August 2010 Archives


Can Your Bank Do This? Learning from the past...

One of the interesting things about the internet is that whatever is written stays out there for a very long time...forever? This morning I ran across an Inc. Magazine Online article from 1996 suggesting that

Posted Aug 28 2010 by Linda Keith

What business lenders can learn from ag lenders: Replacement of Assets

Last week I had the pleasure of spending two quality days with Greenstone Farm Credit Services in Michigan and Badgerland Farm Credit Services in Wisconsin. By the end of our two-day tax return analysis training,

Posted Aug 24 2010 by Linda Keith

Rampant non-reporting of income: What's a lender to do?

"Up to 30 percent of workers who are not issued either W-2s or 1099s do not report either all or a portion of their income." This from Accounting Today in an article by George G

Posted Aug 19 2010 by Linda Keith

Looking for add-backs in all the 'right' places!

I can tell it is getting harder to make loans. I am getting more questions through the 'Ask Linda' section of my website on unusual items the lenders want to add back.The most recent...intangible drilling

Posted Aug 12 2010 by Linda Keith

Small Business Owners: Delusional or Optimistic?

Check out the 2010 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual SurveyHere is what leaped out for me:89% believe we are still in a recession75% believe we will be in a recession next yearAnd yet:63% say their

Posted Aug 05 2010 by Linda Keith