Texas

How does your state rank for doing business? CNBC ranked all 50 states for business using a range of publicly available data.  They used a points-based system for each of the 10 categories of [...]

Innovation Is Key Innovation is crucial to sustainable economic growth, but for innovation to occur businesses must have both the incentive and the capacity to invest. As innovation is key to the [...]

From 2015 to 2016, tech jobs in Texas increased by 1.9%, producing 11,000 new jobs. Yet the standout city was Dallas, creating 2,978 jobs last year, mainly due to strong growth in computer [...]

If you are currently running your own company in Texas, you may be eligible for the Research and Development (R&D) tax credit. At Swanson Reed, we are here to help you with anything that you [...]

After a dramatic election season the proposed tax reforms of US President Elect, Donald Trump, are currently a topic of great interest for businesses. While pre-election reform plans may not [...]

Is your manufacturing company one of the many in the United States that is experiencing a rapid increase of exported goods?  Exporting creates an opportunity to use a tax savings strategy by [...]

A Research and Development (R&D) credit claim could be your company’s passport to reduced tax liability – and it’s all thanks to one rather underused tax incentive.  The R&D Tax [...]

From operating our vehicles to warming our homes, oil and gas is one the most commonly used and important commodities in the world. In 2014, oil provided approximately 38% of the world’s energy [...]

The Texas economy — long a standout and a major source of Lone Star bragging rights — has gained national attention as the “Texas Miracle.” Over the past eight years alone, Texas’ annual job [...]

As heavy rain and flooding plague the Houston area, Texas is preparing to have its first tax-free weekend for emergency supplies. The first of its kind, Texas has just passed new legislation for [...]