Forming a working relationship with your accountant, either as a business owner or as an individual who wants to take control of your financial future, is perhaps one of the most important partnerships you can build. Unfortunately, a lot of people fail to do this and...
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Starting 2018 With A Financial Plan
The vast majority of people only see their accountant once a year, and that is typically between New Years and April when they are turning in their tax documentation for filing. While preparing and filing your taxes is an important part of what your accountant does,...
What You Need To Consider With Financial Apps
With smartphones, tablets and even computers there is a range of different options available for financial management apps. Typically apps for financial issues are going to focus in on either personal finance or business, but some provide options for multiple types of...
5 Reasons to Talk to an Accountant Before Starting Your Small Business
As a small business owner and entrepreneur, having the correct information to set up your business and to capitalize on accounting tips and strategies is often an overlooked part of the process. People may naturally be more excited about actually starting to build a...
Easy Ways to Cut Down on Christmas Spending
The holiday season is the time when most families spend the most money. The other time of the year that is a big expense is summer vacation, but most families have more trouble budgeting for Christmas and New Year’s than in the summer. To help you save money over last...
What To Do If You’re Audited
No one likes to get a letter from the IRS stating that you are being audited. The good news is, that there are less than 1% of all people that file income taxes making less than $200,000 that will ever get one of these letters on any given tax year. However, if you...
Why Every Small Business Owner Needs an Accountant
As a small business owner or an entrepreneur, you may be used to doing everything on your own to save money. However, when it comes to financial issues, an accountant is an important professional to have on your team. The simple fact is that a small business...
Is it Smart to Downsize for Retirement?
Retirement is upon you or coming up pretty fast and one of the things your accountant might have told you is that now is the time for you to downsize. While moving into a smaller house might seem to make sense now that the kids are all grown and gone, but like...
New Year’s Money Resolutions Made Easy
While the holiday season may be the time for spending, it is also the time of the year to start to consider how you want to change your habits with regard to your personal finances. If keeping New Year's resolutions have always been a bit tricky, being very...
Is Tax Software The Same As An Accountant?
Although it isn’t close to tax season yet, it is really never too early to start thinking about your options. As people try to save money and do things on their own they may be tempted to try out the different tax preparation software on the market today and save some...