by | Dec 6, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Current Affairs, Personal financial planning
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...
by | Dec 4, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners, Tax Tip of The Week
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...
by | Nov 27, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners
It seems that many people think that having an accountant is something that is only necessary if you have your own business, a large investment portfolio or if you are one of the very wealthy. In fact, having an accountant that does your taxes on a yearly basis is...
by | Nov 22, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Small Business Owners
If you’re like many entrepreneurs and small business owners you probably try to manage most tasks yourself. Sure, maybe you outsource the big jobs like copywriting or graphic design, but you handle all of the “management” tasks. In many cases, that’s just fine....
by | Nov 21, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Small Business Owners
Let me share a story… I work for a large insurance firm in the northwest, in an office with over 500 other employees. Management recently decided to replace our existing phone system as the old system was no longer meeting our needs. I and my...
by | Nov 15, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Income Taxes, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners
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...
