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Why The IRS Wrote You

March 7, 2026

$80,000 Lost From One Tax Mistake

March 7, 2026

A small tax reporting error caused a business owner to miss over $80,000 in savings. This breakdown explains how minor mistakes on a tax return can compound over time and why strategic review - not just tax filing - is critical for business owners.

If Your CPA Only Talks to You Once a Year… That’s a Problem

March 5, 2026

If your CPA only talks to you once a year, you don’t have a tax strategy. You have a filing service. Too many business owners wait until December to think about taxes. By then, most of the powerful strategies are off the table. Real tax planning happens in January. It happens throughout the year. It requires proactive conversations, recurring check-ins, and a CPA who brings ideas to you, not just forms to sign. At Anomaly, we built our firm around strategy-first accounting. That means ongoing tax planning, not last-minute scrambling. If you’re serious about reducing taxes, improving cash flow, and making smarter business decisions, stop treating tax planning like a December task.

The Right Way to Pay Yourself in an S Corp

February 13, 2026

One of the biggest S Corp mistakes to fix at the start of the year is underpaying yourself. Many business owners choose a low salary and assume distributions are safe. The IRS evaluates reasonable compensation using your role, business revenue, and industry wage benchmarks. When salaries are too low, distributions can be reclassified as wages, triggering back payroll taxes, penalties, and interest. Setting a defensible S Corp salary early in the year reduces audit risk and protects the tax strategy. If you want help reviewing or setting reasonable compensation for your S Corp, reach out to get it done correctly.