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What do your customers think of when they think of your brand? This article in Entrepreneur Magazine is a good list of goals for your branding to achieve.

“There are lots of creative people here thinking about things in a unique way and creating small businesses that then have tremendous potential within a larger business at some point.”

via The sell-out state – Oregon Business.

Business federal tax returns for the year 2011 contain two new questions. These questions appear on Forms 1120, 1120S, 1065, and 1040 Schedule C and Schedule F.  The questions are:

1. Did you make any payments in 2011 that would require you to file Form(s) 1099?
2. If “Yes,” did you or will you file all required Forms 1099?

It is important to accurately answer these two new questions and to file all required 1099s.  The IRS recently increased penalties for failure to file information returns and failure to furnish correct payee statements.  If you have not done so yet, we urge you to make a priority of filing your 1099 forms.

If you have suffered losses from real estate rentals or pass-through entities (like limited partnerships or S-corps) you probably know that there are limitations on the amount of losses you can deduct when these are “passive” activities. Don’t miss out on any tax deductions for which you may qualify with the changes in the tax code for 2011. Warren Helms, CPA will present a one hour overview of passive activity rules, including recent changes that may be to your advantage. The event takes place on January 18th, at noon. We will provide lunch. There is no cost for this event, but seating is limited. For more information or to make your reservation, call (541) 773-6633.