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Leveraging Bonus Depreciation for Aircraft Purchases: A Guide for Business Owners

Scott Gault, Hillsborough County Market President, The Bank of Tampa In the constantly evolving landscape of tax regulations, understanding and utilizing bonus depreciation can significantly enhance a business's financial strategy. This powerful tax tool allows businesses to accelerate the deduction...

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The Business of Private Aviation

By Scott Gault, Executive Vice President, Hillsborough County Market President, The Bank of Tampa Once considered a symbol of luxury, private aviation has transformed into an effective business tool to improve productivity. Companies that invest in private aircraft save time,...

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Taking the Long View

By Stacey Pittman, Managing Director, BT Wealth Advisors As we proceed through 2020—a year that brought us some unexpected (and unwelcomed) surprises! Not only have we faced a global health crisis, but for many of us, we have faced the...

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Preparing for a Natural Disaster

By Maureen Busch, VP, Compliance and CRA Officer COVID-19 has dominated 2020, no doubt. However, natural disasters have not taken the year off.  Quite the contrary. We have seen wildfires in California, an inland hurricane in Iowa, and most recently...

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Have you ordered your annual credit report?

By Maureen Busch, VP, Compliance and CRA Officer You’ve heard it many times: It’s important to maintain good credit. It’s a basic financial best practice. But, regardless of how diligent you are in protecting your credit, things like data breaches,...

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Common Fraud Trends: How You can Identify, Avoid and Report

By Roxanne Chance-Chin, BSA Officer & Fraud Investigations Manager Unfortunately, fraud is on the rise. In addition to existing schemes, fraudsters are using the health and economic uncertainties presented by COVID-19 to perpetrate fraud. As a consumer and/or business owner,...

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