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Certainly there could be no harder task than to choose the single best from so many important, yet different, bookkeeping basics. So let me help a little and pick three business bookkeeping tips, for different reasons...

Bookkeeping salaries are different depending upon the types of tasks completed, job title, years of experience, type of company worked for, as well as where in the world you live...

1. Organize your processes. Lost productivity and mistakes will often come from misunderstanding authority and responsibility. A tax season will be smoother when everyone knows the proper work flow, what their jobs are, and exactly how much authority...

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Treasury “fact sheet” addresses choosing a business structure. To assist taxpayers who are starting their own business, the Treasury Department has released a fact sheet that lists the differences between the most common forms of business entities. Each business structure should be evaluated from a tax, liability and recordkeeping perspective, Treasury advises.

The Treasury's fact sheet summarizes some of the important traits of the four most commonly utilized business entities operating in the U.S. today:...

What child care expenses are deductible expenses? With school out for the summer, working parents will not only need to arrange care for their children while at work, but how to do so in a cost effective way. For parents facing a summer season that requires juggling childcare and work (or finding work), the IRS provides a few tax breaks that can help make this balancing act a little less painful to the pocket. From the cost of day camp to summer school, how do you determine what kind of childcare is a deductible expense and what is not? Let's take a look...

Economic stimulus payments continue to arrive in taxpayers' bank accounts and mail boxes. For the week ending May 23, the Treasury Department has reported that the government has distributed electronically and via mail an estimated...

Should you adjust your estimated tax payment if business is suddenly slower than usual? The current economic slowdown has affected businesses in all industries, from service to retail, causing many companies to re-evaluate their financial and tax situation. If business is slower than normal, you may want to consider adjusting your estimated payments.

If you've made estimated tax payments this year, a change in your business's income, deductions, credits, and exemptions may make it necessary to refigure your estimated payments for the remainder of the year. To avoid either a penalty from the IRS...

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Is Google in Trouble and Facing Bankruptcy? [NEW YORK - Wednesday] - by Devon Melk. Rumors are now running amok that the 2nd most powerful website on the entire Worldwide-Web may file BANKRUPTCY, with the deadline set for this December; being the date of both discharge and dissolution in a Federal Court of Law...

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to follow appropriate guidelines when determining whether an activity is engaged in for profit, such as a business or investment activity, or is engaged in as a hobby...

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The IRS increased the standard mileage rate but does the "actual expense method" yield better results? In response to the record high gas prices, the IRS has raised the business standard mileage reimbursement rate from 50.5 cents-per-mile to 58.5 cents-per-mile. This new rate is effective for business travel beginning July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. While the increase is much needed, businesses should evaluate whether the IRS has done enough,...

As tax legislation heats up, the log jam holding up 2008 tax legislation appears to be breaking in Washington as Congress pushes to dispose of business before looking toward the presidential elections. Just this past month, President Bush signed the Military Tax Relief Bill, Congress successfully overrode a second veto of the Farm Bill; AMT relief in the form of a one-year "patch" reached the "serious consideration" stage, and...

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