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Tax Forms Explained

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As we approach tax season, it is important to understand different types of tax forms, and why we need them. If you’re hiring a new employee, or trying to report your income tax returns, you have come to the right place! Tax forms are essential for all small businesses and must be filled out properly.

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Unlocking the Language of Accounting: Understanding Common Terms

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In contrast, accrual accounting records transactions when they occur, offering a more accurate depiction of the company’s financial position over time by matching revenues with expenses. Book Accounting and Tax Accounting Small businesses may notice differences between book accounting and tax accounting.

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What Is Payroll Tax? A Breakdown for Business Owners

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What is payroll tax? Since businesses are responsible for calculating, withholding, and remitting the tax to the government, navigating this process can be an administrative challenge. In this article, we’ll explain the basics of the tax and how to do payroll yourself. Table of Contents What Are the Types of Payroll Taxes?

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What Is Payroll Tax? A Breakdown for Business Owners

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What is payroll tax? Since businesses are responsible for calculating, withholding, and remitting the tax to the government, navigating this process can be an administrative challenge. In this article, we’ll explain the basics of the tax and how to do payroll yourself. Table of Contents What Are the Types of Payroll Taxes?

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ChatGPT Isn’t Terminator for Accountants…Yet

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TurboTax and QuickBooks are full of rudimentary AI features and already have reduced the need for some bookkeepers and tax preparers. The products can sort accounts, predict the other side of a journal entry, and populate a tax form with high accuracy. It confuses like terms, particularly technical accounting terms.

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Free Small Business Expense Tracking Spreadsheet

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If you have a business with many employees, sales, and tax considerations, an app is ideal. As you may know, you’re required to file taxes each year. Come tax time, no one wants to sift through old receipts to account for each expense. . Moreover, up-to-date records ensure that you file tax returns accurately.

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What Is the Hobby Loss Rule & How Can It Impact Your Business?

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If your business doesn’t turn a profit for 3 out of 5 years (except in specific industries, like horse racing) then it is classified as a hobby and you can no longer claim tax deductions against other revenue. Over those years she’s claimed her blog as a business on her taxes. She’s been blogging for 5 years.