To help small businesses keep employees on their payroll during the pandemic, Congress introduced the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) in 2020, which is a tax credit that can be claimed on the quarterly payroll tax reports. Since its inception, additional laws have modified the qualifications, and it is now quite a complex area. Because it […]
99 Ways to Measure Your Business’s Financial Performance
How is your business doing? There are many ways to answer that question and, in this report, we’ll focus on the quantifiable answers. These come in the form of financial measures or metrics, sometimes called key performance indicators (KPIs). Many come in the form of ratios, so you also might hear the term financial ratios. […]
Should You Incorporate Your Business?
As a business owner, you have dozens of decisions to make at any one time. One of the most important decisions to make is choosing what type of entity your business will be. While you already made this decision when you started your business, your situation could change at any time. Currently, your business may […]
A 39-Item Tax and Accounting Year-End Checklist for Your Small Business
Keeping your accounting records up to date all year long is essential for any business so you can see exactly where your business stands and be able to make thoughtful decisions based on clean numbers. At year-end, there are a few extra accounting tasks to finish so that your books are ready for the tax […]
Deduction Limitations on Business Interest Expense: Final Regulations Are Released
Treasury and the IRS recently released final regulations under Section 163(j) of the Tax Code, which relates to limitations on the deduction of business interest expense. This section was revised as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and was further modified as part of the CARES Act provisions. Background As part […]