Sometimes, you have to spend money on your customers. Make sure you’re billing them for it. Usually, money flows from your customers to your business. But there may be times when you have to purchase items for a job whose costs will eventually be reimbursed. Or you, or an employee, might spend time providing services […]
What’s Taxable to an S Corporation Shareholder?
S corporation shareholders have an added reason to worry about their company’s annual performance: It has a direct impact on their own income taxes. How It Works Unlike a regular C corporation, an S corporation usually doesn’t pay federal income taxes itself. Instead, each shareholder is allocated a portion of the corporate income, loss, deductions, […]
Payroll Taxes: Who’s Responsible?
Any business with employees must withhold money from its employees’ paychecks for income and employment taxes, including Social Security and Medicare taxes (known as Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes, or FICA), and forward that money to the government. A business that knowingly or unknowingly fails to remit these withheld taxes in a timely manner will […]
10 Tips for Better Budgeting…
…and how QuickBooks Online can help you with the mechanics. If you already have a budget, it’s probably been difficult for you to stick with it for the last several months. Unless you provide products and/or services that have been in great demand since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, you’ve had to adjust your budget […]
5 Ways to Lower Your SUTA Tax Rate
An employer’s SUTA tax rate is susceptible to fluctuation. If yours is escalating, contrary to popular belief, you actually might be able to reduce it! Check out these five strategies to curb your SUTA tax rate. Because the State Unemployment Tax Act – or SUTA – tax is mandatory, you may think you have no […]
How to Use Rules in QuickBooks Online Transactions
Maintaining your transaction registers conscientiously leads to a clearer understanding of your finances. Last month, we talked about the types of best practices that can lead to more effective use of QuickBooks Online and, ultimately, more thorough knowledge of your finances. The first one was this: Go through your new transactions every day. Categorizing and […]