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A Story to Grow From: The Business Killed by a $27,000 Penalty

A Story to Grow From: The Business Killed by a $27,000 PenaltyRyan was deep in thought about what he was going to do now that his business was killed by the IRS penalty. Why had he not paid attention to his tax adviser when he told him about the tax law change about the medical reimbursement plan?

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A Story to Grow From: But I have an LLC!

A Story to Grow From: But I have an limited liability entity!It was a fine summer Monday, and Randy was feeling good that his business was finally getting requests for new jobs, more in line with business before the downturn.

He knew what a struggle it had been to stay afloat through the last two years. He felt that he would soon be able to catch up on his past due bills to suppliers. Too much brain damage dealing with constant collection calls and no money to satisfy them.

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Picturing Your Financial World

Picturing Your Financial World is Not MagicIdentifying your financial assets and their relationships

One way to see your financial world and its many aspects is a “Playing Field Graphic.” This graphic shows all of the “players” in your financial world. “Players” are entities or activities that exist in your financial world. The “Players” tend to be accumulated but not necessarily planned.

Financial World “Playing Field Graphic”, a picture of your financial world

Your Financial World “Playing Field Graphic” is a pictorial representation of all of your financial assets in the form of players (entities and activities that make up your financial situation).

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