It’s a new year, and we have new information for you to kick off 2026! With practical strategies for managing sudden financial gain and updates about penalty relief for 2025 tips and overtime reporting to the rise of concierge medicine and outsourcing to buy back your time, we’ve gathered some great news for you to begin this year’s journey.

Year-end is near, and this issue of SmartTips is our gift to business owners. With tips on how to turn seasonal shoppers into loyal customers and lessons for structuring your workday to raising financially savvy kids and the tax perks of hiring your child, we’ve gathered some great information for you and tied it up with a bow.

It’s the time of year when we all pause to count our blessings, and this issue of SmartTips is all about finding fulfillment in our personal and professional lives. Our team shares a reflection on gratitude and its healthful benefits, and we offer a lifestyle feature presenting the Danish spin on contentment, known as “hygge.” Tease your brain with November trivia and sink your teeth into our main story about the outlook for starting a small business in the coming year. Enjoy, and thank you for spending time with us.

Time for the final sprint of 2025 to begin. This month, SmartTips takes a look at all things autumn, from scary to sweet. Our team has content to help you tackle bloodsucking subscription fees and other hidden costs, as well as the monster hiding in everyone’s closet: cybersecurity anxiety. Don’t worry, we take the edge off with a salute to International Coffee Day and a fun roundup of horror movie trivia. Enjoy our first issue of Q4, and get ready to make a run for the holidays.

We’re turning the corner into fall and running down the clock on the third quarter. That means making plans to finish strong. Following on the heels of last month’s feature on project management, our main story this month takes a step back and talks about techniques for big-picture strategic planning. Then our team brings you an update on variables that have presented a unique challenge to planning this year—President Trump’s evolving trade policy and tariffs that impact pricing and supply chain strategies. On the lighter side, we explore the flavors of September’s early fall harvest, and we send your brain back to the classroom with a Fact Funhouse quiz all about back-to-school customs around the world.

The dog days of summer are here, but we’ve got some cool content to chill with this month. We begin with our main feature on how to be a pro project wrangler, and then our team explores when business owners should pull the trigger on tech investments. And when it’s time for some serious leisure on the links, check out our picks for America’s greatest golf experiences for late summer and fall. Finally, a delicious August distinction—it’s National Sandwich Month. Test your “Sammy” savvy with a Fact Funhouse quiz all about the greatest things between sliced bread.

This July 4th, we celebrate Independence Day while starting the countdown to our country’s 250th anniversary a year from now. (For the record, the 250th is known as the semiquincentennial…try saying that with a fresh-grilled hot dog in your mouth!) In this month’s issue of SmartTips, we join in the spirit of the season, with a feature story on the American dream—your home and summer improvement projects to enhance its value. Try your hand at a revolutionary Fact Funhouse trivia quiz and peruse a planning guide for your Great American Vacation. Plus, our team has compiled a list of tax strategies for real estate investors. Read all about it!

The year is fast approaching the halfway point, and in the June edition of SmartTips, we give you an outline for a mid-year checkup of your business and personal finances. Plus, our team brings you an overview of AI-driven automation in accounting and reasons why you should embrace the innovations. All this, plus tips for your summertime outdoor camping trips and a Fact Funhouse quiz for the traditional month of wedding ceremonies.

There’s a lot to love about the month of May, from Mother’s Day to Memorial Day to graduation day and everything in between. In this month’s issue of SmartTips, we bring you financial tips for new graduates and a comprehensive look at the economic climate for businesses in the second half of 2025, with strategies for navigating the uncertainties facing owners and managers. Plus, gardening tips for beginners and a Mother’s Day quiz!

It’s a joyful time of year, even with the final sprint toward tax deadlines. It’s time to emerge from winter and enjoy the world in bloom again! This edition of SmartTips is brimming with timely content for your springtime renewal, including an April Fool’s trivia quiz to kick off the month. You’ll also find a guide to keeping your business prepared for springtime storms, a look at keeping a handle on debt, and some handy spring cleaning hacks. Enjoy our April issue…happy spring!

The month of March is here, and we hope it finds you in clover—wrapping up the first quarter, wrangling your 2024 tax returns, and maybe even finding time for some spring break R&R to offset all that work. Speaking of work, in this month’s edition of SmartTips, we take a special look at how Americans are working, from the future of remote and hybrid offices to tax tips for the self-employed and gig workers. Good info, no blarney!

Welcome to the February edition of SmartTips, our free online magazine. It’s February—time for romance, maybe six more weeks of winter, and (sigh) tax returns. But we’ve got much more than this in store for you. In addition to insights on cryptocurrency basics and inventory management, we’re sharing our favorite global destinations to escape winter’s doldrums and chase the sun and surf. And in honor of the shortest month of the year, we’ve got a fun trivia quiz on brevity in various forms. So dig in and enjoy your February and the newest edition of SmartTips!

Ready, set, go! It’s time for new beginnings. We’ll help you stay on track with those resolutions with this month’s lifestyle feature, with tips and tricks to keep those promises to yourself on track and make them lasting habits. And we’re also at the starting line of tax season (yes, we can actually hear you groaning right now). It’s time to begin preparing to file your annual return, and our main article this month will guide you through the process of organizing your documentation to save time and tee you up for better results. Speaking of beginnings, how well do you think you know the opening lines to some of the classics of literature, music and film? Find out in this month’s Fact Funhouse trivia quiz! All this and more in the January issue of SmartTips!

And just like that, 2024 comes to a close. This month, we’ve assembled a year-end guide for tax-saving strategies for both businesses and households. And, to at least keep things festive during the sprint to the finish line, we’ve got fun features on Christmas tree decorating ideas, elf trivia and a couple of knockout recipes for European-inspired Christmas cookies that will make a splash at your yuletide parties. From all of us at our firm, we wish you and your loved ones a joyful, merry Christmas and happy holiday season.

Welcome to the November edition of SmartTips online magazine. This month, we’re serving up a healthy helping of content all about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, from saving money at the supermarket checkout to travel tips to our favorite recipes, all framed with an attitude of gratitude for the many blessings we can count this time of year. And for dessert, indulge in a sweet round of Thanksgiving trivia in our monthly Fact Funhouse quiz. From all of us at our firm, we wish you and your loved ones a joyful, healthy Thanksgiving!

Welcome to the latest issue of SmartTips, your ultimate guide to living smarter. As the leaves change color and the air grows crisp, we’re excited to bring you an edition packed with essentials to make this season unforgettable. From fortifying your digital defenses with our “Cybersecurity Survival Guide” to discovering picturesque fall wine country destinations, we’ve got you covered. Dive into the beauty of autumn with “We’ve Fallen for Autumn” and get ready for some spooky fun with “Spooktoberfest!” Let’s embrace the season together with smart, delightful insights.