Tax season is over and Discovery Sessions are now open! Guys. Guys! Tax season is OVER. This is us right now–feel free to join in: A huge congratulatory shoutout to all of you indomitable entrepreneurs and small business owners who toughed out another tax season… …and another shoutout to the doughty CPAs who helped their clients…
2016 Tax Season Countdown: March
If you have kids, you know that feeling. Maybe they came home grumpy from a bad day at school. Maybe they stormed in from playing outside with siblings or friends who were teasing them. Maybe they’ve been misbehaving and earned themselves a time-out. Whatever the reason, after the dust has settled, you find yourself creeping up the…
“Can I Write It Off?” – Business-Related Gifts
Wondering if you can write off business-related gifts on your 2016 tax return? Here’s everything you need to know. Say what you will about the commercialism of Valentine’s Day, it’s great for working folks! Our office was awash with chocolates, cookies, flowers, cards, and boxes of those chalk-textured conversation hearts. (#FunToRead #GrossToEat) Of course, we sent our…
Xero + Shopify – A Marriage Made in Cloud Accounting Heaven
Our favorite cloud-based accounting system just got awesomer. We didn’t think Ben & Jerry’s could get any better. Then they put a cookie core in it and blew our minds. That’s about how we felt when we heard that Xero, our favorite cloud-based accounting system, was combining forces with e-commerce engine Shopify. In case you haven’t…
What 2015 Brought to the Bottom Line
The Bottom Line team shares its top business lessons learned in 2015. Which teachers do you remember best from school? For me, it was Mrs. DeWitt in first grade (who was my favorite teacher ever) and Mr. Payton in seventh grade (who was by far the worst). I can tell all kinds of stories about what made each of…
The IRS Has Made a New Year’s Resolution
The IRS has made some important updates to US tax code for 2016. Have you ever thought about how a New Year’s resolution isn’t just for the person who makes it? Think about it. A change in one person’s life affects everyone close to them. If your spouse decides they want to go back to…
Profit First 101: How to Make Your Habits Earn More for You
As business owners, many of us are constantly reminded that, “you need an accounting system and you need to know how to read your reports and understand your numbers.” What if there was an accounting system that was incredibly easy and worked with our natural instinct of bank balance accounting? What is Bank Balance Accounting? If you need to…
Marilyn Parham CPA named Hubdoc’s Top 50 Cloud Accountants of 2014
We are excited to share that a partner and financial tool we adore, Hubdoc, has named Marilyn as one of their Top 50 Cloud Accountants in 2014 for North America! This announcement came to us by surprise and we are honored that the team over at Hubdoc has recognized Marilyn and the team here at The…
#003: Unpacking the VAT Tax for 2015
In this episode, we unpacked the VAT tax for 2015 and explained what it is, and what you, as a business owner, need to do.
#002: Leveraging The Most Profitable Time Of The Year
Small business owners can use the most profitable time of year to set goals for the next year and learn how to leverage this crucial period.