The business owner's guide
to smarter money decisions
A growing library of practical tax, accounting, and financial-strategy resources, organized by topic and written in plain language by the advisors at Real Deal Accounting.
Pillars of financial guidance
Each pillar is anchored by an in-depth guide and supported by focused articles that go deeper on the topics business owners ask us about most.
The Ultimate Guide to Business Tax Planning
Read the guide →The Owner's Guide to Cash Flow & Profitability
Read the guide →The Complete Guide to Clean Books
Read the guide →The Real Estate Investor's Tax Playbook
Read the guide →How to Resolve IRS Tax Debt
Read the guide →The Small Business Payroll Guide
Read the guide →Building Wealth Beyond Your Business
Read the guide →The Financial Fitness™ System
Read the guide →Coming Soon
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Financial Fitness™
Most owners can tell you last month's revenue. Far fewer can tell you whether their business is actually getting stronger. Financial Fitness™ is our proprietary system for measuring, scoring, and improving the health of your business, one quarter at a time.
- 1 Cash flow & runway
- 2 Gross & net profit margin
- 3 Break-even point
- 4 Owner's true take-home
- 5 Your Financial Fitness Score