Nearly every business needs a website, but it’s not always easy to determine which costs of running one are deductible. Fortunately, established rules that generally apply to the deductibility of more long-standing business costs provide business owners with a basic idea of how to anticipate and handle the tax impact of a website. And the [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have significantly affected our lives in many ways that are still playing out. For example, the pandemic has served as a reminder of how difficult an unexpected medical crisis may be to manage financially. It has also reinforced the importance of guarding against the risk of such crisis before [...]
How QuickBooks and Word Improve Customer Relationships The pandemic taught businesses a lot of things. One was the importance of staying in touch with customers. Hard to believe it was more than three years ago that many businesses had to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Others remained open, but tens of millions of [...]
Divorce is difficult for everyone involved. You can ease the process somewhat by begin organized. A financial expert can help you with the first step: compiling a martial balance sheet of assets you own and the liabilities you owe, as a couple. Typical assets include the money in savings and checking accounts; vehicles and equipment; [...]
If you were distressed to find you owed money when you filed your last federal tax return, you might want to change your withholding so that this doesn’t happen again. You might even want to adjust your withholding if you got a big refund, because you’re essentially giving the government a tax-free loan of your [...]
The term “sandwich generation” was originally coined to describe baby boomers caught between caring for their aging parents and their children. These days the term applies to whichever generation is grappling with the problem. If you’re in the middle of the sandwich, it may be time for some honest discussions with the other parties about [...]