Money Matters
Turning Chaos into Calm
Special Feature Brought to you by: Community Partner Accounting for Profits Turning Chaos into Calm: A CFO for Hire Helps Growing & Struggling Businesses Is your small or mid- size business having trouble? Do you lay away at night wondering if you will receive enough money tomorrow to make payroll? Is there something not quite …
5 Cyber Security Safeguards Every Business Should Have
Business Today Brought to you by: Community Partner Sawyer Solutions, www.sawyersolutionsllc.com Every week you hear or read about a new hack or victim of malware. While the news focuses on large businesses, smaller companies are at just as much risk. Here are some simple things you can do to help prevent a hack to your …
6 Red Flags for Tax Auditors
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial No one wants to see an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) auditor show up at his or her door. The IRS can’t audit every American’s tax return, so it relies on guidelines to select the ones most deserving of its attention. Here are six flags that may make your tax …
National Christian Foundation Alabama Turns 10
Mission Makers A Celebration of Generosity: National Christian Foundation Alabama Turns 10 After retiring from the food brokerage business in 2008, Birmingham’s Tom Bradford felt God calling him to use his gifts to establish The National Christian Foundation (NCF) Alabama, an affiliate of NCF, the largest Christian Foundation in the country. He was later joined …
Creating a Sustainable Business: Finders, Minders & Grinders
Special Feature Brought to you by: Community Partner Accounting for Profits There is so much chatter out there about how to hire and retain workers, you could drown in good advice. But one thing is for certain: team building is harder than it looks, and harder than people want to admit. Most entrepreneurs think that …
How Tax Law Changes May Affect You
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial Much has been made about the changes in the tax law passed by Congress at the end of 2017. The details and how they affect each taxpayer are frankly, dizzying. We will focus on three areas that perhaps you may not have seen a lot of detail: the pleasant …
Live to Serve: Birmingham Christian Family Scholarship Winner, Lacy Pierce
Education Extra From among 55 applicants, Evangel Classical Christian School Senior Lacy Pierce has been chosen as the 2018 Birmingham Christian Family Scholarship Recipient. Pierce will be able to use the $500 Scholarship at the college of her choice. An independent panel of judges, including clergy and education professionals, chose Pierce’s essay answer to the …
Relief for Paying for Private K-12 Education
Money Matters presented by: Vision Financial Having just paid for two children to graduate from Briarwood Christian School, I wish that I could have received better tax breaks for paying for private education for grades K-12. While Coverdell Education Savings accounts allowed tax-free savings for K-12 qualifying expenses, they are also subject to income limits …
Tax Reform & Estate Planning
Legal Matters presented by Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning At the time I am writing this article, no one knows exactly what will happen with tax reform. However, it appears that the estate tax exemption will be significantly increased. Presently, estate taxes are not a worry for the average Alabamian as the exemption limit was …
