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News · 3 min read ·
Business Owners Need to Guard Against Fraudulent Messages
As a business owner, often times you'll receive notices in the mail or in your e-mail inbox that look to be valid, but are not. Sometimes these are just solicitations to get you to spend unnecessary monies on things y…
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News · 2 min read ·
CA Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Battle Continues
California currently has tax credits available to employers who are located in or hire employees from enterprise zones. An enterprise zone is a designated area that has been defined as economically depressed. Enterpri…
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News · 1 min read ·
IRS Agents Misuse Credit Cards
The government agency in charge of making sure businesses (and individuals) don't claim deductions they aren't entitled to doesn't have the best controls over its own employees. Apparently some workers misused credit…
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News · 2 min read ·
Planning for College Costs
Are you a parent of a teenager planning to attend college in the next year or so? This topic is not my usual focus, but as a parent of a college student and another one headed there next year, this is an important top…
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News · 2 min read ·
Turn Your Parents Home Into a Tax Write-Off
I read this information recently and thought it would be great to share with you in case you will be traveling to visit friends or family this summer. I want to be able to share resources from my contacts with you whe…
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News · 3 min read ·
Fun on the 4th of July
Did you have a great 4th of July last Thursday? I certainly did. As an entrepreneur, I work lots of hours and don't often have a day off. I do the regular bookkeeping work during the week, and often am preparing my so…
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News · 2 min read ·
Business Breakthrough Summit
This past weekend I attended Caterina Rando's Business Breakthrough Summit in San Mateo, CA. I had actually heard of her at the Success Summit hosted by Today's Innovative Woman Magazine ( www.todaysinnovativewoman.co…
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News · 2 min read ·
Friends Can Give it to You Straight
Have you ever had one of those times that a friend sat you down and gave you some advice or information that you needed to hear but most friends were afraid to say anything to you about the topic because they didn't w…
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News · 2 min read ·
Are You an Innovative Woman in Business?
Today's Innovative Woman Magazine will be honoring amazing women at their Success Summit in September. Are you a woman entreprenuer? Why not apply to win one of the awards to be given? Awards are in the following cate…
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Bookkeeping · 3 min read ·
More Americans Moonlighting with E-commerce Jobs
The following article was posted in the CPA Practice Advisor on June 13, 2013 (http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/10961047/more-americans-moonlighting-with-ecommerce-jobs?utm_source=CPA+Payroll+Advisor&utm_medium=…
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News · 2 min read ·
Educating Through Speaking
Recently I've begun to speak to groups in order to share some of my expertise with those interested in adding to their learning. Although it was a bit scary to step out in this direction, it has been exciting to see t…
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News · 3 min read ·
Support From My Mastermind Partners
For the last year and a half, I have been part of a mastermind program (a group of entrepreneurs that have a monthly call to share successes and challenges and give ideas to each other to help us in our businesses). W…
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