Posts Tagged ‘Tax Preparation’
Year End Planning: Payroll
Doing your last payroll for the year is an important time to make sure you have a tax plan in place. That payroll is often the last cash transaction for the year; your last chance for tax deductions.
Read More Small Business Tax Deadlines and Tips: November and December
As October comes to a close this week, it’s time to take a look ahead at the tax deadlines for the remainder of 2013.
Read More Business vs. Hobby
Many taxpayers engage in activities they enjoy and do it for a business purpose. Whether the IRS considers it as a business or hobby has important income tax implications.
Read More Home Office Deduction Changes for 2013
If you use your home for business, there are expenses you can deduct on your tax return. The home office deduction is available to both home owners & renters alike. The home must be used by a self-employed individual or an employee who works from home for his employer’s convenience.
Read More How to Start the Bookkeeping Process
Even if you do hire a bookkeeper, you have to be able to give them something to work with. So here’s how you should think about starting the bookkeeping process.
Read More My CPA Should Have Told Me That!
CPA’s provide a valuable service. However, you can’t expect them to read your mind, tell you what is wrong with your business, or give you opinions about your business. Some are great business consultants along with their tax knowledge.
Read More Why Is It So Important to Prepare Financial Statements?
If you are wondering whether or not you really need to prepare financial statements when you already know your business is profitable, the answer is definitely yes. You may be convinced that your business is doing fine, but you will need proof for investors, creditors, shareholders, government agencies—and you will also…
Read More 5 Tips to Survive a Small Business Audit
Small businesses are more likely to get selected for an IRS audit, because many of them are unfamiliar with business tax rules and often conduct transactions in cash, which leaves more room for errors.
Read More Watch Out for Indirect Tax Audit Triggers
Your odds of facing an indirect tax audit are actually higher than the odds of IRS small business tax audits. That’s because while the IRS audits 2–12% of the tax returns filed with the agency every year, some states audit up to 20% of the business sales tax reports filed each year.
Read More Do You Owe the IRS a Quarterly Tax Payment August 15?
This weekend, more than a few small business owners will be scrambling to pull together the documents and information they need to meet the IRS deadline that’s coming up in just six days. Yes, there’s a tax deadline for quarterly taxes due to most states and the IRS on August 15.
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