Finances

Take these steps to ensure your small business's survival in a recession or economic crisis.

This guide to filing payroll taxes can help any business with employees better manage their payroll and meet their tax obligations.

Profit and net income are found on your company's income statement. Learn the difference between these financial terms and what they mean for your company.

Choosing when to start a fiscal year may seem minor, but this step can hugely impact your business. Learn the factors that affect your fiscal year's start.

All businesses are responsible for paying unemployment insurance taxes. Here is how to calculate what your business owes.

All employers must withhold Social Security tax from their employees' paychecks. Here is how to calculate what is owed.

Non-paying customers can put your business in a real bind. Here are several strategies to get the money you are owed.

How to stay compliant with new salary and job posting laws in New York and California

With new tax laws taking effect, follow these best practices to ensure your business is well positioned come tax time.

When a client doesn't pay you for a construction project, what do you do? Read about your options in our guide.

Overhead costs are your expenses that are tied to things other than the production of your goods or services. Here is how to calculate it.

Learn how to create an invoice that gives your clients the information they need to promptly pay your business for services rendered.

Find out the reasons you should automate accounts payable, and see our picks for the best accounting software to help with financial tasks.

An asset in accounting is any company-controlled resource that generates an economic benefit for the owner.

Direct deposit is popular among large employers, but what options exist for small businesses? Learn more about direct deposit, including the pros and cons.

Learn who should consider debt consolidation and what you need to know before deciding whether business debt consolidation is right for you.

Because small businesses operate on tight margins, sustaining a healthy profit is critical. Learn how to increase revenue and reduce expenses. 

Determining your company's total employee compensation is critical to keeping employees happy and attracting top job candidates. Here is how to calculate i

While individuals can't take advantage, business owners are able to deduct credit card fees and interest paid on their credit cards.

Here's how to get money through the Employee Retention Credit.

Farm equipment is costly, and for many in the agriculture industry, it's imperative to find affordable financing. Read our guide on farm equipment loans.

If your business is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, get answers to your questions about SBA loan default and the offer in compromise program.

Cash flow management is essential to a small business's survival. Here's how to manage your cash flow.

Debt can be a useful way to start your business, but without proper management and care, things can turn ugly quickly.

What's the difference between gross and net salary? Get definitions, examples and tools to calculate.

With the IRS planning to ramp up the number of audits it will do in 2021, it's important that you know how to avoid scrutiny from the IRS.

The triple bottom line is a method of accounting that incorporates people, profit and planet into a business's measure of success. Here's how it works.

This guide explains how self-employed people can make Roth IRA contributions to save for their retirement.

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) individual retirement accounts (IRA) offer benefits to both self-employed people and small employers.

There are many types of tax consultancy services available for businesses. Here's how to choose one.