Adding an employee? QuickBooks allows you to control his or her access to the software. Here’s how. We’ve talked before about how to keep your QuickBooks data safe from hackers, and we hope you’re still following best practices for data security. But how do you ensure the safety of your critical accounting information when you [...]
Customers Paying Late? Consider Finance Charges Are your receivables out of control? QuickBooks can help you assess finance charges. Now that we’re past the holidays and you’ve had January to catch up on the December work that didn’t get done, how’s your financial workflow? Are you caught up on bills and invoices? You may be, [...]
5 Ways to Get QuickBooks Ready for 2024 It’s hard to start fresh in 2024 when you still have 2023 tasks to do. Here are some ways to catch up on your accounting in QuickBooks. January’s tough. The holidays are over. Tax forms are starting to trickle in. You probably have a whole lot of [...]
Donating cash and property to your favorite charity is beneficial to the charity, but also to you in the form of a tax deduction. However, to be deductible your donation must meet certain IRS criteria. First, the charity you’re donating to must be a qualified charitable organization, with tax-exempt status. A tool on the IRS [...]
Is your business having trouble collection payments from clients or vendors? Years after the onset of the pandemic, some operations continue to feel the impact on business activity. It may be small solace, but at least you might be able to salvage a bad debt deduction on your tax return. Caution: This tax treatment isn’t [...]
Did you know that you can transfer funds directly from your IRA to a Health Savings Account (HSA) without taxes or penalties? According to the IRS, you’re permitted to make one such “qualified HSA funding distribution” during your lifetime. Typically, if you have an IRA and an HSA, it’s a good idea to contribute as [...]