Finance
Research Credit Can Offset Payroll Taxes for Small Businesses
Does your small business engage in qualified research activities? If so, you may be eligible for a research tax credit that you can use to offset your federal payroll tax bill. This relatively new privilege…
Small Business Loans for Women-Owned Business
Small businesses (generally defined as companies with fewer than 500 employees and less than $2 million in average revenue) are the driving force behind employment growth. In fact, small businesses provide jobs for over half…
Sustainability and Accounting
Businesses have long gauged their success by the strength of their earnings. Today, however, more and more businesses are striving for sustainability in the marketplace. They recognize a three-pronged bottom line consisting of profits, people…
SaaS Marketing: The Power of Free
Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote said it best: ““The easiest way to get 1 million people paying is to get 1 billion people using.” And what’s the quickest way to get people to use something?…
Investing in Bullion and Bullion Coins
Whether you run a business or looking for personal investments, bullion continues to be a great strategy. Gold is returning over 359% during the past 16 years, with demand from China, India, Germany and the…
Why Local Accounting and Bookkeeping Knowledge is Essential
It should be pretty obvious that an accountant who has a great deal of general knowledge in accounting and bookkeeping is better for you or your business than one who doesn’t. But how important is…
How to Choose the Right Accountant for Your Business
Deciding that it is finally time to look for an accountant is a big step for any growing business, but you will have to make sure that your financial information — one of the most important areas…
How to Solve Your Business Lending Problems
Asset-based finance is big business these days. Since the financial crash of 2008, banks have significantly tightened their lending criteria and become much more risk-averse – with the result that SMEs are looking to other…
How Does the Alternative Finance Industry in the US Compare with Europe?
It is fair to say that each geographical market is growing at its own unique pace, depending on attitudes, trends and the adoption of technology. In this post we will look at the alternative finance…
TIGTA Reports Billions of Dollars of Uncollected Taxes
Despite having thousands of employees and information matching programs in place, the Internal Revenue Service has not always been able to follow up with every instance of a tax discrepancy. However, a recent report from…