Trump Accounts: Free Money for Your Kids or Just Another Government Program?
Every once in a while, something comes along that gets people talking before they fully understand what it is. The new Trump Accounts are ...
Paar, Melis & Associates Releases 2026 Benchmark Report for Auto Repair Shop Owners
Mount Airy, Md — June 11, 2026 — Paar, Melis & Associates (PMA), the nation’s leading accounting and advisory firm serving independent auto repair ...
How Should You Pay Your Advisors and Managers?
In a prior article, I talked about technician pay plans. Now, I want to shift gears and talk about the rest of your team—your ...
Flat Rate vs. Hourly: Which Tech Pay Plan Works Best?Â
In this article, I want to tackle something that seems to light up the internet every few months: technician pay plans. Is flat rate ...
News Release: Business by the Numbers Podcast Announces New Sponsors, Overdryve and Maverick
Mount Airy, MD — Business by the Numbers, the leading podcast helping auto repair shop owners understand the financial drivers of their businesses, is ...
Building on a Foundation: What It’s Really Like to Take Over the Family Shop
By Hunt Demarest, CPA and Guest Brad Templin of Scott’s U-Save Tires & Auto Repair Every once in a while, I get an email ...
What Shop Owners Need to Know About Life Insurance
Absolutely — here’s the revised blog with stronger, clearer headings and natural flow while keeping your original tone and structure intact: Over the past ...
News Release: PMA Awarded on USA TODAY’s America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms 2026 List
Paar, Melis & Associates (PMA) has been awarded on USA TODAY’s list of America’s Most Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms 2026. The award list ...
Why Your Sales Goal Might Be Setting You Up for Failure
A couple weeks ago, we hit Episode 200, and I talked about doubling your sales, doubling your profit, doubling your gross profit. Big goals. ...