You’ll be visiting QuickBooks Online’s Settings screen regularly, so it’s good to know what’s there. You can get into a rental car and just start driving to your destination. But you soon realize that you need to know where the temperature controls and the radio tuner
Read more →Inventory management requires precision, constant attention, and smart decisions. QuickBooks Online can help. If you started small with your business, keeping track of your product inventory was probably pretty easy. Maybe you kept your stock in a few boxes or a closet, and it was easy
Read more →Granted, retirement plans are usually easier if you’re a full-time employee. But if you’re self-employed, you can still contribute to a retirement plan. It’s expensive to be a sole proprietor. If you’ve been one for any length of time, you already know that. There’s the self-employment
Read more →Building thorough, precise customer records will improve the accuracy and depth of your transactions and reports. How did you keep track of your customers before you started using Xero? On paper forms in file folders? 3×5 cards? Maybe you created a file in Excel. How
Read more →Over the past few years the IRS has made the use of penalties and fines a more prevalent tool to encourage compliance among taxpayers. This “stick” approach is in direct contrast to the “voluntary” philosophy built within our tax system. Here are a dozen of the
Read more →Want your tax return filed quickly and without error? Then double-check this handy list of items that are often overlooked. Review and signing your e-file approval. The sooner you review and approve your tax return, the sooner it can be filed. Having proof of health insurance.Most taxpayers
Read more →If your business buys and sells products, Xero can help you with the necessary record-keeping. When it comes to keeping track of inventory, product-based small businesses are probably a little envious of companies that sell services. Service companies may have occasional scheduling and staffing difficulties, but they
Read more →Haven’t completed your 2015 taxes yet? You’re cutting it close. Don’t short-change yourself on business expenses, though. If you’ve been in business for several years, you have a pretty good idea of what expenses can be claimed on your income taxes. But even if you think
Read more →QuickBooks Online’s mobile app lacks some features found in the browser-based version, but it provides mobile access to tools you may want on the road. First, it’s free (except for your mobile data plan costs). Second, it’s good. And QuickBooks Online’s mobile app offers more functionality
Read more →Taxpayers neglect to file returns for countless reasons. If you’re one of them, here’s what you need to know. Believe it or not, there are individuals who don’t file tax returns even though they’re owed a refund. (They do have three years to claim it.) It’s
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