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Four Primary Advantages of Going Paperless

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:51:56 +0000

Paper documents, prehistoric faxes, and other modes of antiquated correspondence are wholly outmoded in 2012. In fact, many Web-based services can help you reduce or even eliminate your use clumsy and ecologically unfriendly handling of paper, but is making the transition worth the challenge? Very possibly YES. Here are four benefits of going paperless from Kathryn Hawkins at Intuit Small [...]

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Top Ten Tips for Mastering Outlook 2010*

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:53:18 +0000

Of all the changes included in the Microsoft Office 2010 suite, the biggest changes were to Outlook 2010. Largely used by companies and students, Outlook often seemed as if it were being left in the dust when each new set of Office products was released. Usually the only changes to Outlook were changes in the [...]

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A Dozen Powerful QuickBooks Features

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:13:23 +0000

Many businesses and financial professionals use QuickBooks for accounting purposes and other things like invoicing. In fact, it’s currently the most used software for accounting on the planet. However, few people know about its powerful features that can make life easier because they don’t have the time to learn all the ropes behind the software. [...]

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Small Business Marketing by Referrals

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:14:17 +0000

Most business owners and practice managers believe that whether clients and customers refer them is entirely out of their hands. But science shows that people can’t help recommending products and services to their friends—it’s an instinct wired deep in the brain. And smart businesses can tap into that hardwired desire. Marketing expert John Jantsch offers [...]

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Legal Structure Selection & Small Business Taxes

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:29:09 +0000

Whether you’re looking to avoid ‘double taxation’ or reduce self-employment and payroll taxes, as a business owner you must determine which legal structure is optimal for your business, financial status, and taxation. The subject of double taxation and the S Corp, partnership and LLC pass-through treatment of computation is a primary consideration when assessing business structures. But [...]

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Avoiding the IRS Tax Audit Seven Red Flags

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:36:35 +0000

The lion share of IRS audits last year — 1.2 million — were done by mail. Only 392,000 involved an in-person meeting with the IRS. That’s not necessarily good news. Taxpayers overall face a low audit risk: The IRS audited 1.1% of all individual tax returns filed in 2010, or 1.6 million returns of 141 [...]

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Tax Law Changes for 2012*

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:34:53 +0000

*Source: Feuerhelm Langer, Ltd., a St. Paul CPA firm New year. New tax law changes. 2012 doesn’t see a ton of tax law changes, but there are several you need to be aware of. Let’s dive right in, shall we? Write-offs. If you lease or finance used or new machinery or equipment during 2012, you [...]

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Tax Deductions from Barter Transactions?

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:55:47 +0000

Have you been considering bartering lately because of the tightness of money? If so, have you given any thought to the correct tax treatment of bartered transactions? Although the Internal Revenue Service has a “Bartering Tax Center” on its website, after a cursory reading of the half dozen webpages devoted to its tax treatment, you [...]

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Blogging for Business – part 2

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:28:24 +0000

Business blogging is not new, it started over a decade ago. And blogging is important to the marketing efforts of small and medium size buisenesses. As we revealed in part-1 Blogging for Business, a major important aspect of business blogging is inbound lead-inquiry generation via organic search. Regular blogging increases search visibility by a significant measurable metric, and that [...]

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Business Blogging for Business Owners – part-1

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:46:38 +0000

We are hearing a lot of talk these days: “The end of business blogging…,” The death of business blogging…,” yada yada. And truly, blogging stats are going down a bit from previous all time highs. What with the many other channels of reader engagement, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, among others, it might not seem worthwhile to start or maintain a [...]

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QuickBooks Hosting Can Help Your Bottomline

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:18:02 +0000

Cloud Accounting? Maybe you’ve heard, “you could use a QuickBooks hosting solution” and didn’t know what it meant or if it even applied to your business. Or, maybe you have multiple locations and need everyone working in a centralized QuickBooks data environment and doing it as simply as possible? AN EASY WAY TO VISUALIZE QUICKBOOKS [...]

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Changes for April 2012 Tax Filing That Benefit Many Taxpayers

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:32:31 +0000

From Roth account conversions to new requirements in capital gain and loss reporting, there are several tax changes for the 2011 filing coming up. Here is a rundown of ten changes that can be of possible advantage to you this tax cycle. If you have any questions about these or other tax changes, call us. We’d be [...]

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Proper Communication Equals SMB Success

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:21:12 +0000

If you manage an SMB, be prepared to communicate. It’s an important part of what SMBs do. The same thing goes for those who lead them. Here are some expert tips and tools to help you better marshall the communications of your SMB enterprise – Source: Small Business News - Opening Up Why you must spend [...]

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Should You Prepare Your Own Taxes?

Catalyst QuickBooks Editor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:37:36 +0000

Should You Prepare Your Own Taxes? Should you fix your own car or plumbing? It seems you can’t go anywhere without seeing or hearing advertisements for the easiest, most cost effective and secure way to file your Federal Income Tax return. But how do you make the decision what way is best for you? Should [...]

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