--- title: Not Your Father's Accountant Blog | Rex Ours description: Business Insights For The Modern Business Owner from the good folks at Milam, Knecht & Warner. --- ### [![not your fathers accountant blog](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/images/not-your-fathers-accountant-blog.jpg)](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/) ## Rex Ours ### Recent Posts # [California AB-150: Small Business Relief Act](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/ab-150/08.09.21) Posted by [Rex Ours](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/rex-ours) on August 09, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hubfs/CA%20AB-150-jpg.jpeg) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/ab-150/08.09.21) **On July 16, 2021, **California’s governor signed Assembly Bill 150 (AB 150). Among other things, this bill includes the “Small Business Relief Act”, which allows taxpayers to receive a credit for their share of state and local tax (SALT) deducted from the net income on their federal returns for their qualified business(es). This elective tax payment will be available from January 1, 2021 through January 1, 2026. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/ab-150/08.09.21) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/ab-150/08.09.21#comments-listing) Tags: [Accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/accounting), [COVID](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/covid), [IRS](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/irs), [California State Tax](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/california-state-tax), [Small business relief act](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/small-business-relief-act), [federal tax](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/federal-tax), [Income tax](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/income-tax) # [Make Sales Support Organization-Wide](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/businesstaxdiagnostic-0) Posted by [Rex Ours](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/rex-ours) on November 19, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hubfs/Turn%20profit%20up.jpg) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/businesstaxdiagnostic-0) **For a robust** bottom line, teach all staff members in your company how and why customers make purchases. The better your employees work with customers, the brighter your profit picture will likely be. This article shows you four key areas to include in a training program. Part of this process means having veteran sales people work with newcomers to help them learn. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/businesstaxdiagnostic-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/businesstaxdiagnostic-0#comments-listing) Tags: [staff training](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/staff-training), [cross training](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cross-training), [sales](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/sales), [sales support](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/sales-support), [training](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/training), [productivity](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/productivity), [sales opportunities](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/sales-opportunities) # [How to Know If You Have Outgrown Your Accountant ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/how-to-know-if-you-have-outgrown-your-accountant) Posted by [Rex Ours](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/rex-ours) on May 20, 2015 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hubfs/How-to-Know-If-You-Have-Outgrown-your-Accountant-fb.png) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/how-to-know-if-you-have-outgrown-your-accountant) Your accountant is a critical part of **[your financial team](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/take-control-of-your-business-finances)**. It is very important for you to have the right one on your team. So how do you know if it is time to get a new accountant?  [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/how-to-know-if-you-have-outgrown-your-accountant) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/how-to-know-if-you-have-outgrown-your-accountant#comments-listing) Tags: [Entrepreneurship](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/entrepreneurship), [Accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/accounting) # [4 Business Credit Tips for Business Owners](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/349220/4-Business-Credit-Tips-for-Business-Owners) Posted by [Rex Ours](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/rex-ours) on June 24, 2014 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/file-1089298312-png/images/4-business-credit-tips.png) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/349220/4-Business-Credit-Tips-for-Business-Owners)  This past week we continued our business owner’s series of* Financial Coaching to Survive & Thrive* with session two on credit and your financials. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/349220/4-Business-Credit-Tips-for-Business-Owners) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/349220/4-Business-Credit-Tips-for-Business-Owners#comments-listing) Tags: [Entrepreneurship](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/entrepreneurship) # [Meet The New Faces of MKW!](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/334602/Meet-The-New-Faces-of-MKW) Posted by [Rex Ours](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/rex-ours) on February 06, 2014 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/file-495330169-jpg/images/mkw-3.jpg) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/334602/Meet-The-New-Faces-of-MKW) January was a busy month for us. Not only were we doing our regular pre-tax season prep (tax trainings, systems updating & testing, client work scheduling, etc.), but we grew our MKW team by three.  All of us at MKW extend the biggest welcome to our new Tax Manager Hazel Ho and our two new Staff Accountants Cheuk Wong and Tabish Khan. Here is a little information about our new staff.  [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/334602/Meet-The-New-Faces-of-MKW) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/bid/334602/Meet-The-New-Faces-of-MKW#comments-listing) Tags: [MKW News](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/mkw-news) [All posts](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/all) ## Get The Latest! Sign up for our monthly newsletter for business owners. ## Lower Your Business Taxes Register today for a *Free* **Business Tax Diagnostic **from MKW. 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