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Tax Court Halts Deduction for Start-Up Costs in Some Cases

CPA Practice

The tax law allows a generous current deduction for start-up costs if the business begins to function before the close of the year. 2024-17, 8/13/24 , you can’t deduct start-up expenses if you abandon the business before it ever gets off the ground. Thus, no current deduction is allowed if start-up costs exceed $55,000.

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How an Accounting Firm Can Help a New Small Business

PASBA

According to a 2018 survey conducted by Palo Alto Software, the owners of start-ups expressed interest in having an accountant assist them with a variety of tasks. How to Help New Business Owners through the Start-Up Process. The above represent only a fraction of how you can help your start-up business clients.

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Inspiration, Education, and Primo Networking: Intuit Connect Continues to be THE Event for Accounting Professionals

CPA Practice

The name change to Intuit Connect encompassed the integrated platform’s ability to help businesses start up and scale up, with accountants as the key advisors who, along with the QuickBooks ecosystem , guide their clients to growth.

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Study: Team integration, automation and client education top list of accounting industry challenges in the UK

Accounting Insight

A study by digital pension platform Penfold and Kaizen Accountancy Services has revealed that team integration, automation and client education are the top three challenges accountants face today. However, educating clients and business leaders on the advantages of involving finance teams remains a recurring challenge.

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SBIR/STTR Grant Funding 101: How to secure non-dilutive funding for science & tech start-ups

Shay CPA

About KeepYourEquity, co KeepYourEquity.co’s mission is to support scientists, engineers, and clinicians in their start-up journeys by helping Founders secure SBIR/STTR grants. To date, we’ve helped to raise over $15 M of SBIR/STTR funding across start-ups across medicine, engineering, environment, energy, defense, and much more.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | December 19, 2024

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | January 9, 2025

Going Concern

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