Finance
Is Your Car a Small Business Tax Deduction?
There’s a lot to keep track of when you’re starting your small business. Sometimes half the battle is keeping track of your expenses so that you can write off business costs on your taxes. But have you…
How to Spend Your Inheritance (Wisely)
No one wants to think about the level of inheritance that they will get one day. It’s a morbid conversation to have with relatives for some people, and yet it’s a conversation that must be…
6 Simple Ways to Cut Your Business Costs
Your business costs can increase by up to 10 to 20 percent per annum. For example, companies can expect the price of their favorite airline tickets to rise after an increase in oil prices. Your…
Late to the Investing Game? Don’t Panic! Here’s What to Do
It’s not uncommon to hear financial gurus tell people who are over 50 to pull out of the stock market and cash in their chips. However, many advisors are changing their tune, as the way…
IRS Rules on Deducting Business Expenses
Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business operates to make a profit. What Can I Deduct? To be deductible, a business expense…
How the New 2020 IRS W-4 Form Affects Small Business Employers and Employees
Outside of fun festivities—and the fact that it’s the beginning of an entirely new decade—most people are excited for 2020. A new year means new beginnings, new goals and, in the case of the Internal Revenue…
5 Tips to Help Entrepreneurs Minimize Financial Stress in the New Year
If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you probably borrowed money, in one form or another, to start your business. According to the Kauffman Foundation, nearly 65 percent of entrepreneurs rely on personal and family savings for…
Why the New Year is the Best Time to Switch or Start Using Payroll Software
As you reach the final months of any year, there’s the holiday period. (Insert any number of appropriately timed seasonal cliches here.) However, there’s also the process of closing the books on one year of…
How to Stop Time Theft from Overwhelming Your Small Business
Even if you’ve never heard the term “time theft,” you’d know it if you saw it. But if you’re a small business owner with employees, chances are good you’ve experienced it firsthand. You might be…
Why Small Businesses Should Pay Attention to Quarterly Tax Payments
There are a lot of awesome things that go along with owning a business. For example, personal fulfillment, passion—and, of course, making money. But what goes hand in hand with making money? Paying taxes. Filing…
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