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When Your Data Backup Processes Don’t Work How They Should
Data loss happens as a result of a variety of events including accidental damage, deletion, or modification of data, hardware malfunction or failure, local disasters such as fire, flood, or a spilled drink on a computer, lost or stolen devices, modification,...
Is Your Client Eligible for R&D Credits?
As a CPA or tax/financial professional, you are a trusted advisor and partner for each client you serve. As a trusted partner, you are expected to possess crucial skills that can make or break a business’s ability to succeed. Companies of all shapes and sizes look...
Top 5 Common Technology Security Concerns and Recommendations
We often get questions from our clients asking about common security issues that we find during engagements. In this article, we want to share with you the top five common issues we encounter and recommendations to help secure your environment. As we mentioned in a...
What is the Four-Part Test?
The Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credit represents an opportunity for many businesses to open the door to additional tax savings. Unfortunately, businesses have developed misconceptions about the credit including qualification, eligibility of internal...
Oil and Gas Tax Challenges and Considerations Post-COVID-19
All industries have been forced to face the health and economic challenges from the global pandemic but the O&G industry is also facing lower demand and weak commodity prices while needing to increase revenue to survive. Plunging oil prices are a direct result...
ERISA Plan Administration – New Remote Options
The impact of COVID-19 containment efforts has left many Dallas and Houston businesses relying on technology to manage employees, connect with vendors/suppliers, and generate new opportunities with customers. The use of platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and...
PPP Loan Program Extended
On Saturday, July 4th, as Americans celebrated Independence Day, President Trump signed a five-week extension of the Paycheck Protection Program into law. The extension was approved by the Senate Tuesday evening, just hours after the deadline for the popular...
AGC COVID-19 Survey Uncovers Rising Project Cancellations
The arrival of COVID-19 created new and unanticipated circumstances for individuals and businesses. The announcement of stay at home orders and forced business closures led to changes that have had a devastating impact on the Texas economy. Individuals were no...
What is Your Ransomware Response Plan?
How much are you willing to pay to get your data back from a ransomware attack? Did you know the average cost for a company to ‘recover’ from a ransomware attack is over $84,000? Keep in mind this average was prior to the global pandemic which forced many of us to...
