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Brooks and Bradley Anderson are East Dallas-based brother who had the good fortune to be raised by their French grandmère, Ma. They were bred with love for reading, culture, travel and an appetite for food an drink which lead to the creation of Boulevardier, Rapscallion and Veritas Wine Room. “neo-bistro” Boulevardier Boulevardier is a French-Inspired, Neighborhood-Friendly Bistro located in the...

Jon Alexis, owner of TJ’s Seafood Market & Grill opened Malibu Poke on November 28th, 2017 in Turtle Creek Village. Poke, is raw fish served in a bowl that has been popular in Hawaii for centuries. Malibu Poke offers the freshest fruits, herbs and veggies from local farms to create the better bowl of poke. The menu includes “classic” poke bowls and a few signatures bowls with ingredients like...

Choosing to retire is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make. Giving up your salary means having to live from other sources of income, and if you haven’t planned extensively, then you might not even be aware of the resources at your disposal, let alone how much money they might provide toward your support. By considering the following questions, you’ll be in a much better...

by Devra Gartenstein Sales Totals A small restaurant should keep records of its sales revenue after each meal shift as well as totals for each day. Even relatively simple cash registers will print reports tracking food sales in different categories such as entrees, appetizers and beverages, as well as sales-tax totals and amounts that customers pay in cash, checks and credit cards. Creating a...

Any good marketer knows to keep an eye on the future to stay ahead of the curve on new trends, emerging marketing channels, and other fresh ideas to deliver brand messages. With 2016 in the rear-view mirror and 2017 flying down the pipeline, now is the time to start examining what the New Year is going to mean for marketing. Here are six marketing growth strategies to help your small business...

When you start a business, a key to your success is to know your tax obligations. You may not only need to know about income tax rules, but also about payroll tax rules. Here are five IRS tax tips that can help you get your business off to a good start. Business Structure. An early choice you need to make is to decide on the type of structure for your business. The most common types are sole...

Beneficiaries of a trust typically pay taxes on distributions they receive from the trust’s income. However, they are not subject to taxes on distributions from the trust’s principal. When a trust makes a distribution, it deducts the income distributed on its own tax return and issues the beneficiary a tax form called a K-1. The K-1 indicates how much of the beneficiary’s distribution is interest...

Americans living abroad are still required to file US taxes. The US is the only country that requires its expats to file. It is because the US taxes based on citizenship rather than on residence. This leaves the millions of Americans who work abroad at risk of double taxation, paying taxes in both the country where they live, and to the US, on the same income, as the US requires all its citizens...

With several of my family members working in the education field, I know it will be only a matter of time before I’ll get tweets and Facebook shares on the back to school deals they find. Depending on where you live, your state may be offering a huge savings with a sales tax free shopping weekend on specific purchases. With state sales tax ranging 4-7%, that means more money in your pocket. Dates...

The Internal Revenue Service has released a revenue procedure that offers an easier way to get an extension of time to file a return to opt for portability of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount. Revenue Procedure 2017-34 applies to estates that aren’t typically required to file an estate tax return because the value of the gross estate and adjusted taxable gifts is under the filing...