It’s Almost Tax Day – What type of lease do you have? With tax day quickly approaching, we’d like to address a greatly misunderstood area of corporate real estate leasing – capital leases versus operating leases. In the accounting world, payments for leased corporate assets must be accounted for correctly, and the Financial Accounting Standards […]

Reducing Your Property Taxes Dear Property Owners: Q: What two events are undesirable yet inevitable? A: (1) death, (2) receiving your annual property tax bills There’s not much you can do about your mortality, but there is a way to lower your tax bills. As a property owner in Pennsylvania, you have an annual opportunity […]

5 Cs of Credit: Your Key to a Commercial Mortgage Approval Just like you have a checklist for real estate that fits your investing or business needs, a bank has a checklist for loan analysis. Simply put, it’s known as the 5 Cs of credit: character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions. These items are what […]