More From Mark J. Kohler
Finance
Why You Can't Afford to Be Bad at Bookkeeping
It's not fancy, but bookkeeping is critical to your business success.
Finance
8 Ways to Build Your Company's Credit
A good credit score can help you land loans, financing and better interest rates for your business.
Finance
8 Ways to Build and Improve Your Personal Credit Score
You can help build your business's credit by making sure your personal credit score is top-notch. These seven tips can help.
Finance
How to Choose the Right Business Structure
By reviewing the pros and cons of these four common business structures, you can determine which one will benefit you most.
Business Finance
Protect your Partnership With a Buy-Sell Agreement
Learn more about these critical agreements that define value and buy-out procedures when one someone leaves a partnership.
Finance
Why You Should Integrate a Family Trust with Your Business
Utilizing a Revocable Living Trust can be an affordable way to ensure your business passes effectively to your family or loved ones upon your death.
Tax Center
Learning From March Madness: Why Filing an Extension Could Be Your Sleeper Tax Strategy
Business owners should take a cue from 'bracketologists' and embrace unconventional wisdom when it comes to filing an extension this season.
Tax Center
Tracking -- and Maximizing -- Your Dining Write-Offs
Before you file your taxes, maximize your dining write-offs for 2013.
Finance
Tax Time: Should You File a Business Extension?
March 17 might be the deadline for corporations to file, but an extension could be your best move. Here are the details and tips you should know about the Corporate deadline.
Tax Center
S-Corps and Tax Advantages: What to Know
An S-Corp election can save small businesses on certain health care and employment taxes, amounting to thousands for eligible ventures. We explain the advantages.
Marketing
Benefit Corporations: Doing Good (and Potentially) Boosting Profits
This new class of corporation can help hold your company accountable to its social and environmental goals. Find out how it might also help you increase sales.
Prepare to Succeed
Making Heads or Tails of Obamacare as a Sole Proprietor or Small-Business Owner
Obamacare may actually improve small-business owners' bottom lines. Here are four factors to consider when signing up.
Taxes
Options for Deducting Your Company's Auto Expenses
Deducting auto expenses can confound small-business owners, but it doesn't have to. Here's a quick explanation of your options.
Growth Strategies
The Big Benefits Behind These Three Little Letters: D.B.A.
A "Doing Business As" filing can be used to both start or expand a current business on the quick. Here, accounting whiz Mark Kohler parses the innumerable ways he loves DBAs.
Taxes
Taxes 101: How to Maximize Your Dining Write-Off
Many small business owners don't take full advantage of this deduction. Check out this video for more information on maximizing your write-offs and saving taxes.