Mary P. Hollister, CPA PC

Although a couple days late, we would like to wish Alycia Hollister a very happy birthday. Alycia is not only Mary and Brian's daughter, but she is a CPA, valued colleague, wonderful dog mom and beautiful person inside and out. We wish her a happy birthday "month" and happy and healthy year ahead!

What do accountants do with themselves after tax season? Instead of cranking out tax returns, they help clients work through other aspects of their financial healthincluding issues revealed during the yearly tax return process. That’s why the best time to work with your accountant on any takeaways or questions is right after tax seasonwhen everything is fresh in your mind. Here are some examples: https://bit.ly/3h5viol We invite you to contact our firm to learn more about year-round accounting and advisory services.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration observed on May 5th to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. While you are celebrating Cinco de mayo, make sure that you are trying out everything that’s Mexican. That’s the flavour of the day!

Check out our spring/summer issue of In The Loop! In this issue, we provide advice on budgeting, activities to keep your remote team engaged, traveling safely this summer, and more! Take a look at what’s in store for you. https://bit.ly/3qaqejn

To help revive the restaurant industry, the American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses. The program provides restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue lossup to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. For complete details on the SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund, visit https://bit.ly/2RGVwTo Applications can be submitted through the SBA in a forthcoming online application portal at https://bit.ly/3xwM3yD or you can call our firm at (518) 499-2072 for details on our application assistance program.