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Expense-reporting apps for smart phones can save time and money for businesses. As for saving trees, perhaps not so much. Since the dawning of digitization, the paperless office has been a holy grail, glimpsed from afar. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid ourselves of all that clutter while saving money and trees? One sometimes imagines…

It is a staple of financial advice, regularly offered by everyone from Suze Orman to your parents: if you want to keep your finances on track, make a budget and stick to it. After all, that’s what big companies do, right? Not necessarily. For a growing number of businesses, that pearl of fiscal wisdom has…

Sure, theoretical advice is nice, but when you’re struggling to keep your business going, you want real help from people who’ve lived through the same situations. I’ve collected 27 money-saving tips from real small businesses that are succeeding in a tough economy. Real people, real businesses and real ideas to help you cut costs, lower…

If your palms are sweaty, you’ve got heart palpitations and you can’t concentrate, it means one of two things: You’re in love, or you owe money to the IRS. Those who fall into the latter category have about two weeks to come up with the cash. Failure to pay by the deadline could trigger a…

Would you toss a wad of cash into the wind and watch it fly away? Probably not. So why would you incur tax penalties that cost you money and aren’t even tax deductible? You shouldn’t. Avoid these five tax penalties and you won’t be caught watching your hard-earned money flutter away. Late Filing Penalty There…

Not so long ago vWorker.com was called Rent-a-Coder. The name change created a bit of a hubbub. It seems some of the pros who offer their skills through the service don’t like being called “workers.” But not one of them, I’ll wager, is offended when they’re referred to as a “human resource.” Fortunately, although many companies…

A good accountant, of course, is a pre-requisite for smart tax preparation, something that may be on your mind as April 15 looms large. But the fact is, accountants can do considerably more for you than help you to fulfill your obligations to the Internal Revenue Service. A smart CPA, especially one who has worked…

If you think you can relax now that the Bush-era tax cuts have been extended, think again. There are still plenty of changes and challenges ahead to make tax planning in 2011 as important as ever. Seize the moment December’s tax legislation rescued many of the tax breaks we have become accustomed to. But have…

Editor’s Note: The Small Business Tax Credit applies to eligible small businesses that provide health insurance for their employees as of the 2010 filing year and beyond.  Below is a bullet point list giving the highlights related to the Small Business Tax Credit.  For further information, please do not hesitate to call me at 774-264-8576,…

Editor’s Note:  While the below article was written with Not-For-Profit institutions in mind, the issue of ethics discussed below can equally apply to other business situations, Lisa Aldrich 1/20/11 Ensuring an environment of ethical behavior includes developing core values, a code of ethics and a conflict of interest policy, said Walter Bristol CPA, executive vice…