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Can You File Taxes in January Successfully?

If you are anticipating a tax refund, it makes sense that you are hoping to file taxes as early as possible. Although you can begin e-filing in the first week of January with many software companies, the official date the Internal Revenue Service has announced it will accept 2018 returns is January 29, 2019. This is nearly a week later than last year. There are certain situations in which you

How Planning Now Improves Income Tax Filing

As the year winds down, you probably have a lot on your mind, especially with holiday preparations. The last thing you want to be thinking about is next year’s income tax filing, but taking some time to do some tax planning this month could have a big impact on the ease of filing and on how your tax liability turns out. Before you do that holiday shopping, it is a good

Don’t Forget This Valuable Business Start-Up Assistance

Getting a new business off the ground will make you feel like a juggling act at the circus. To have a successful launch, you can’t drop anything! That doesn’t mean you have to handle everything yourself. In fact, it is advisable to obtain business start-up assistance from professionals for many of the tasks. One of the most important is to work with an accountant. Here are a few key tasks

What You Should Know About Late Tax Filing

If you requested an extension to file your 2017 taxes, your new deadline to file is this month – October 15 to be precise. Not only is this deadline important to meet to avoid a penalty, but it is also the last chance you have to file your return electronically. After that, you’ll need to file a paper return. Here are a few other things you should be aware of

How Our Accounting Services Make Your Life Easier

How do you feel when it is time to manage the accounting tasks for your business? Most small business owners don’t have experience with financial management, and they dread the thought of tracking financial details, reconciling the accounts, or preparing tax paperwork We recognize that keeping your business financials in top health is crucial for any thriving business, and that’s why we rounded up the top two reasons our .accounting services

How Hiring an Accountant Can Help Scale Your Business

If you run a small business, chances are you’re spending the majority of your time running your business – and thinking like – a business owner, and not like a CEO. If your business is thriving, but not growing, this may be the reason why. There is always a tipping point in growth, where business operations begin to be stretched by the demands of the increasing complexity in a business. When

Bookkeeping Services That Support Business Growth

Do you feel like you’re the jack of all trades and master of none? Small business owners can often feel the pressure to do it all in their business to minimize unnecessary spending by trying to maximize their workload. But, unless you’re an accountant by trade, or really love numbers, you’re going to find it challenging to manage your books. How can you effectively analyze your business financials to grow your

Bookkeeping Tips for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, it’s easy to become your own bottleneck when you try to do it all yourself. But if your bookkeeping is all in your head, you’re more likely to make costly mistakes down the road when details are missed or paperwork is forgotten. Here are three bookkeeping tips for small business: Stay on top of your invoices. You can harm your cash flow with late and unpaid

The Difference Between Bookkeeping and Accounting

Traditionally,. bookkeeping is not accounting. Although they go hand-in-hand, bookkeeping is the process of preparing the information that the accountant will use to put together financial statements and interpret them. Understanding the difference between bookkeeping and accounting can help you understand why both are necessary for an effective financial strategy. Bookkeeping The administrative aspects of recording your business financials generally fall under the bookkeeping umbrella. One of the main components of bookkeeping

Time is Running Out for Your Federal Tax Preparation

Thanks once again to the relatively unknown Emancipation Day federal holiday on April 16, we again get extra time for federal tax preparation, but April 17 is still fast approaching. Here are a few thoughts to get you through what could be an anxiety-ridden couple of weeks. 1. Avoid foolish mistakes. Sometimes waiting until the last minute can result in making some mistakes you never would have made otherwise. For example,

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