The Labrador CFO

05/19/2026

Taxes can be complicated but egg white puffs are quick, easy and delicious. A nice juxtaposition to wrangling with the tax man (or woman). Have a good night.

05/14/2026

05/06/2026

📌‼️SCAM NOTICE!
Over the past few weeks millions of notices are circulating - appearing to be from the IRS - asking for your banking information.

PLEASE! If you receive such a notice do NOT CLICK any links or scan any QR codes in the letter.

YES, the IRS is sending some notices in an attempt to comply with the Trump administration's desire to do away with paper checks. HOWEVER, scammers have taken notice of this amazing opportunity for them to cash in.

If you receive such a notice there are two things you can/should do:
1) If you wish to know if a notice was in fact sent to you, you can call the IRS
2) You CAN enter your banking information by going direct to YOUR PERSONAL IRS ACCOUNT (yes, every tax paper has one - if you haven't set up your access you will need to do that - highly recommend) and enter your banking details.

BE CAUTIOUS. SCAMMERS ARE BETTER AND FASTER THAN EVER DUE TO THE HELP OF AI. We must all be diligent. Slow down. Think before acting.

05/06/2026

😫Your stomach sinks. There are a thousand 🤹 things you were planning to do and now you hold an envelope 📨 in your hand with a return address screaming IRS.
Try to stay calm. OPEN the envelope NOW. This is the most important first step - do not ignore it. That will only make issues harder to handle, more expensive and keep you in a high level of stress.
Remember, you may be able to handle a simple notice yourself. And if you can't OR shouldn't...there are tax professionals 👩‍💻 (Enrolled Agents, CPAs and Attorneys (only use one who specializes in tax!)) to help. It's what some of us do every day.

05/06/2026

"A number of technology companies are undergoing or facing massive layoffs, largely due in part to the rise of AI, and while some people may tune out the news because it feels concentrated on one industry, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is warning that “every company” is going to have to make similar decisions soon."

Remember: In America a 'public company' has one goal. To feed Wall Street not the employees. It is about returning as much to the shareholders as possible. IMPORTANT: The TOP 10% of households own roughly 90% to 93% of all U.S. stocks, while the BOTTOM 50% hold ONLY about 1% of the equity market.

03/21/2026

Published in FORTUNE: I did not know this...read it. You may be surprised too. And, to see it has already succeeded somewhere else is hopeful. This is short. It's sweet. AND, YOU NEED TO KNOW. It does impact you and EVERY person around you.

It is time for a fiscal responsibility amendment to the United States Constitution.

03/09/2026

I would love to say 'happy Monday!', but that seems odd today. These prices are going to hurt millions of Americans and businesses. Hold onto your hats. (Reminder: although I hate to get political in biz...DJT filed for bankruptcy 6 distinct times...perhaps the USA will be his 7th).
Whether you own a business or not - don't wait for it to get worse before you begin implementing counter measures (and it is happening FAST). Get your ideas out of your head, onto paper and plan to survive the tsunami. YOU CAN! Just don't stick your head in the sand or you will drown.

Oil prices hit ‌levels not seen since mid-2022, as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

03/05/2026

🔗: https://bit.ly/4c6JD0l
Workers have been falling behind dramatically in the tug of war between capital and labor, stoking serious concern about the trust holding the economy and society together.

03/01/2026

What is the possible impact on oil and gas?
PUBLISHED BY BARRON'S: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/what-the-attacks-on-iran-khamenei-s-death-mean-for-oil-and-stocks/ar-AA1Xf9W1?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=cba0e7b7b1744531bd6abeeb3b7ceeb7&ei=22&fbclid=IwY2xjawQRp_dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXy_EoO3ZOanLhOAY-VBjeoXocwXGTJAEquVZ6a8hDnYaR6D_MqQlrORUJw4_aem_OXv3gmPDQQJGAzH5G-M3vQ

02/16/2026

What's coming...from The Wall Street Journal.

Higher tariffs, labor and health-insurance costs have pushed many businesses to raise prices for consumers.