Building a Business
5 Year-End Tax Tips to Get You Ready for 2014
Taking some time now to get your finances and taxes in order can bring substantial savings come tax season.
By Bonnie Lee
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Business Accounting
Why You Shouldn’t Take Business Advice From Your CPA
Your CPA might try to convince you he's a business expert. Don't believe him.
By Gene Marks
Tech
Intuit Partners With Square for Easy Accounting Integration
New service can save business owners the time and hassle of manually feeding accounting data into QuickBooks.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Intuit Updates QuickBooks Online Accounting Tool With Customizable Features Aimed at Small Businesses
The popular web-based program now supports payment and payroll integration, and CRM services.
Tech
The Surprising Tasks Your Competitors Are Outsourcing
Small businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on freelancers to get even their core business functions done, including accounting, report writing and preparing PowerPoint presentations.
Building a Business
Break out of Your Mom-And-Pop Shell With Polished Financials
No one likes dealing with financial stuff but the president of financial service company Consero Global Bill Klein provides us the skinny on the importance of investing in your startup's financial data.
By Bill Klein
Building a Business
5 Reasons the IRS’s New Focus on Small Businesses Is Ridiculously Egregious
The IRS is sending letters to tens of thousands of small businesses asking if they are underreporting revenue, according to new reports.
Building a Business
The Buck Stops Here: How to Make Invoicing Less Excruciating
To take the sting out of the annoying task of invoicing, consider the tips.
Building a Business
3 Weekly Accounting Habits to Install Right This Minute
To ease the pain of doing your taxes later, here are some good-accounting practices to implement now.
Building a Business
Why Your Business Could Be Failing Even If You Hit Your Numbers
More than half of businesses that meet their income forecasts fail. Here's why and what steps you can take to make sure your business forecasts are financially sound.
By Matt Garrett
Business News
Tax Time Bruises Still Hurt? 3 Accounting Habits to Implement Now
With this year's tax season happily in your rearview, now's the time to make your next tax time easier. Here are some tips.
Business Accounting
New Accounting Framework to Ease Burdens for Small Businesses
Two U.S. accounting organizations aim to give business owners streamlined options for financial reporting.
Building a Business
Accounting Apps for Your Number-Crunching Needs
Accounting is a painstaking, resource-intensive process for businesses of any size. Luckily, the choices for low-cost and flexible accounting software are greater than ever before.
Building a Business
The Year-End Accounting Missteps of Rookie Entrepreneurs
This time of year may be about giving, but don't forget to devote plenty of time to getting your books in order. Here are a few often-missed year-end accounting tasks.
Building a Business
3 Rules for Selling a Business: Lessons From the HP-Autonomy Fiasco
Being acquired by another company? Keep these factors in mind.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Your Startup’s Top 3 Most Trusted Accounting Allies
When you're first starting up, making a few accounting allies can help set you on the right track to have hassle-free financials.
Building a Business
Why Mid-Year Tax Reviews Are a Must for First-Time Entrepreneurs
Waiting until the end of the year to get your books in order can be a losing gamble. Consider knocking out those year-end anxieties now.
Building a Business
How to Know What to Outsource
Venture capitalist, author and professor Peter S. Cohan answer readers' top questions about entrepreneurship.
Building a Business
4 Start-Up Accounting Tips for the Young Trep
When launching a new business, young entrepreneurs tend to forget one very important element: their books. Here's how to avoid making that mistake.
Building a Business
Five Steps to Get Your Business Finances in Order
Establishing solid corporate and accounting strategies from the start is critical when launching a business. Consider this advice to get off on the right financial foot.
By Gwen Moran
Business Accounting
A Common Personal Finance Mistake New ‘Treps Make
Starting your own business will affect many parts of your life, including how you manage your finances.
Building a Business
Hidden Cash: Tap Into R&D Tax Credits
Many small businesses could save big bucks by taking advantage of a tax credit long popular with larger companies.
By Randy Myers
Business Accounting
Obama Takes Aim at Corporate Taxes
The President hopes to revise the U.S. business tax code. Though the goal is to the level the playing field, there would be winners and losers.
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
Dividing the Family Fortune
Passing on the family fortune can be tricky when it's tied up in a small business. Here's how to find a solution that works for your business and your family.
By Randy Myers
Business Plan
Three Financial Guesstimates Every Business Plan Needs
Not a numbers person? Our columnist explains the fundamentals of financial projections that should go into your business plan.
By Tim Berry
Building a Business
The 10 Best Things for Entrepreneurs to Outsource
How much of your time is taken up with activities that don't create new products or services, drive more sales or find new customers? If the answer is a lot, here are some tasks to offload.
By Carol Tice