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As a small company owner, sometimes you’re expected to be an expert in state law and compliance. Well then pay attention because this may affect you if your business is starting to reach across state lines or your company was formed and registered out of state. An area of continued mis-understanding surrounds “foreign-qualification” (Doing business in multiple […]
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… and stick it to Wall Street at the same time! Sounds like the best of both worlds to us! In November 2009 Ellen Brown wrote at AlterNet that bailing out the banking system “…has only fixed the economy for bankers and the wealthy; it has not done much to address either the fundamental problem […]
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If you operate a small business and run it as a sole proprietorship, filing your taxes on a 1040 and a Schedule C, you may have at one time or another asked yourself if you should incorporate or otherwise change the business structure. You might want to employ one or more employees and/or manage your company growth, or […]
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Fact: Sony was forced to shut down its popular PlayStation Network for weeks in April and May after a massive hacker attack targeting credit card information and other personal data compromised more than 100 million user accounts. The company was criticized for waiting a week to inform consumers of the hacker data breach, which was […]
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If you’re a QuickBooks ProAdvisor working in the Windows world, you may shiver a bit when one of your clients say, “I just bought QuickBooks for Mac!” … and you don’t know anything about QuickBooks for Mac, right? Well, Shelly King and her QuickBooks for Mac team just launched a new online magazine this year […]
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See also – QuickBooks Tip: Reconciliation Done Right! So, you’ve done everything we previously posted about in Reconciliation, but still…. Well reconciling isn’t hard, but it doesn’t always go well. So what to do next? First off, don’t panic. Then, keep reading. There’s loads of advice in this article by Intuit QuickBooks pro Shelly King – Note: Though some […]
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A growing roster of associations representing small and closely held businesses are pressing leaders of the tax-writing committees in Congress to not omit them in any upcoming tax reform proposals. One letter, addressed to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, said they “… should […]
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You are a busy company owner. Your time is short and your budget is tight. Here is your ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure when it comes to protecting your company privacy. Never forget that your data Is vulnerable and valuable! Information is power. Even more so now, in this age of vast databases […]
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Job costing, which is the single most important task in an estimating systems process flow, is something that is often neglected by so many start-up, small and mid-sized construction companies. Failing to job cost effectively or failing to execute it altogether, would be similar to a pilot attempting to fly a plane through thick cloud […]
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The accounting firm Brown Smith Wallace has been counseling its business clients on ways to save money on their taxes by taking advantage of some government incentives. Accounting Today’s Michael Cohn talked with two of the firm’s accountants last week about the tips they give their clients. Cathy Goldsticker, a member of the tax services […]
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As the owner of a small family company one day you’ll need to exit the business. You can stay on as long as you can, but eventually, you’ll have to plan your exit.
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Cash is the lifeblood of any small business. Here are some tips to help your business maintain a sufficient cash flow to meet its financial goals and run efficiently: Tips from Rick Smith CPA – Toughen up your credit policies. Review the payment terms you offer to customers and tighten them up if slow payment is […]
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How do you let customers know they owe you money? Probably by sending invoices. And if your customers are conscientious and pay on time, that might be all you need. But it might be helpful to do at least part of your billing by dispatching statements. These forms do have their drawbacks. For example, you […]
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Its a new era for bargain seekers with a constant stream of strongly discounted coupon offers: 40% off a Princess Cruise ticket, 55% off a facial, or 5 worth of laundry and dry cleaning for. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and big corporations are gambling that the new discount coupon promotional services represent a tectonic shift in consumer trends, […]
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Located below the File / Utilities command in the QuickBooks menu tab, you will find the “Verify Data” and “Rebuild Data” commands. The importance of these commands to your overall proficiency with QuickBooks cannot be understated. What is Verify Data command? From Cynthia Huber, CQP | The Marks Group – This is a tool that QuickBooks provides […]
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Small companies are being affected disproportionately by IRS actions to narrow the tax-revenue gap -the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid – per a recent review by the SBA’s Office of Advocacy. A Quantria Strategies study, underscored flaws in the overall estimation of the tax gap primarily as they relate to large corporations. “The […]
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