Starting out in your first small business can be an exciting and rewarding journey. As many seasoned small business operators know, the multi-faceted role of a small business [...]
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This is a guest article written by Michael Dolen, the president of Credit Card Forum. During this time every year, I always get asked by a good number of visitors on my site [...]
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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis that brought the global economy to the brink of disaster in the fall of 2008 has led to millions of foreclosures over the last 3 years. Due to t [...]
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QuickBooks Tip: Unless and until your business is swimming in cash, there will come a time that you have to make a big purchase and *gasp* get a loan. The horror. So now tha [...]
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QuickBooks Tip: Admit it. Bouncing a check is annoying and embarrassing. The bank charges a fee for every bounce, you rack up the fees and you have to tell people when to [...]
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It’s such an easy thing to do and yet our pride steps in and makes asking a simple question seem like lifting a 2 ton brick. Can you help me? I love when people ask me for he [...]
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At this point we have completed the initial review of the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss statements in QuickBooks. So now it is a matter of double checking things from a d [...]
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- Balance Sheet and P&L Now that you have allowed yourself the time, you can take your time reviewing your Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, and even your Statement Of Cash [...]
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The biggest problem we all face when it comes to QuickBooks and tax planning is waiting until the last minute. There are so many obvious reasons why it is better to do it e [...]
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E~file Your 2011 Tax Return: How to E~file Your Taxes Tax season is upon us. This means that you are either preparing a tax return by yourself or hiring a tax preparer to do [...]
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What Is Estimated Tax? Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding, such as self-employment income, interest, dividends, rents, alimony, etc. In addition, if you do not elect voluntary withholding, you should make estimated payments on other taxable income, such as unemployment income and the taxable [...]
The Alternative Minimum Tax (or AMT) is an extra tax some people have to pay on top of their regular income tax. Okay that sounds pretty messed up, doesn’t it? In recent years, the AMT has been under increased attention. Why? Well, put simply, because the AMT is not cataloged or set up [...]
Since the New Year starts at the end of next week, you’ve got just a couple more days to take some steps to reduce your 2008 taxes. These tactics will lower your realized income so that you can reduce your overall tax bill come spring. Not all of these steps are going to work [...]
Still searching for that last-minute eureka on your 1040? Perhaps you’ll find it here. Trim your taxable income with these strategies, and don’t miss frequently overlooked deductions. Look for losses. If you took a hit in the market in 2007 or even if you switched investments within a fund family at a loss, you can [...]
“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes that he has got the biggest piece.” – Dr. Ludwig Erhard I recently read the above and gave a great deal of thought to this. With the study recently done by the Government Accountability Office, in any given [...]
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