accounting Services. You have a payroll department, a benefits administrator, and an HR system. And you are almost certainly the worst-compensated person in your own company — from a tax efficiency standpoint. Not...

By Carie Pace, Managing Partner at Alpina Tax & Accounting Services. Many business owners ask the same question: “Am I paying more in taxes than I should?” After years advising businesses, the answer is often yes, not because of errors, but because of missed...

The tax code changed. Your entity probably didn't. At your revenue level, that gap has a dollar amount — it compounds every year you don't close it. You have a real business. Real revenue. Real risk taken. Right now, a significant amount of what you've earned is...