The AB&P journal
Useful answers for the decisions owners make every week.
Clear guidance on the financial, payroll, and people questions that tend to become urgent when no one explains them early.
About · 3 min read ·
Why You Should Hire a Bookkeeper for Your Small Business
Running a small business comes with many operational costs. Some of these expenses, such as renting retail space and paying employees, are fairly obvious. While these things are certainly important and essential to th…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Countries Agree to Eliminate Digital Taxes
President Biden and his administration recently secured a compromise with some European countries about removing their digital tax services on certain large US companies by 2023 in transition to a new global tax deal.…
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Business · 9 min read ·
CalSavers Discussion with Bryan Weatherford of All In
https://youtu.be/jPH9lT9s7Ms Bryan Weatherford ( 00:10 ): Hey folks, let's be honest here for just a second. If you own your own business, and it doesn't matter what the business is, frankly, it doesn't matter how big…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Work From Home, or Go Home from Work?
https://youtu.be/zMMcyATfV2I With the pandemic hitting over a year and a half ago, your business has had to make multiple unforeseen adjustments. You have had to adapt to situations you probably never thought would ha…
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Payroll · 3 min read ·
Tax Court Rules S Corp Payouts Are Wages
Background To understand this issue regarding S Corporation payouts as wages, you must first understand the difference between an S corporation and a C corporation. In an S corporation, income passes to the shareholde…
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COVID-19 · 10 min read ·
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards
The following information was shared by HR Pilot from Tokio Marine: OSHA has released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) that require employers with 100+ employees to be vaccinated or submit to…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Why You Should Use Multiple Web Browsers
https://youtu.be/1I-JLoOm4nY Are you a business owner using your computer to do your tasks for yourself and clients ? Do you use one browser for every website you visit? I’m not a technology expert, but I do know that…
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Business · 4 min read ·
7 Ways Small Business Owners Can Borrow Money
There are lots of reasons your small business may need a little extra cash. Perhaps you want to grow your business and expand, or maybe you are falling on hard times and just need a little help to get past it. At the…
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Business · 3 min read ·
7 Passwords You Should Never Use for Your Small Business
If you are a small business owner, it means you are constantly acquiring data, not only important personal information for you and your business, but also your clients. Think of all of the personal and financial detai…
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Business · 4 min read ·
4 Tips for Optimizing Outlook
If you have been using Outlook for a long time, but feel like you aren't taking advantage of all the great features it might have to offer, here are 4 tips for how to use it more effectively. This article recommends l…
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Payroll · 3 min read ·
What To Do When an Employee Always Shows up Late
https://youtu.be/4C6OMO3Vbuk An employee consistently being late can bruise the company’s productivity, waste time, hurt morale, and essentially waste money. As a boss, you want to care for your employees and extend g…
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Business · 4 min read ·
SBA Fast Forgiveness Portal
More details have been released on the Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness portal by the SBA. The SBA is releasing a series of forgiveness portal user guides for lenders and some the biggest features are: Direct F…
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