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Category Archives: Business Accounting and Budget
Mark Your Calendars: Tax Dates to know 2012
The thousands of codes, forms and filing dates leave business owners in frenzy when it comes to tackling taxes. It would make things a bit simpler if there was some sort of reminder system or catalog with all those must-know
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Two Parts of Financial Projections: The Known and Unknown
If you are seeking money, lenders might not give you any until your financial projections accurately express the risk and solve how the funds will get paid back. This financial forecast is also a crucial component of any business plan.
Be wary of emails from the IRS
If you are a new business owner with limited experience with the Internal Revenue Service, you may not be aware that the IRS and the Financial Management Service (the Treasury bureau that owns EFTPS*) do not communicate payment information or
Entrepreneurial Risk – Rate of Return & Benchmarking Tips
I still can recall my economics professor explaining the concept of entrepreneurial risk. He went on to say it’s a high rate-of-return that entices the individual to seek entrepreneurship. And, if that rate is not sufficient, the individual will abandon
How Your Money Per$onality Impacts Your Finances
Money. Is it an issue for your small business? Is the issue really money or is it your Money Per$onality? In Ray Linder’s book, “What Will I Do With My Money?,” he narrows the 16 Myers-Briggs Typing Instrument (MBTI) personality
Tax Warning! Be Mindful of the Hobby Loss Limitations
IRS Hobby Loss Limitation Rule: The IRS permits small business owners to deduct necessary expenses, but those expenses, or losses, might get denied if the business doesn’t make a profit in three out of five years of business activity. This
QuickBooks Help! Reconciliations & Financials Made Easy
Do you know your current profit margins? Reconciling bank and credit card accounts is paramount to making solid business decisions! Not too long ago, business owners didn’t have a choice but to plunk away at a keyboard to enter hundreds
New Small Business Tax Credit for Providing Health Care Coverage
Understanding the verbal jargon related to the new health care legislation can be confusing for most small business owners. Essentially, the law entices small employers to provide health care coverage by refunding income taxes that small businesses pay.
Local Business Tax Renewals in Polk County
On July 1, 2010 The Polk County Tax Collector’s Office sent out 40,416 County Business Tax Receipt renewal forms. The tax was increased by 5% over last year and businesses have 90 days to renew their county business tax receipt.
Unemployment Rate Decreases
June 2010 Employment Report Private Employment Up, Government Employment Down, & Unemployment Rate Down The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released today its report on employment for June 2010 (BLS Employment Report June 2010). The good news was that temporary
