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Surprising Tax Impact of Converting Your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA

Taxpayers are limited in the annual amount they can contribute to a Roth IRA. The ...

Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act

As the deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) approaches, small and medium-sized ...

Succession Planning for Your Business? Consider These Six Ways to Lean on Your Tax Accountant as a Trusted Advisor

The journey from founding a company to successfully handing over the reins involves navigating a ...

Protecting Our Seniors; Understanding and Preventing Scams

As our population ages, seniors increasingly become targets for a variety of scams. These fraudulent ...

Checking in with the Interns of SBF Advisors

Internships are a dynamic gateway for students to transform their classroom learning into hands-on experience. ...

Avoid the Trap: Smart Strategies to Prevent Costly Penalties from Underpaying Estimated Taxes

Underpayment penalties are a common concern for taxpayers, and many are unaware of how substantial ...

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Tax Facts about Claiming Tax Benefits for Childcare Expenses

Many parents who work or are actively looking for work must arrange for care of ...

Celebrating Family Fun: SBF Advisors’ Annual “Bring Your Kids to Work Day”

At SBF Advisors, "People Matter Most" encompasses not only our employees and clients but also ...

Is It Better to Have a Tax Credit or a Deduction?

Tax Deductions – In one way or another, tax deductions reduce the taxable portion of ...

The IRS Is Tackling Tax Evasion With AI

AI tools have taken nearly every industry by storm recently, and even federal tax authorities ...

Nurturing Employee Wellbeing: A Recap of SBF Advisors’ Busy Season

As busy season winds down here at SBF Advisors, we take a moment to reflect ...

Navigating Economic Storms: 10 Strategies for Business Survival and Success

As the winds of economic uncertainty continue to blow, many businesses find themselves sailing through ...

Estimated Tax Payments Are Not Just for the Self-Employed

Unlike employees, who have income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes withheld from their wages, self-employed ...

Unveiling SBF Advisors’ Brand Update

In recognition of the firm’s continuing growth and service offering expansion, the SBF partners felt ...

SBF Continues Streak: Named Best Place to Work by Tampa Bay Business Journal for Sixth Consecutive Year

For the sixth year in a row, SBF celebrates being voted a Tampa Bay Business ...

Embracing Community: SBF’s Commitment to Making a Difference

In April, we recognize National Volunteer Month, and at SBF, the value we place on ...

2024 Standard Mileage Rates Announced

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car ...

Accountants value wellness too!

At SBF, we value people most, and it begins with our dedicated team. While we ...

Navigating the Tax Implications of Remote Work for SMBs: A Comprehensive Guide

In the wake of the pandemic, remote work has become the new norm for many ...

Joe Fullerton named SBF Partner

The SBF team is delighted to announce that Joe Fullerton is now a partner of ...

Effortless Financial Management: Mastering QuickBooks Online’s Recurring Transactions

QuickBooks Online continues to provide a wide array of bookkeeping and accounting features to simplify ...

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How SBF attracts top talent through our core values

In today’s competitive landscape, attracting the best talent is not just about offering a job; ...

Learning How to Row Together at SBF’s 2023 Firm Retreat

At SBF, our annual firm retreat stands out as one of the most highly anticipated ...

What the Wall Street Journal Gets Wrong About the Future of Accounting

A couple months ago, the Wall Street Journal turned some heads with a glum proclamation: ...

Community Spotlight: How CASA Pinellas stands up to silence

At SBF, we believe in being dedicated to making a positive impact on our community. ...

Here’s How Business Valuations Can Help Your Company Grow

For most business owners, their business is their most valuable asset. And to make decisions ...

State of Florida Reduces State Sales Tax on Commercial Real Estate Leases

Florida lawmakers passed House Bill 7063, which will decrease the state sales tax rate on ...

Corporate Transparency Act – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement

The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Act for Fiscal ...

Cultivating a Culture of Growth: How SBF Invests in Personal Development

Amanda Babino, Performance and Development Coordinator For the past year and a half, SBF employees ...

Navigating Tax Implications When Turning a Rental Property into Your Home

Deductions When a Rental Property Is Converted to a Personal Residence Converting a rental property ...

Starting a new business? The entity you choose matters!

Each business entity choice has its own pros and cons; the following is an overview ...

Building a Bridge from Happy Employees to Happy Clients

At SBF, we believe the secret to creating happy clients lies in fostering a workplace ...

IRS announces tax relief for those impacted by Hurricane Idalia in Florida

According to the IRS release - FL-2023-06 - the tax relief is provided after a ...

Tax Changes Coming After 2025

By now you have probably gotten used to the provisions in the Tax Cuts and ...

Families Frolic at SBF’s Take Your Kid to Work Day

Lots of kids dream about growing up to be like their parents, but there’s something ...

Decoding Florida’s Recently Ratified House Bill 637 on the Auto Industry

In Florida, Governor DeSantis recently heightened the precarious nature of this vital relationship by ratifying ...

Procrastinating on Filing Your Taxes?

If you haven’t filed your return and you owe taxes, you will be subject to ...

Women of SBF Explore Career Growth at Leadership Conference

Professional development is a critical part of anyone’s career. At SBF, we are dedicated to ...

7 Helpful Bookkeeping Tips for E-Commerce Companies

Nobody could have predicted the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. One side effect ...

Your Accountant Can Help Protect Your Business Against Identity Theft

The IRS is making efforts to reduce tax return identity theft. At the start of ...

Annual Summer Leadership Program Spotlights a Bright Future for Accounting

That first summer after college graduation, the world may feel wide open. There’s a lot ...

Insights from the Autocpa Group’s Semi-Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas

Recently, the Autocpa Group convened in San Antonio, Texas, for its highly anticipated semi-annual meeting. ...

Considering a New or Pre-Owned Electric Vehicle? Read This First to See If You Will Benefit From a Tax Credit

Among the changes that must be navigated are buyer income limitations, vehicle assembly and component ...

Client Spotlight: How Hirebotics Leveled Up

Visit Nashville and you’ll catch a glimpse of the future — provided you’re wearing proper ...

Benefits of Qualified Opportunity Funds Waning

A Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) is an investment vehicle which is organized as a corporation ...

SBF’s Knoxville Office Is Growing Fast

In early 2020, Alexia Pappas came to her bosses at SBF with some news: Her ...

Roundup of Individual Tax Changes For 2023

Here is a condensed summary of those changes. Check over the list and see if ...

Don’t Ignore Household Employee Payroll Tax Rules

If you hire a domestic worker to provide services in or around your home, you ...

How Employee Stock Options Are Taxed

Many companies, as an incentive to employees to help grow the companies’ market value, will ...

Why Quality Bookkeeping Matters

Yet at the same time, a lot of those same business owners are struggling. Maybe ...

Thank You, Employees: Our Fourth Year in a Row on the Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces List

Every year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys workers throughout the region for their feedback on ...

How to Receive Payments in QuickBooks Online

One of the biggest problems small businesses face is maintaining a positive cash flow. It’s ...

Tampa Bay Business Journal Names SBF a Best Place to Work for Fifth Year in a Row

SBF is thrilled to share that we’ve been named one of the Tampa Bay Business ...

What You Can Learn About Running a Business From Henry Ford

Most people know him from history as the founder of the (appropriately named) Ford Motor ...

Are you worried you won’t have enough money saved for retirement?

Saving for retirement is a constant fear for many out there, especially during periods when ...

What the Secure 2.0 Act May Do for Your Retirement Plans

How you save for retirement — and, if you’re a business owner, how you pay ...

Julie Moore named SBF Partner

The SBF team is thrilled to name Julie Moore as a partner with the firm. ...

How QuickBooks Can Get Your Finances In Order for 2023

You meant to clean up your accounting data by the end of 2022, but December ...

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Giving Back Is a Year-Round Activity at SBF

We spend a lot of time at SBF thinking about how we can give back. ...

SBF Announces Merger with Westbay CPAs

The Spoor Bunch Franz (SBF) team is thrilled to announce our merger with Clearwater’s Westbay ...

What New Floridians Should Know About Our Tax Rates

Florida ranks eighth in the nation as a destination for new residents — but one ...

Coming Together and Kicking Back at SBF’s 2022 Firm-Wide Retreat

One of our guiding principles at SBF is encouraging career growth, and sometimes the best ...

A Quick Guide to the New Tax Limits for 2023

Inflation is the 800-pound gorilla in any room: You can’t ignore it, and most of ...

We Could All Use a Tune-Up on Financial Literacy. Here’s How.

“Fake it until you make it.” If you’ve ever struggled in any scenario, it’s one ...

Accounting Information Systems and Cybersecurity in the Automotive Industry

An accounting information system (AIS) plays a critical role in any business. It is fabricated ...

Accountants Earn High Marks for Trust

Taxes are a more or less universal experience, which means everyone has an opinion on ...

IRS issues guidance for amended returns related to Employee Retention Credit

The IRS created confusion as to the timing of the when that credit must be ...

Time to Update Your Will or Trust? Use This Checklist to Find Out

Officially, it’s the start of autumn in Florida, but checking in on your will or ...

Here’s How Long You Should Retain Financial Records

Last month, President Joe Biden signed the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act into ...

A Guide to Casualty Loss Rules for Those Impacted by Hurricane Ian

What is a casualty loss? A casualty loss results from a sudden, unexpected or unusual ...

Setting yourself up for success later in life should start early in your career.

Starting your career can feel great — exhilarating and overwhelming all at once. But even ...

What Our Merger Taught Us About Building a Great Office Culture

It’s been nine months since the venerable Tampa accounting firm Dwight Darby joined SBF - ...

Your Accountant Should Be Involved with Your Hurricane Prep

Hurricane season is upon us, Florida. Whether you’re new to the state or a lifelong ...

The Top Cash Flow Tips That Medical Practices Need to Follow

By far, one of the biggest issues that most organizations face is and will always ...

Why Trust Is a Practice, Not an Achievement: A Q&A with SBF’s Kera Haas

In business, as in real life, a relationship that lacks trust is exhausting — and ...

Here’s What Students Loved About SBF’s 2022 Summer Leadership Program

Graduating from college is a huge step in charting your own course. On the one ...

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A Bad Market Can Be Good for Your Retirement Funds. Here’s How.

When markets get rough, it’s tempting to panic. Even if you understand that investing and ...

How Accountants Can Help You Deal with Gnarly Supply Chains

Supply chains have been on the fritz for a while now, and we can expect ...

How to Make Smart Cuts to Company Costs Due to Inflation

This month, the stock market officially tipped into a bear market, while inflation continues putting ...

SBF Employees Get Tips for Building a Great Workplace at BDO Alliance Conference

What happens in Vegas shouldn’t always stay in Vegas - especially when it can help ...

Writing Off Your Business Start-Up Expenses

New business owners, especially those operating small businesses, may be helped by a tax provision ...

The Ever-Changing Role of Tax and Accounting Professionals in the Modern Era

To say that there is a lot going on in the world right now is ...

Why We Care About the Personal Touch in Recruitment

Maybe you found Spoor Bunch Franz through a job posting on LinkedIn or Indeed, or ...

IRS invests in customer service with new Taxpayer Experience Office

Last month, the IRS announced the opening of what it calls the Taxpayer Experience Office. ...

SBF Employees Again Vote Us Among Best Places to Work

For the fourth year in a row, we at Spoor Bunch Franz are honored that ...

Florida high schoolers get financial literacy boost

For millions of Florida high school students, graduation is just around the corner. Kids who ...

There’s a Lot You Can Get Wrong With Business Budgeting… But It’s Still an Invaluable Practice

According to one recent study, only about two-thirds of all businesses that open today will ...

Business Observer feature describes SBF’s family roots and winning culture

What happens when a group of second-generation accountants decide to build a new firm by ...

The 2022 IRS Interest Rate Hike Went Live April 1st

Effective April 1st, 2022, corporations and self-employed filers who submit quarterly estimated taxes will see ...

Four Ways Federal Taxes Have Changed for Businesses in 2022

While we’re in the midst of tax filing season, businesses are busy collecting documentation and ...

Taxes and Cryptocurrency: 5 Things You Need to Know for 2022

The first Bitcoin was released and traded in 2009. Since then, the wild proliferation of ...

Meet Kelly ‘Dawn’ Moore (formerly Lopez) of Dwight Darby, New Principal at SBF

Starting in January, our team will grow by 12 like-minded accounting professionals, thanks to our ...

“Busy season” is an opportunity to appreciate our employees even more

“Busy season” is always a challenging time for employees at SBF. Working with clients on ...

6 of the best internal control procedures for auto dealers

Taking on a new client several years ago that engaged our firm for a review, ...

Tips for business owners to make the 2022 tax season a bit easier

Read the news and tax season sounds even more challenging than ever. The IRS is ...

SBF senior manager Michele Shockley: “I really enjoy the work and feel proud.

Lots of people already know in high school what they want to be when they ...

What Build Back Better legislation could mean for affordable housing developers

Affordable housing, particularly for first-time and moderate-income homeowners, has become a rare beast just as ...

Balancing Wage Pressures with Profitability Requires Thoughtful Strategy

Last fall, Florida established a $10 minimum wage, which will increase to $15 by 2026. ...

SBF senior manager Kera Haas: “It’s nice to work somewhere where you enjoy seeing the people you work with.”

One of our firm’s niche specialties is the affordable housing industry. It’s a complex area ...

Start 2022 Off Right: Clean Up QuickBooks

January is always such a transitional month. You’re trying to wrap up everything that didn’t ...

Why Office Culture and Leadership Flourish with a ‘Soft Skills’ Approach

If you think about the best bosses you’ve ever had, what about them comes to ...

SBF senior manager Julie Smith Moore: “There’s so much opportunity for everyone.”

During the first few months of the pandemic, our tax department had a lot to ...

2021 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

Areas potentially impacted by proposed tax legislation still in play should be reviewed, as well ...

Check out our fall nonprofit accounting digest!

Here are the highlights of what’s included in this edition. Please click here for the ...

We’re (always) hiring! Here’s what we’re looking for in new recruits.

At Spoor Bunch Franz, we focus on growing our team organically over time, and because ...

Do you offer employees a benefit plan?

Many business owners offer a retirement benefit plan to their employees. Over the past year, ...

At our 2021 firm-wide retreat, we talked teamwork, burnout, and goals (in person!)

Every year, we get together at a firm-wide retreat to get to know one another ...

12 strategies you can still do to lessen your 2021 tax burden

Most people start to think about their individual taxes around the time they receive their ...

The Employee Retention Credit may end early. Here are three things business owners can do now.

The Employee Retention Credit, one of the pandemic relief programs Congress created to help employers ...

Should you prepare for tax hikes? A comparison of the House tax plans with the Treasury Green Book

From one day to the next, it’s not clear from the news which tax proposals ...

Jim Kleinsorge – First Choice Investigations and Consulting

When Jim Kleinsorge retired from police work, he knew he needed something new to keep ...

What’s changed in 50 years of accounting and business?

This month, we’re celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the founding of our firm. In the ...

Longtime Tampa firm Dwight Darby to merge into SBF

At Spoor Bunch Franz, we are always looking for opportunities to better serve our clients, ...

How to Use QuickBooks’ New Customer Groups

QuickBooks has a new set of tools that can help you deal with what is ...

How St. Pete’s 4th Street Shrimp Store is still adapting to change

When we last talked to Brian Connell, the owner of St. Pete’s iconic 4th Street ...

Big change may be ahead for real estate investors: The Biden Administration wants to limit 1031 exchanges

For almost a century, real estate investors have benefited from “1031 exchanges” (also known as ...

Check out our new nonprofit accounting digest!

Here are the highlights of what's included in this edition.  Please click here for the ...

Employee Retention Credit extended (5 things you should know)

At the start of the pandemic, Congress created two main ways to help employers keep ...

Should you start a business? 7 steps to evaluating your idea

Americans started more than 4.4 million businesses in 2020, according to a Peterson Institute for ...

35 Million: The total backlog of tax returns the IRS had at the end of tax season

While backlogs are not unusual, this year’s is far greater than in previous years. That’s ...

Here’s how long you should keep your tax returns and receipts

After you send off your tax return, how long do you have to let that ...

SBF’s Summer Leadership Program: It’s a day packed with fun, food and an intro into the world of professional accounting.

Sitting in accounting class, it’s hard to figure out if you’re really going to like ...

The child tax credit arrives this week: What you need to know.

Millions of Americans have been anticipating the arrival of the child tax credit in their ...

Though it’s safe to return to the office, our new policy allows some remote work to continue

At Spoor Bunch Franz, when the pandemic forced us all to take our work home, ...

Florida’s new sales tax law has big implications for commercial real estate

As online purchasing grows exponentially each year, sales tax on such purchases has become more ...

W.G. Spoor reflects on the value and impact of FICPA after a year as chair

For the past year, Spoor Bunch Franz partner W.G. Spoor has served as chair of ...

Why would a pharmaceutical company struggle in a pandemic? How Bravado Pharmaceuticals weathered the pandemic.

When Brian McMillan started his new company, Bravado, he was full of optimism. “it was ...

How are Stock Options Taxed?

Your employer may offer stock options as part of your compensation package, and if they ...

Here’s What Happened in the World of Small Business in May 2021

With more and more people being vaccinated, rules being relaxed or changed, and the new ...

Why is your tax refund delayed?

If you have filed your taxes and you expect a tax refund but haven’t yet ...

What’s in the Biden Tax Plan?

In late March, the Biden Administration unveiled a jobs and infrastructure plan called the American ...

What is wealth management? (And is it something that would help you?)

A family’s financial journey is not a straight path from here to there — it’s ...

SBF ranks #1 Best Places to Work!

On April 21, TBBJ announced that SBF was ranked #1 among large businesses for the ...

7 Tax Tips for Business Owners Who Don’t Want to Leave Money on the Table

So as tax season winds up, it’s worth thinking about what you can do to ...

What is Outsourced Accounting? 8 Questions Business Owners Have About Switching to Outsourced Accounting

Many business owners find out that once they expand and start adding employees, providing benefits, ...

For the Second Time, SBF is a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace

This past year has challenged all of us in so many different ways, but nothing ...

PPP Deadline Extended to May 31

With more than $100 billion left in the budget for the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress ...

Facing a wave of unemployment fraud, what should you do?

State governments have paid out more than $63 billion in erroneous or fraudulent unemployment claims ...

Comprehensive COVID-19 Relief Package Passed

On March 10, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a modified version of the American ...

How Joto’s Pizza Pulled Together to Keep Serving the Community

In the early 1970s, Fred and Carol Zinda had two young daughters and a dream ...

New PPP Rules to Help the Smallest Businesses

Starting Wednesday, February 24, only businesses with under 20 employees will be able to apply ...

What did the GameStop frenzy mean for investors? The background and fallout of the year’s biggest stock story

The biggest stock market news over the past few months has been what happened with ...

COVID-19 Relief Package Contained A Big Win for Affordable Housing Advocates

For years, advocates for affordable housing have lobbied for a key change to the Low-Income ...

Your CPA, Wealth Advisor, and Attorney Should Be Talking To Each Other. A Q&A About Our Integrated Services Approach

Our firm strives to provide quality advice and guidance when it comes to tax issues, ...

SBF Partner Steve Bunch: “I feel like a good portion of my job is making sure that people matter most at SBF”

SBF partner Steve Bunch has always known his career would be in accounting or taxes, ...

PPP Loan Forgiveness Update: Simpler Form, New Rules

For several months, our firm and most other firms and banks told their clients to ...

What is Affordable Housing? Addressing the Big Misconceptions

As a firm, we are proud that we have team members focusing on affordable housing ...

Selling Your Business? What You Need to Know in 2021.

As a business owner, you have always taken the lead role in everything related to ...

New PPP Funding Available: What You Need to Know

At the end of 2020, Congress passed a new COVID-19 relief package with more money ...

Employee Retention Credit Extended and Expanded (Yes, Even if You Received a PPP loan)

At the start of the pandemic crisis in the U.S., the government created two programs ...

2021 Investment Outlook: A Q&A with Sagace Wealth CEO Dodd Disler

A lot of people, investors included, took things month by month (or day by day) ...

5 Ways to Finance Affordable Housing Developments (Other Than LIHTC)

When you think about developing affordable housing, you probably think about whether you can use ...

With New PPP Funds Available, Here’s What You Need to Know

More relief for small businesses is on the way. Congress are finalizing a COVID relief ...

At our firm-wide retreat, #PeopleMatterMost

Our 2020 staff retreat looked a little different than in years past. After our guest ...

What is cost certification? 7 things affordable housing developers need to know.

Rehabilitating or developing an affordable housing property is a long journey with many steps. One ...

12 Tips for Dealing with Debt and Getting Financially Organized for 2021

It is a major understatement to say 2020 has been challenging. Whether you struggled with ...

More than 6,000 Affordable Housing Units Created in 2019 with Historic Tax Credits

One of the most powerful tools available in growing the affordable housing sector is the ...

How is Bitcoin taxed? And other key questions about cryptocurrency

On October 21, 2020, PayPal announced it would be entering the cryptocurrency market. By hosting ...

How a St. Pete Event Design Company is Designing Its Path Forward

For Foo Dog Productions, a Spoor Bunch Franz client that specializes in live event management ...

A Guide to Tax Credits for Affordable Housing

Investing in affordable housing or developing an affordable housing property can be daunting. There are ...

Seven Things We’re Doing to Keep Employee Engagement Up During the Pandemic

We believe that people matter most, and when our employees are happy at work, they ...

Real Estate Professionals Foresee a Huge Shift in Work Flexibility

Commercial real estate professionals foresee a future where flexibility in the workplace is valued above ...

What do you do when your business has a cash flow problem?

Managing cash is one of the keys to running a business successfully, and it’s something ...

How the Election Could Impact Affordable Housing

If you’re paying attention to the presidential campaign, you’re seeing lots of news stories about ...

Affordable Housing and COVID-19: A Round-Up of Recent News

Before the COVID-19 pandemic started, the U.S. was already experiencing a housing affordability crisis. The ...

How We’re Giving Back to Our Community During COVID-19

Every Wednesday, you’ll find Spoor Bunch Franz staff members popping open jars of Skippy peanut ...

SBF Partner Rich Franz: “We have a culture of change momentum”

Some families pass down a love of football, a commitment to teaching or medicine, or ...

How Wealthy Taxpayers Might Prepare for Changes in Tax Policy After the November Election: A Primer

Dealing with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis has likely shifted many taxpayers’ focus ...

How to Receive Payments in QuickBooks Online

This year, staying organized seems to be even more challenging than usual. When it comes ...

Taxes 101: Avoiding costly penalties

The tax deadline was July 15 this year, so you may have breathed a sigh ...

What is a payroll tax holiday? And more FAQs about the new executive order.

On August 7, the White House announced that President Trump would sign an executive memorandum ...

PPP Loan Forgiveness – Why It Might Be Smart to Wait

In general, our business clients are people who plan ahead and like to have things ...

Hiring New Employees During the COVID-19 Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t slowed our growth! We are always looking for new team members. ...

Reopening during the pandemic: How local Massage Envy locations are making it work

At the beginning of 2020, like so many of us, Steve Plattner was optimistic. The ...

SBF is a Tampa Bay Chamber Small Business of the Year Finalist

Each year, the Tampa Bay Chamber analyzes applications from hundreds of businesses in the Tampa ...

How can I get my PPP loan forgiven?

When business owners applied for PPP funds earlier this year, the process was complicated and ...

What You Need to Know About Investing in an Opportunity Zone

In every state, there are areas that investors often avoid. These might be areas where ...

Is outsourced accounting for you?

Business owners make countless key decisions every day to grow their businesses and adapt to ...

SBF Partner W.G. Spoor: “I love change. I’m a change agent.”

W.G. Spoor is not afraid of change. In fact, he thinks that embracing change is ...

Taxes are Due July 15: What You Need to Know

There are less than two weeks left until July 15, the date to which the ...

Are you SBF intern material?

  An internship at Spoor Bunch Franz can be the jumping-off point of a great ...

There’s never been a more important time to take a holistic view of your financial future

In the 21 years working in this industry, I had never sat in a room ...

More Flexibility for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness and Payroll Tax Deferral

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010) (PPP Flexibility Act), enacted on June ...

PPP forgiveness changes coming as Senate passes House bill last night

Leaders from both parties in the Senate pushed to pass the legislation on Wednesday as ...

Four things the 4th Street Shrimp Store in St. Petersburg, FL is doing to stay afloat

Since 1982, the 4th Street Shrimp Store has been a St. Petersburg landmark. Brian Connell ...

Creating a “New Normal” in our Tampa Bay Office

After almost two months of working remotely, our team at SBF in St Pete, Florida ...

Three Tips for Small Business Owners

Small business owners in the Tampa Bay Area are looking at their finances from every ...

SBF is the #1 best place to work

The Tampa Bay Business Journal recognized Spoor Bunch Franz as not just one of the ...

PPP Loan Forgiveness Update – We’re Still Waiting

We hope that if you applied your business received the much-needed relief from your bank.  ...

Small Business PPP Loan Update

We know some of our clients have received PPP funding. We are also aware that ...

Our Team is Staying Connected

Staying connected while working from home can be tough. At Spoor Bunch Franz, we don’t ...

Don’t wait to file your tax return

When the IRS extended the tax deadline until July 15, some taxpayers may have deleted ...

SBF is a Top Workplace

We know that when employees feel supported and valued, they do their best work, so ...

Affordable Housing Updates

For owners of multifamily properties, the COVID-19 outbreak poses serious challenges to both safety and ...

Paycheck Protection Program

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is likely the most important piece of the recently passed ...

President Trump signs into law CARES Act

2020 Recovery Refund Checks for Individuals The CARES Act provides eligible individuals with a refund ...