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  • Xero vs. QuickBooks an Accountant's Review
    Guest Blog, Homepage, Small Business
    August 17, 2022
    by Daniel Sleep

    Xero vs. QuickBooks: An Accountant's Review

    Which is the better accounting software - Xero or QuickBooks Online? Both Xero and QuickBooks have positive feedback from customers - the ratings for Xero ...
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  • Thresholds Are Confusing for Information Reporting
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Taxes
    August 16, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Thresholds Are Confusing for Information Reporting

    Saying that tax rules are confusing is an understatement. Sometimes they’re almost impossible to understand. When it comes to requirements for reporting certain income, expenses, ...
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  • 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Financial
    August 11, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business

    Are we in a recession, which is defined as a significant decline in economic activity or two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction (something we’ve already ...
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  • Back to School Time: Employers take Note
    General Business, Homepage, Small Business
    August 9, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Back to School Time: Heads Up for Employers

    As students head back to school, employers should take note of some important implications for their business. Employees, with and without children, may be thinking ...
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  • 5 Ways to Help Employees Financial Wellbeing
    General Business, Homepage, Small Business
    August 4, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    5 Ways to Help Employees with Financial Wellbeing

    Are employers responsible for their employees’ financial health? Should they act in loco parentis (a Latin phrase meaning in place of the parent)? You may ...
    Read More
  • Startup Ideas for Success: Working with Family
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Financial
    August 2, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Startup Ideas for Success: Working with Family

    When starting in business you want to use all the resources you can, and that includes family members if you have them and they’re ready ...
    Read More
  • 5 Reasons to Become a C Corporation
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Taxes
    July 28, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    5 Reasons to Become a C Corporation

    Almost all small businesses in the U.S. are pass-through entities—sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations. When it comes to small businesses, of ...
    Read More
  • Free Speech in the Workplace
    General Business, Homepage, Small Business, SMB Legal
    July 26, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Free Speech in the Workplace

    The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the government will not interfere with the free exercise of religion or limit free speech. But ...
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  • Get the Licenses and Permits You Need
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Legal
    July 21, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Startup Ideas for Success: Get the Licenses and Permits You Need

    When you go into business, the government is your silent partner in more ways than one. The government takes a chunk of your profits in ...
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  • Business Reasons to Use IT Automation
    Guest Blog, Homepage, Small Business
    July 20, 2022
    by Cristi Waterson

    9 Business Reasons to Use IT Automation

    IT process automation is the use of digital technology to perform or process a workflow or function. The use of IT process automation is a ...
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  • What Does Income Mean for Tax Rules
    Homepage, Small Business, SMB Taxes
    July 19, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    What Does “Income” Mean for Tax Rules?

    The word “income” is a generic term for the accretion to wealth. The word “income” connotes wages and earnings from self-employment. But for tax purposes, ...
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  • Pet Policy at Your Business
    General Business, Homepage, Small Business
    July 14, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Pet Policy for Your Business

    During COVID-19, many employees working from home got used to having their pets close by. After all, 70% of households have a pet. With employees ...
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  • Work-Life Balance or Lifestyle
    Homepage, Small Business
    July 12, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Is It Work-Life Balance or Just Lifestyle?

    Work-life balance is defined by Business Daily News as “the state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demands ...
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  • What to Do If You Fall Behind in Tax Deposits
    Small Business, SMB Taxes
    July 7, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    What To Do If You Fall Behind in Tax Deposits

    If you are an employer, you are required to deposit your employment taxes on a regular schedule that’s dependent on the usual amount of the deposit. ...
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  • Additional Taxes on Small Business Owners
    Small Business, SMB Taxes
    July 5, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Additional Taxes on Small Business Owners

    There’s been much discussion about “taxing the rich” and making them “pay their fair share.” What may get lost in the discussion are the special ...
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  • Writing off the Cost of Business Driving
    Small Business, SMB Taxes
    June 30, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Writing Off the Cost of Business Driving

    Gas prices at the pump have nearly doubled in one year, causing severe strain on business budgets. This is especially so for businesses that are ...
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  • Recognizing Achievements of Small Business Owners
    Small Business
    June 28, 2022
    by Barbara Weltman

    Recognizing the Achievements of Small Business Owners

    “There are two things people want more than sex and money: recognition and praise.” -- Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics Small business ...
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  • Business Idea What to Do Next
    Guest Blog, Small Business
    June 24, 2022
    by Jessica Sweet

    Think You Have an Excellent Business Idea? What to Do Next

    An ingenious, original idea is a central part of any successful business. You may think you’ve come up with a brilliant new idea for a ...
    Read More
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Barbara’s Recent Posts

  • Xero vs. QuickBooks: An Accountant's Review August 17, 2022
  • Thresholds Are Confusing for Information Reporting August 16, 2022
  • 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business August 11, 2022
  • Back to School Time: Heads Up for Employers August 9, 2022
  • 5 Ways to Help Employees with Financial Wellbeing August 4, 2022
  • Startup Ideas for Success: Working with Family August 2, 2022
  • 5 Reasons to Become a C Corporation July 28, 2022
  • Free Speech in the Workplace July 26, 2022
  • Startup Ideas for Success: Get the Licenses and Permits You Need July 21, 2022
  • 9 Business Reasons to Use IT Automation July 20, 2022
  • What Does “Income” Mean for Tax Rules? July 19, 2022
  • Pet Policy for Your Business July 14, 2022
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