Ciera + Co.

At Ciera + Co. Consulting and Cashflow, we provide Consulting, Tax Services, and Advisory Solutions

08/11/2026

She came in thinking she might owe money.

She's actually getting a refund.

Her business taxes were done. Her S-Corp status that the IRS had incorrectly changed got fixed. A $5.92 state balance got paid. Her revenue was up year over year.

She just needed someone to actually look at everything together instead of just processing a return and calling it done.

She also got approved for a JetBlue business card.

And yes we told her Starbucks through a gift card is a business expense.

Sometimes a good call just hits different.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

08/10/2026

We had a client come in who had been doing everything she thought she was supposed to do.

Running her business.

Paying her team.

Keeping receipts.

But nobody had ever looked at whether her books actually matched what the IRS was receiving.

Nobody had ever talked to her about writing off her vehicles the right way.

Nobody had helped her understand her health insurance options as a business owner.

She was doing her best with the information she had.

Now she has better information.

And a team actually looking out for her.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

08/06/2026

She came to us because something felt off.

She was right.

Her S-Corp had been paying her kids for years.

The money was coming out of the business.

But it was never run through payroll, never reported, never documented.

Which means the IRS has a very different picture of her business than she does.

We spent one call getting to the bottom of it.

Now she has a real plan, a payment strategy, and someone actually looking at her books.

That's the difference between just filing taxes and actually managing your business.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

08/04/2026

Can we talk real quick about the number of salon owners running payroll through three different systems…

none of which are talking to each other?

Vagaro says one thing.

Gusto says another.

QuickBooks is just… vibing.

And somewhere, there are quarterly reports that were never filed.

The IRS knows.

They’re just waiting.

Listen, getting payroll processed is great for compliance.

But that’s the bare minimum, babe.

Your payroll data tells a story about every single person on your team.

Their efficiency, their profitability, whether they’re actually worth what you’re paying them.

That’s the stuff we dig into.

And when we do? Everything changes.

Xo, Alyssa

07/31/2026

The IRS changed a client's S-Corp status without telling her.

Let that sink in.

She didn't do anything wrong.

She filed on time.

She ran her business.

But somewhere in the system, a change got made, and nobody flagged it.

Until we looked.

This is why having someone actually review your accounts matters.

Not just file your return and disappear.

Actually look at what's happening in your business.

We got it corrected.

She got her refund. And now she knows someone is watching.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

07/30/2026

If your income is showing low or negative right now,
you might be leaving money on the table when it comes to health insurance.

Here's what most business owners don't know.

If you enroll through the marketplace and your income is low, you report that low income.

That means your premiums could be drastically reduced or even free.

And if you have kids, programs like FidelisCare exist specifically for this situation.

We're talking free or near free coverage for your children based on your business income.

Your accountant should be telling you this.

Not you figuring it out on your own.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

07/29/2026

A client came to us managing everything through FreshBooks, paying estimated taxes manually,
and honestly just guessing at the numbers.

She was doing fine.

But she had just made a major real estate investment and didn't have the accounting infrastructure to support what her business was becoming.

We talked through what she actually needs now.

Not what worked two years ago.

There's a version of your accounting setup that made sense when you started.

And there's a version that makes sense for where you're going.

They're often not the same thing.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

07/23/2026

We had a client come in who had been doing everything she thought she was supposed to do.

Running her business. Paying her team. Keeping receipts.

But nobody had ever looked at whether her books actually matched what the IRS was receiving.

Nobody had ever talked to her about writing off her vehicles the right way.

Nobody had helped her understand her health insurance options as a business owner.

She was doing her best with the information she had.

Now she has better information.

And a team actually looking out for her.

Xo, Alyssa 🤍

07/22/2026

A salon owner came to us thinking she had a payroll problem.

She did.

But it was bigger than she knew.

7 payrolls that were never processed. W-2s that were incomplete. 1099s that were missing entire pay periods.

Penalty notices sitting in a pile she’d been too overwhelmed to open.

And a Google Sheet she built herself —meticulous, detailed, color-coded — because she knew something was wrong and wanted to be ready.

That spreadsheet? It’s going to save her.

One call. A clear picture. A real plan.

That’s what we do. 🤑

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Ransomville, NY

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https://www.cieraandco.com/call

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