Posts by Carman Capriotto

Shady Service Advisor This week Hunt discusses an issue he came across with one of his shops and service advisors manipulating RO’s to inflate gross profit. • How was this service advisor able to do this? • What are some tips for being able to stop this from happening in your shop? • What are…

Summary Not all websites are created equal. Some are online brochures while others are sales machines that work 24/7/365. Which do you want yours to be? In this week’s episode, Kim and Brian each discuss the top 5 features they feel an auto repair shop website needs. Kim comes at it more from the consumer’s…

Technician Pay, Tools, and Taxes with Hunt Demarest Technicians want to know how their personal taxes and tools purchased for work are managed on your tax return. Flat Rate vs. Salary + Incentives Tax consequences Listen To Business By the Numbers Podcast with Hunt Demarest HERE. Hunt’s Company Paar Melis and Associates – Accountants Specializing…

The winds are changing, something’s coming, not sure exactly what just yet but let’s talk it out and see what we can do. I’m also trying to make a general statement about how shop owners seem to be doing really well right now and are maybe just a bit too big for their britches at…

Inflation Reduction Act – What We Know Now This week Hunt discusses what we currently know about the act currently going through congress. What is the Inflation Reduction Act, and why is it called that? What is included in the bill as we know now? What are the changes to taxes, and are those going…