Small Business

Accounting for business income and expenses has become streamlined.

We’re more than half way through 2014: Where does your business stand in terms of taxes?

With all the required paperwork and changing regulations, it can be easy for businesses to find themselves in tax trouble.

Beginning on July 14, some big businesses will be considered 'small.' Here is what it means.

Did you know that you can write off corporate losses only to the extent of basis in the corporation?

How does Main Street feel about the income taxes it pays?

Businesses can make tax deductible donations to bona fide nonprofit organizations. But you may be surprised to learn how it is deducted on your tax return.

Trying to ensure your employees are happy all of the time might not be the best strategy.

Business owners should strive to take advantage of every possible deduction in order to minimize their tax liability.

One of the most common questions I hear from self-employed individuals begins with the phrase, “Can I write off…?” I’m often surprised by what follows the question.

The World Cup is playing havoc with many businesses, new research finds.

Every couple of years utterances of the implementation of a flat tax emerge. In fact, in a tax seminar during the early 1990s, a well-revered speaker made one of those mark-my-words predictions that the flat tax would be operational within the next few years.

If you are launching a new business, you may want to consider forming a separate entity such as a corporation or LLC, to protect your personal financial life.

If you are self-employed your chances of being audited are three times higher than the average wage earning taxpayer.

Rather than speaking up when they see something wrong or have good suggestions, many employees feel that keeping their mouths shut is the best way to go.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Palantir Technologies, the $9 billion data startup that aids government agencies, went on an acquisition spree this week. The company purchased social analytics startup, Poptip, as well as app-making startup, Propeller.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index continues to lag behind pre-recession numbers, but the latest reading suggests business owners are seeing light ahead.  

As drones are increasingly used for government, enterprise and consumer applications, the business behind the devices is accelerating.  

There are six things you should be doing right now to ease your 2015 tax bill, don’t make the mistake of waiting.

According to the National Small Business Association, nearly 60% of small businesses spend more than 40 hours a year on federal tax prep.