Business Accounting
Calculating Your Home-Office Deduction Just Got Easier
The IRS provides a new streamlined option for determining how much you can deduct for your home-office space.
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Building a Business
The Fiscal Cliff Deal and Small-Business Job Creation
While the political compromise in Washington might have been an overall plus for the U.S. economy, the measures are likely to damp small-business employment.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
What You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff Deal and Saving Taxes in 2013
Here's what entrepreneurs need to know about the American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Building a Business
Tax Time: 1099s for Contractor Wages Made Easy
New IRS-approved web filing options make filing 1099 forms a breeze.
Building a Business
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About What’s Ahead in 2013 for the U.S. Economy
Given the business outlook for the coming year, it's hard to find any winners and the list of losers is long.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Business Owners Want Fiscal-Cliff Deal for Customers
As Republicans and Democrats lock horns in Washington over tax thresholds, small business owners say they just need some clarity.
Building a Business
Fiscal Cliff Worries? Starting a New Business Could Be Your Best Tax Option
Higher taxes are all but certain. Here are four ways starting a new business can help you offset the impact of any fiscal cliff changes.
Building a Business
3 Things to Consider Before Your Business Donates to Charity
It's the season of giving. But before you open your wallet, follow this checklist to make sure you get your money is put to the best use.
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
What’s the Best Outcome for Small Business on the Fiscal Cliff? (Opinion)
Entrepreneurship professor Scott Shane's insights on how spending cuts and tax increases could affect you.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Tax Reform a Priority for Small Business Owners
According to a new survey entrepreneurs are in favor of extending current tax rates, but are open to eliminating deductions.
Building a Business
Barack Obama’s Second Term Small-Business Agenda
Barack Obama won his reelection bid last night. See what his second term holds for small businesses.
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
Young Entrepreneurs Weigh in on the 2012 Presidential Election
It's often hard to pigeonhole a generation of business owners, but as a voting block they do seem to come together -- at least on one issue.
By Eric Shapiro
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
Should Small Business Fear the Fiscal Cliff? (Opinion)
Think concerns over the coming federal spending cuts and tax increases are overblown? Think again. Here's why.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Where They Stand on Taxes: Obama vs. Romney
The Presidential candidates have been stumping for tax reform on the campaign trail, laying out two different approaches. Here's a comparison.
Business Accounting
Obama vs. Romney: A Tale of Two Economic Plans
With the Presidential election just around the corner, we break down the candidates' stance on small business, jobs and the economy.
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
Health Care, Taxes Top Political Concerns for Small Business (Infographic)
As the Presidential campaign takes center stage, here's a look at the issues entrepreneurs care about the most.
Business Accounting
What Paul Ryan on the GOP Ticket Could Mean for Small-Business Owners
In choosing the conservative Congressman from Wisconsin, Mitt Romney makes a bold choice. But is it a good one?
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
The Fiscal Cliff: 3 Tax Changes You Need to Know Are Coming
At the end of the year, a slew of tax breaks are set to expire, effectively increasing your bill to Uncle Sam. Here is a rundown of some of the changes that may not heard about.
Building a Business
5 Resolutions for Freelancers in the Coming Tax Year
Tips for organizing your financial life from the authors of 'The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed.'
Business Accounting
7 Reasons Small Business Supports Romney (Opinion)
Small-business owners overwhelmingly favor Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Here are seven reasons why.
By Scott Shane
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
Building a Business
Is the Health Care Tax Credit a Dud?
A Government Accountability Office report says the effort to help small businesses pay for health care is too complex to be useful.
Building a Business
What Small Businesses Care About This Election Year
New data reveals business owners' top concerns and confusion.
Building a Business
Lowering Taxes on Manufacturers Won’t Help Small Business (Opinion)
Giving special treatment to one industry leads to misallocation of resources to that favored business sector.
By Scott Shane
Business Accounting
What the ‘Buffett Rule’ Means to Small-Business Owners
The Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would impose a minimum tax of 30 percent on all individuals with incomes of more than $1 million.