by | Sep 30, 2013 | Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Paul Simister – Business Development Advice (http://businessdevelopmentadvice.com/blog/) The tag line for this blog, Stopping Business Owners From Struggling by Using “The Heart of a Marketer and the Mind of an Accountant, is a good...
by | Sep 28, 2013 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Increasing sales is important to any profit enhancement plan. But cost cutting cannot be left out. If you are operating on a 10 percent net profit margin, a $1 cost reduction is equal to a $10 increase in sales. In order to achieve lower...
by | Sep 20, 2013 | Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
What is the best way to deduct your health insurance costs if you are self-employed and report your business income on a Schedule C? If you pay your 2013 health insurance for your family, the premiums are reported as a deduction to gross income on the front page of...
by | Sep 19, 2013 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Web/Tech
As a CPA, I know the importance of tracking my business mileage. The problem is that I had never found a system convenient enough for me to keep the required records. Enter MileIQ, which is an app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is an easy way...
by | Sep 9, 2013 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Social Media Marketing
A portion of your Social Security benefits is taxed as income if your income is above a base amount based on your filing status. The formula is confusing, and I won’t bore you with it. Suffice it to say it is a good thing we have computers to calculate...
by | Sep 4, 2013 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Don’t want your child spending all day watching movies and playing video games while school is out for the summer? Then put your child to work for your company or with your rental properties! Make your child an official employee of your business, and your child...