The countdown to May 31 - the last day Texas homeowners can submit an appeal to protest their property taxes - is growing closer by the minute.

By understanding business tax deductions, business owners may enjoy personal benefits from business expenditures - a nice car to drive, a combination business trip/vacation, retirement savings plan - if they follow the myriad tax rules.

It is surprisingly common for individuals or businesses to get to end of the tax year and find themselves faced with a tax bill that they simply can’t pay. Many times it is not even the company’s fault, entrusting their accounts to outside accountants who simply don’t do the job right and leave the company facing a rather hefty debt which they may not be able to pay.

The battle for grocery sales has taken an unexpected turn as Supermarkets loose out to online stores and local corner shops.