Many clients are asking us about whether their taxes will go up now that there will be a change in Presidents in January. The short answer is no. A US President does NOT have the power to raise or lower taxes. Period. That power is reserved for the legislative branch of the government. Only Congress […]
A 39-Item Tax and Accounting Year-End Checklist for Your Small Business
Keeping your accounting records up to date all year long is essential for any business so you can see exactly where your business stands and be able to make thoughtful decisions based on clean numbers. At year-end, there are a few extra accounting tasks to finish so that your books are ready for the tax […]
Accounting Tasks at Year-End
You might wonder why there are so many extra tasks at year-end. While the government requires much of the work, there is clean-up work and adjustments that need to be done to make the books accurate. It’s not always cost-effective to perform all of these updates monthly, so you’re actually saving money by doing some […]
Five Tips to Make Tax Time Painless
Tax time is probably not your favorite time of year, especially if you have to pay the government your hard-earned dollars. Here are five tips on how we can make it just a bit less painful. 1. Have patience. Practicing patience will go a long way when you’re dealing with taxes. Keep in mind that […]
Get Ahead on Year-End Tasks
Year-end is just around the corner, and that means a couple of administrative tasks are necessary to take care of bookkeeping and tax chores. Here are a couple of tips to make year-end go smoother. Cleaning up Things will go a lot smoother if you reach out to your vendors and employees and get their […]