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Business · 2 min read ·
A Guide to Financial Lingo (Part Three)
We’ve officially reached our third and final part of this three-part blog series, dedicated to explaining some of the more common, yet complicated, terms used by financial experts and reports.While we’re excited to wr…
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Business · 2 min read ·
A Guide to Financial Lingo (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of your own, personal guide to the often confusing jargon used by accountants. Earlier we discussed a few of those terms in part one , and now we’ll keep the conversation going with a few more to a…
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Business · 2 min read ·
A Guide to Financial Lingo (Part One)
When a 2012 study in Florida revealed that over 50% of small business owners don’t read their own financial reports – with 86% of that 50% struggling with those same financials – the question must be asked whether it’…
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Taxes · 3 min read ·
The Tax Saving “Don’ts”
From claiming deductions, to claiming tax credits, everybody knows there’s an abundance of ways you can save when it comes to your small business’ taxes – and if you don’t know them personally, you can always find an…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How to Trademark and Copyright Your Intellectual Property
For a business looking to claim the rights to their intellectual property, websites, branding designs, logos, productions, brand mottos, work, and more, getting the material in question trademarked or copyrighted is y…
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Taxes · 2 min read ·
5 Tax Tips for the Sharing Economy
From Airbnb, to Snapgoods, to bike rentals, in a modern, digitized world, the sharing economy is taking over the marketplace and giving us multiple choices for services. Nowadays, anything and everything you can think…
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Business · 1 min read ·
EIN Application Process Has Been Revised by the IRS
Are you planning on starting a business or changing entity types and needing an Employment Identification Number (EIN)? The process is being changed by the IRS and taking effect May 13, 2019. An EIN is a nine-digit ta…
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Bookkeeping · 2 min read ·
Intuit to Discontinue Support for QuickBooks 2016
As happens each year, Intuit (the creators of QuickBooks) will retire an older version of their software. As of May 31, 2019, QuickBooks Desktop 2016 will be discontinued, and all current users will need to upgrade to…
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Business · 2 min read ·
More Than Half of Entrepreneurs Skip Their Paycheck
If you’re a struggling entrepreneur or startup that’s been finding yourself forgoing on your own paycheck or even dipping into your savings to keep your business running… you may not be as alone as you think. In a stu…
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Sales tax · 2 min read ·
State Guide for Digital Product Sales Tax
From Wayfair v. South Dakota to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it’s no secret that sales tax and the way we view it is changing. All across the nation, states are issuing letter rulings, asking questions, and amending law…
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Taxes · 4 min read ·
2019’s “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams
In what’s now an annual tradition, every year around tax filing season, the IRS releases a briefing on the latest tax scams taxpayers should lookout for, as well as modern developments in the strategies used by frauds…
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Community · 3 min read ·
High College Debt Forces Postponing Life Events
With Spring in the air, now more than ever, students and their families are beginning to pursue their options for college and receive their acceptance letters. It’s an exciting time for many, filled with opportunity a…
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