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Section 530 Explained and What You Can Do

January 21, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

Section 530 Explained and What You Need To Do

Alert: The IRS just released more guidance  on Sec. 530 relief. In determining whether an individual is treated as an employee, in addition to the … Read more about Section 530 Explained and What You Need To Do

Up In Smoke: Dreams of Small Business Owners Lost to California Wildfires

January 17, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

Up in Smoke: Dreams of Small Business Owners Lost in the California Wildfires

I was a little hesitant to write about this event while embers are still smoldering, but I concluded that there’s much to be said and done about this … Read more about Up in Smoke: Dreams of Small Business Owners Lost in the California Wildfires

Information Returns: What and When to File

January 16, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

Information Returns: What to File and When

Filing your tax returns for income, employment, and excise tax purposes is only a small part of your reporting obligations. Being in business puts a … Read more about Information Returns: What to File and When

Wearable Branding Can Boost Small Business Marketing Efforts

January 15, 2025 / By Brenda Wanjiku

Wearable Branding Can Boost Your Small Business Marketing Efforts

When it comes to standing out as a small business, creativity often makes all the difference. While digital ads and social media campaigns are … Read more about Wearable Branding Can Boost Your Small Business Marketing Efforts

Contrarian Business Practices for Success

January 14, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

Contrarian Business Practices: Swimming Upstream for Success

Salmon famously swim upstream to spawn and ensure the survival of their species. It’s a good metaphor for small business owners…go against the grain … Read more about Contrarian Business Practices: Swimming Upstream for Success

Age matters in your employee retirement plans in 2025

January 9, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

Age Matters in Your Employee Benefit Plans in 2025

It’s axiomatic that businesses can’t discriminate on the basis of age when it comes to hiring, promotion, etc. A federal law—Age Discrimination in … Read more about Age Matters in Your Employee Benefit Plans in 2025

Tax-Related Questions About a Company Vehicle

January 7, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

12 Tax-Related Questions About a Company Vehicle

Most businesses use vehicles—cars, trucks, or vans—to conduct their activities. For example, on Schedule Cs for self-employed individuals in 2021 (the … Read more about 12 Tax-Related Questions About a Company Vehicle

10 Cybersecurity Strategies for Businesses

January 3, 2025 / By Brenda Wanjiku

10 Cybersecurity Strategies for Businesses: Protecting Against Modern Threats

Cybersecurity has become one of the most pressing concerns for businesses in the digital age, and for good reason. According to The State of … Read more about 10 Cybersecurity Strategies for Businesses: Protecting Against Modern Threats

5 Strategies for Actualizing Your New Year's Resolutions

January 2, 2025 / By Barbara Weltman

5 Strategies for Actualizing Your New Year’s Resolutions

Many small business owners may set resolutions they hope to pursue in the coming year. Maybe it’s about finding and retaining good employees, adopting … Read more about 5 Strategies for Actualizing Your New Year’s Resolutions

Celebrate Your Business Success

December 31, 2024 / By Barbara Weltman

Celebrate Your Business Success

2024 is drawing to a close. Hopefully, this year has been a good one for your business. Perhaps you’ve hit or exceeded your sales goals. Maybe you … Read more about Celebrate Your Business Success

Top Business Audiobooks for Business Leaders

December 27, 2024 / By Dorothy Cooper

Top Business Audiobooks for Small Business Leaders 

Lifelong learning is paramount to running a successful and thriving small business. The “Strategies for Increased Learning for Owners and Staff” post … Read more about Top Business Audiobooks for Small Business Leaders 

Looking Back on 2024: What's Changed for Small Businesses

December 26, 2024 / By Barbara Weltman

Looking Back on 2024: What’s Changed for Small Businesses?

LATEST UPDATE: On December 23, 2024, a federal appellate court lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction on Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) … Read more about Looking Back on 2024: What’s Changed for Small Businesses?

What IRS Statistics Tell Us about Partnerships and LLCs

December 24, 2024 / By Barbara Weltman

Partnerships and LLCs: A Look at IRS Statistics

“The foundation of every successful partnership is not just shared vision but shared values.” – Author unknown A partnership is... A partnership is … Read more about Partnerships and LLCs: A Look at IRS Statistics

Customizable Templates

December 20, 2024 / By Brenda Wanjiku

Top 5 Reasons You Need Customizable Templates for Your Business Estimates

When it comes to running a business, whether you're a freelancer, small business owner, or part of a larger team, one thing is for sure: you need … Read more about Top 5 Reasons You Need Customizable Templates for Your Business Estimates

Disaster Recovery Assistance

December 19, 2024 / By Barbara Weltman

What to Do if You Need Disaster Recovery Assistance

Between January 7, 2024, and November 7, 2024, there were 127 federally-declared disasters. It seems that the number of these disasters has been … Read more about What to Do if You Need Disaster Recovery Assistance

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