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Accounting and bookkeeping is vital for small businesses to track their sales, expenses and profits. Read my review of Quickbooks Online and Intuit Gopayment, the mobile credit card reader and payment processor that automatically syncs with your account of Quickbooks online seamlessly. Discover cash flow management tips, how to get paid as a DBA Sole Proprietor and how to collect debts from your customers lawfully.
If you start a small business you could pay substantially fewer taxes on your family’s income. This is true, regardless of your new business’s profitability. Starting a small business can legally save you thousands of dollars in taxes on you (and your spouses) full-time job incomes. Because businesses can claim tax deductions for housing, utilities, [...]
Recently a reader, Charles Trimbone from Scranton, Pennsylvania asked me what was the easiest and cheapest way to create and send email invoices. You see, Charles recently launched his lawn care service and wants to email client invoices and get paid via Paypal. Right now, he does not need a full-service accounting system such as [...]
Mobile pay applications have necessitated the ability to conduct mobile payment using your smartphone since they store information for both your credit and debit cards. This has made payment from the point of sale even more comfortable by merely scanning your device against the point of sale mobile payment reader. With this transformation, your wallet [...]
What if you had a crystal ball and could see the future of your business finances so you could make adjustments today for a more profitable tomorrow? It would be great right? Financial ratio formulas are accountant’s crystal balls. These formula calculations look deep inside your company’s financials to reveal vital information. This uncovers forthcoming [...]
You have questions about Quickbooks Online. Your answers are here. The 58 most frequently asked questions about QB Online: Quickbooks Coupon Code Discounts Can Quickbooks online do job costing? Yes and no. Officially, The books do not have a particular job costing feature. However, this versatile software can be used to create job costing estimates. Here’s a [...]
Obtaining and Benefiting from an Employer Identification Number – Federal Tax ID Numbers ‘The road to recovery is to stimulate small business and innovation by reducing taxation, regulation, and litigation.’ – Sandy Adams, former Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representative As a Small Business Owner or aspiring Entrepreneur, government forms and tax considerations are probably not your [...]
Are you wondering if Quickbooks is easy or hard to learn, either for yourself as a business owner to use for your small business bookkeeping or as a job applicant who wants to expand their skills base and land a great new job? Personally, I, a gal of average intelligence, have used Quickbooks for [...]
No matter how a smart business owner you think you are, you are at risk of losing money to an embezzler – this person could be a trusted employee, family member or even your bookkeeper. As long as you own a business, you are not immune to embezzlement. Do not assume that your employees will [...]
