Communications from government—federal, state, or local—can be scary. Often they include language such “penalties,” “fines,” and “further action.” It’s costly for small business owners to ...

The number one question that businesses are asking about the pandemic is when it will end. No one has an answer. No one is even ...

You may have read, or at least heard of Robert Fulghum’s book from the 1980s entitled All I Really Need to Know I Learned in ...

Many small businesses rely on part-time employees to help them operate efficiently. They don’t require full-time employees, at least not for all positions. As companies ...

The economy consistently changes. Sure, the current pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and an economic downturn for many businesses. At the same time, the current ...

Pivoting is defined as turning or twisting. In a business context, it means changing direction. And that’s just what businesses have done or are doing ...

A key responsibility of being an employer is handling payroll taxes. These are comprised of figuring income tax withholding from employees’ paychecks (federal and, where ...

Whether your bricks-and-mortar office or store has already reopened or is planning to, be sure to use the technology available to keep everyone—your employees and ...

The SBA’s Office of Advocacy has profiles of each state’s small businesses. The profiles report on the number of small businesses in each state, the ...

Additional Supplement to J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2020; J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes 2020; and J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2020 The ...