• Finance

    Financial Services in Milpitas

    financial advisor

    Milpitas has a fair number of small financial service business, some franchised with large companies, and some individually owned an operated. Also check banks and credit unions for financial advising services. Accountants Alan David, CPA Tax planning, bookkeeping. 1313 N. Milpitas Blvd. #200 408-439-5933 Karen Hahn, CPA, CVA, MST Accounting, tax, investing & financial services. Useful page about record retention. 500 E. Calaveras. Blvd., Suite 333, 408-263-8888 Investment Advice Lincoln Financial Advisors Thomas J. Valore Certified Financial Planner Practitioner, Certified Senior Advisor Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., 408-946-0703 Guardino Financial Group Sal is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and Mortgage Broker who holds a MBA from Santa Clara University. 1313 N.…

  • High Tech

    Computer and e-Waste Recycling in & Near Milpitas, CA

    e-waste recycling

    Recycling e-waste is a bit of a project: first you need to remove all personal data from the devices, and then you need to find a place that will accept both the type of electronic device and the quantity you wish to recycle, and preferably locally. Many electronic products (e-waste is old computers, cell phones, PDAs, etc) are used to store personal information. Before donating or recycling your equipment, remember to remove all sensitive and personal information from its memory. Note that simply using your keyboard or mouse to delete files does not necessarily completely remove the information from your device’s memory. Your local software store can provide you with…

  • News Archives

    City of Milpitas to provide $5000 grants to 280 small businesses

    City of Milpitas to provide $5000 grants to 280 small businesses By Eric Shapiro, Milpitas Beat, February 4, 2022 At the end of last month, on January 31, the Milpitas Small Business Assistance Grant Program was launched by the City of Milpitas. Its purpose: to support city businesses hit hard by COVID-19. The money for the grant program — $1,500,000 in total — comes from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). More than 280 small businesses in Milpitas will receive grants amounting to $5,000 and/or free technical assistance. Applicants can apply till March 1, 2022. The following requirements must be met, and those businesses meeting them will be…

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    Amazon buys big Milpitas campus

    Amazon buys big Milpitas campus as tech titan widens shopping spree E-commerce behemoth adds to Bay Area property buying binge with new deal MILPITAS — Amazon has widened its shopping spree for Bay Area properties with the purchase of a big office and research campus in Milpitas that could provide fresh expansion space for the tech titan. The e-commerce behemoth has bought a 29-acre site with several office and research buildings near the corner of South Milpitas Boulevard and Gibraltar Drive, according to documents filed on Oct. 1 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office. Amazon paid $123 million in cash for the property, which is about two blocks away…

  • Finance

    Tax Considerations/Strategies for PPP loans and Grants

    Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

    by Karen A. Hahn, CPA, Inc PPP #1: For those of you who received a PPP during the first round April – June of 2020, THE MONEY YOU SPENT FROM YOUR PPP LOAN WILL BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!! Be aware that California has not conformed to this non-taxable provision. The forgiveness of the loan will be taxable on California tax returns. There is a new simplified loan application for loans below $150,000. (This will apply to PPP 1 &2.) Form 3508EZ One page no documentation required. Long form is 3508, requires documentation to be attached. PPP #2: Same as original PPP Loan: The loan amount will be 2.5 times your monthly payroll (for most)…

  • Business & Shopping

    Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources during Covid19

    California SBDC

    At a meeting of the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce I heard several speakers on the topic of financial relief to small businesses because of economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. My main takeaway was that each small business owner should get a free business councilor through the SBDC to help figure out which sort of relief funding would be best in their situation. The nearest SBC Center to Milpitas is the Alameda County SBDC at Ohlone College in Fremont. A little further away is the Silicon Valley SBDC – Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Monterey Rd. Your business is Top of Mind for Us The Norcal SBDC wants…