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Bookkeeping · 2 min read ·
Understanding 1099s
Let’s talk 1099-MISC forms. Commonly forgotten or misunderstood by businesses, Form 1099-MISC is often the oversight for those looking to pass the tax season with flying colors. Which begs the question: did you submit…
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Business · 3 min read ·
Crowdfunding: 16 Ways to Combat Copycats (Part 2)
Crowdfunding is a promising method to succeeding in the entrepreneurial endeavor. While crowdfunding is a great and innovative way to fund your new business, there are necessary precautions that must be followed in or…
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Business · 4 min read ·
Crowdfunding: 16 Ways to Combat Copycats (Part 1)
There is a lot of talk about crowdfunding these days when considering starting a business. While crowdfunding is a great and innovative way to fund your new business, one must be careful to make sure others do not cop…
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IRS · 3 min read ·
2017 “Dirty Dozen”: A Tax Scam Report from the IRS
Compiled annually, the “Dirty Dozen” lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime, but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help wi…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Why Mixing Business and Personal Funds is Never a Good Idea
As human beings, we like making things easy - which is why most people look at having separate accounts for their business and personal funds as a bad idea. “Two accounts?” we think to ourselves. “Double the bank fees…
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Business · 2 min read ·
The South Bay Women’s Conference is Here!
As a proud sponsor of the South Bay Business Women’s Association (SBBWA), here at AB&P we are so excited to announce that early bird tickets to this year’s annual South Bay Women’s Conference are now available! A loca…
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Bookkeeping · 2 min read ·
Understanding Bill.com -- Our Trusted Tool
When it comes to managing our clients’ bookkeeping, we at AB&P trust Bill.com to help us securely and efficiently handle all accounts payable and receivable – saving us, and our clients, more time to help those they s…
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About · 2 min read ·
Keys to Small Business Innovation
One of the keys to any successful business, regardless of its size, is innovation. Developing new ideas is the fuel which will keep your business up to date. Innovation will keep operations, products, and services fre…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Optimism for Small and Medium Sized Businesses in 2018
Optimism is growing among small-to-medium sized businesses in 2018 in light of new tax reform legislation, according to a new survey of accounting professionals released by Right Networks. The survey, which sampled 36…
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Taxes · 3 min read ·
2018 Estimated Income Tax Refund Dates
Are you expecting a tax refund for 2017? The IRS started processing returns on January 29. If you're one of the millions of Americans who are asking, "When can I expect my income tax refund?" we have the answer. It de…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Budgeting for a Promising Marketing Plan (Pt. 2)
In our first blog post , we set up the foundation that building a successful company almost always involves successfully marketing your product, your service, or yourself. We talked about the importance of budgeting w…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Budgeting for a Promising Marketing Plan (Pt. 1)
Building a successful company almost always involves successfully marketing your product, your service, or yourself. It is important to budget wisely when coming up with a marketing plan, because it can be easy to spe…
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