Finance
Americans Abroad on Self-Employment Taxes on Foreign Income
How does self-employment tax work for those Americans, who live abroad, travel the world and work for themselves? Well, you still have to pay US taxes on foreign income if you are a freelancer, independent…
7 Tips for Managing Payroll When Cash Flow is a Problem
Money management is a core part of running a business of any size, but it can fall by the wayside when other tasks become distracting. If you stop ensuring that all your sums add up,…
How Long Should I Keep My Tax Records?
Now that you are filing away your business or personal tax records for the year, you may be wondering just how long you need to keep those records. After all, your filing cabinets and storage…
Tax Reform Ideas to Reflect How Small Businesses Operate in the Modern World
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brought several improvements for small businesses, most notably, favorable accounting methods such as use of the cash method and not having to deal with the Unicap rules. The AICPA Tax…
Payroll Tax vs. Income Tax: How They Work for Canadian Payroll
Payroll tax and income tax. These two short, simple words are the source of so many payroll questions (and confusion). It’s really no wonder because as laypeople, we hear or read “income tax”—we think personal…
Key Online Lending Platforms to Capitalize Your Small Business
Kicking off a small business idea and sustaining the same is not an easy task. From drafting a blueprint to getting things off the ground, meticulous planning is required. Apart from a solid business plan,…
Common Bookkeeping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Bookkeeping can be the bane of many a business owner. But it doesn’t have to be the onerous chore it’s often made out to be. Avoiding bookkeeping mistakes can keep your business successful and headed…
Bookkeeping vs. Accounting
Accurate and complete financial records are essential to the success of any business. Bookkeeping and accounting are two processes business owners rely on to track and understand their finances. Actually, the line between bookkeeping and…
Internet Sales and South Dakota vs. Wayfair Inc.
On June 21, 2018, in a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of overturning its 1992 decision in Quill, which set a standard requiring substantial physical presence before a state could…
What is the Schedule K-1 Tax Form for Businesses?
Are you a partner in a business? Do you receive distributions from an S corporation? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then the business entity you participate in should have provided you…