Make Your Preferences Known in QuickBooks
There are some features that all small businesses need in their accounting software. Everyone needs a Chart of Accounts and a good set of report templates. There must be tools…
April 30, 2015
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The New Form 1095-A: Reporting Health Insurance Coverage
Another year, another tax form or two. 2014 was the first tax year that the Individual Shared Responsibility Provision (SRP) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect. That…
April 30, 2015
Memorizing Transactions in QuickBooks: Why? How?
One of the reasons you started using accounting software, among many others, was to save time. And QuickBooks has complied. Once you create a record for a customer, vendor, item,…
April 30, 2015
What You Need to Know About Estimated Taxes
There are numerous advantages to being self-employed. The top benefit that most full-time, must-report-to-the-office employees most envy the most is your ability to establish your own work schedule. You don’t…
April 30, 2015
How QuickBooks’ Custom Fields Can Provide Better Business Insight
QuickBooks’ customizability makes it flexible enough for countless business types. Custom fields are a big part of that. QuickBooks makes it possible for your business to create very detailed records…
April 30, 2015
Make Your Preferences Known in QuickBooks
QuickBooks is ready to use when you install it. But you can change its settings to make it work the way your company needs it to. There are some features…
March 2, 2015
Is it a Business or a Hobby? 9 Questions to Ask
The IRS takes the distinction very seriously. Many small businesses start out as casual pastimes. You help troubleshoot your friends’ computer problems in your spare time, and they start telling…
July 21, 2014
Hiring Your First Employee? 5 Tax-Related Steps
Be prepared for a mountain of paperwork, much of it related to income taxes. Adding your first employee to your small business comes with good and bad news. The good,…
April 16, 2014
Haven’t Filed 2013 Taxes Yet? 5 Tips
You had good intentions, but you just couldn’t pull it together in time. Here are some suggestions for dealing with delinquent taxes. One of the problems with waiting until the…
April 13, 2014