by | Apr 22, 2010 | Cost Cutting, Current Affairs, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Don’t you wish there was an easy and inexpensive way to give a sales presentation and not leave your office? YouTube.com is being used more often by business professionals as a sales tool. Take a second and really think of how smart this is. You can easily set-up a...
by | Feb 13, 2010 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Cost Cutting, Sales & Marketing
Many business owner don’t know that there is free money out there to help pay for advertising. Often times, most of your suppliers will offer to pay a percentage of your advertising bill if you mention their brand in your advertisement. You will have to check with...
by | Feb 11, 2010 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Surviving an IRS Audit Series
Many of my clients ask me about the rules regarding meal and entertainment tax deductions. Generally, the only time you are allowed to take this type of deduction is if you own a business. Individual may take these types of expenses as an itemized deduction if...
by | Jan 19, 2010 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes
The IRS recently announced that the standard mileage rate for business drivers in 2010 has been reduced to fifty cents per business mile driven. This is a reduction from fifty-five cents per mile for all of 2009. In lieu of deducting your actual expenses, you may...
by | Dec 16, 2009 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Tax Tip of The Week
We all wish we could just take somebody’s word and not have to worry if they are telling the truth or not. But, as we all know, the world does not work like that. If it did, the IRS Auditor would not exist. Their job is basically to check and see if you told the truth...
by | Dec 8, 2009 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes
A little planning in the last few weeks before year-end can easily result in large savings when you file your business income tax return. Please call me if you have any questions or need any additional information on your specific situation. 1. Buying...
