Articles Index
Selling Accounts Receivable to a Factor
Using Factoring - selling Accounts Receivable - as a source of business financing
How to Form an LLC in Delaware
How to Form an LLC in Delaware, including information necessary to file Articles of Organization with the state of Delaware.
How to Form an LLC in Nevada
How to Form an LLC in Nevada, including information necessary to file Articles of Organization with the state of Nevada.
5 Ways an Attorney Can Help Prepare an Employee Handbook
Attorney Susan Dawson discusses five ways an attorney can help you prepare an employee handbook.
Creating an Employee Handbook
Create an employee handbook (policy and procedures manual) to clarify policies and provide information on benefits. This section lists policies and procedures and employee benefits you should include and how to create the introduction.
Starting a Husband-Wife Business
Starting a business with your spouse? Before you start, you have many decisions to make: Where should we locate? What business legal form should we start? Who is in charge? Are both spouses in the business or is one an employee? These subjects will be discussed in this article.
Hiring Your Spouse, Child, or other Family Member
Having family help in your business can be great, but there are some tax issues you need to know about before hiring a spouse, child, or other family member.
Correcting an Incorrect W-2 and W-3
How to submit a W-2C and W-3C
Form 941 Changes for 2012
The 2012 Form 941 has changed. Here are the changes in Form 941 for 2012.
How to Incorporate in Michigan
How to incorporate in Michigan, including information necessary to file Articles of Incorporation with the state of Michigan.
Copyrights and Social Media Issues
Social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and others) are great marketing tools for business, but business owners should understand the copyright issues involved in putting content and images on social media sites. This article explains copyright, licenses, and fair use issues associated with social media.
Tax Return Due Dates for Business Types
Here is a list of the federal income tax return due dates for sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships, corporations and s corporations.
Cost of Goods Sold and Business Income Taxes
Cost of goods sold is a calculation businesses use to determine cost of sales for products produced and sold by the company. Cost of goods sold involves inventory, LIFO and FIFO costing, and more.
Small Business Income Tax Guide - Including LLC, Partnership, Sole Proprietor
Small businesses prepare a business tax return, which then is added to the income of the owner or owners, to calculate taxes (including self-employment taxes). While you may want to enlist the help of a CPA or tax advisor to prepare your business taxes, there is some basic information about small business income taxes you should know. This guide will provide information on how to prepare your small business income tax return or to provide information for your tax preparer.
Get Your Personal Financial Papers in Order Before Talking to a Bank
Before you take your business plan to a bank to discuss financing, you have some personal financial papers to prepare. Get your credit rating in order, prepare a personal financial statement, and set your personal budget.
Copyright
Copyright
Mediation and Arbitration - Similarities and Differences
Arbitration and mediation are forms of alternative dispute resolution. This is a discussion of the similarities and differences between arbitration and mediation.
Information for Filing 2011 Business Taxes
Information you need to filing 2011 business taxes, on Schedule C or on a corporate business tax form. This information includes changes in tax rates, deductions and credits, depreciation, capital gains, mileage rates, and other changes that may affect your business tax filing for 2011.
LLC Member Capital Contributions
About LLC member capital contributions, including requirements for initial contributions, how the operating agreement works with member contributions, how contributions are disbursed, and member loans vs. contributions.
How to Incorporate in California
How to incorporate in California, including information necessary to file Articles of Incorporation with the state of California.
Tax Day 2012 is April 17 - 2 Extra Days to File 2011 Non-Corporate Tax Returns
Tax Due Date for 2011 taxes is April 17, 2012. Business taxes filed on Schedule C are due on this date, as part of the owner's personal 1040 tax return. Two other tax payments are also due on April 17: First installment of estimated income taxes for 2012, and the monthly payroll tax deposit for the first quarter 2012.
Tax Day 2012 is April 17 - 3 Extra Days to File 2011 Non-Corporate Tax Returns
Tax Due Date for 2011 taxes is April 17, 2012. Business taxes filed on Schedule C are due on this date, as part of the owner's personal 1040 tax return.
What Local Business Licenses and Permits Do I Need for my Business Startup?
Here is a list of the common types of business licenses and permits you may be required to obtain from your locality or county.
Corporate Income Tax Guide - Including S Corporation Income Taxes
U.S. corporations are complex entities and taxes for corporations are even more complex. While you may want to enlist the help of a CPA or tax advisor to prepare your corporation's taxes, there is some basic information about corporation taxes you should know. This guide will take you through the top pieces of information to help you prepare for corporate taxes, including types of corporations and how they are taxed, when and where to file, which form to use, and estimating corporate taxes.
Double Taxation
Double Taxation