Last week, we talked about protecting your personal and financial data online. In a digital world, it is most often digital information that is stolen. However, it is still possible to have your financial information or even your identity stolen through other means. Here are...
Whether you know it or not, so much about your life can be found online. Shopping habits, personal interests, family photos, and more can likely be found on the internet, if someone knows where to look. But what about critical personal information like your Social...
There are a lot of day-to-day processes that are essential to keeping your business running, but which drain a lot of time away from more important endeavors. Regardless of what industry you’re in, payroll is going to be one of these necessary tasks. Accurate, punctual...
The new tax bill passed for 2018 and future tax years made a lot of changes that impacted virtually every taxpayer in the country. One of the most widely impactful changes comes from the government’s elimination of personal exemptions. Personal exemptions are the deductions that...
If you’re experienced with Excel or QuickBooks, you can probably handle the simple bookkeeping tasks for your small business, right? While that’s a thought that many small-business owners have, there’s a lot more that goes into bookkeeping than most people think. And, even if you...
Every business comes with expenses. Hence the popular saying, “You have to spend money to make money.” In an effort to stimulate the economy and encourage the growth of small businesses, the IRS allows companies to deduct the full cost of certain business expenses, and...
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, miles driven for business purposes can be deducted on your tax return as a business expense. However, it’s important for you to be aware of what qualifies as business mileage and what does not. Here’s a brief look at...
If you’re selling your home, you should know that you may qualify to have any profits from the sale excluded on your tax return. This means that you wouldn’t have to pay income tax on all or a portion of the profits on your home’s...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been around for several years, but they really gained a lot of steam in 2017, with more and more people buying in—and cashing out—than in previous years. But most of the people jumping onto the cryptocurrency train aren’t entirely sure...
No matter what type of business you run, odds are you use a vehicle to get some of that work done. Whether you drive a passenger vehicle every day to meet with clients and suppliers, or you have a tractor to help with farm work,...
