Will the habit of late law changes continue? The Congressional habit for repeatedly making late tax law changes is now so bad that the IRS is reserving blank lines on the form 1040 for possible law changes this month. Given the potential for retroactive tax law changes
Read more →We’ll be ringing in the New Year soon. Will you have wrapped up your 2015 finances by then? There’s something very satisfying about turning our calendars to January. It always feels like a fresh start. We resolve to develop new, better ways of using our work
Read more →Preserve your relationships with customers, vendors, and others by setting up reminders in QuickBooks. How many calendars do you maintain? Many businesspeople have more than one. Maybe you use a web-based or desktop application like Google Calendar or Outlook for meetings, task deadlines, travel dates, etc.
Read more →Prepare now for your FAFSA filing The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is often the starting point to help families finance the ever challenging cost of a student’s college education. The application is available starting January 1st. The earlier you file your application, the earlier
Read more →Xero was built to support numerous types of small businesses, but you can customize it to meet your company’s unique needs. One of the 10 best things about Xero is its flexibility. It was designed to appeal to a very large audience: small businesses across the
Read more →In the past few months, the IRS has admitted to a major breach into taxpayer records. This breach was not a hacking operation. The thieves had valid names, addresses, Social Security Numbers and more. They used this information to get by the security measures in place on
Read more →Payroll requires countless details about each employee. QuickBooks Online will walk you through the process of entering them. If you’ve only been on the receiving end of a paycheck, you may not know just how much prep work went into your neatly-organized paystubs. Those official-looking columns
Read more →Kickstarter, a popular crowdsource company that helps new inventors raise money to fund their creative projects, recently announced they are becoming a Benefit Corporation. While many of us may not know what this means, the move by Kickstarter is becoming more popular. Here is what you need
Read more →Don’t panic: It isn’t necessarily bad news. But you may need to deal with it. Getting a letter actually addressed to you personally is becoming a thing of the past, what with email and social media taking over a lot of our correspondence. But a
Read more →As the end of the year rolls around, if you have not already done so, now is the time to plan for contributions into your retirement accounts in 2016. Retirement Contribution Limits Retirement Program 2015 2014 Change Age 50 or over catch up IRA: Traditional $5,500 $5,500
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