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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A look at an Income Tax Calculator Doing it yourself? This spreadsheet is free. To save money many taxpayers, roughly 31% of those who don’t e~file, are completing their own tax returns. By hand, on paper. Several years ago I came across a wonderful item to help those “paper do-it-yourselfers”. It is called simply enough [...]
Do you ever wonder whether your income is high enough to warrant the filing of a tax return? Because the minimum income level varies depending on filing status, age, and the type of income you receive, it can be a bit complicated. Use the following guide to determine whether you must file a federal income [...]
Millions of Americans forfeit critical tax relief each year by failing to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, a federal tax credit for low-to-moderate-income individuals who work. Taxpayers who qualify and claim the credit could owe less federal tax, owe no tax, or even receive a refund. This year it’s even easier to determine whether [...]
NEVER FORGET! 10 Things Grads Should Know About Retirement Planning - Brought to my attention via email from the author, this is great information for people who are just getting started. Too many people in their 20s simply don’t know the first thing about retirement planning or smart spending, and it’s because they’re too focused on [...]
The first of many new costs to paid preparers is coming. When I return to the blogging world on a regular basis, I will be covering this more, a great deal more. For now, know that it begins. . . My peers and friends in the “field” say there won’t be that much extra cost, [...]
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