tax pros offer advice for small businesses
specific tips from your colleagues.
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the hidden cost of interstate sales tax
most small businesses are probably paying too much. or, too little. who knows?
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five ways to raise your prices
hint: you don’t have to do it all at once.
by michelle long and sandi leyva
we know some of you might be afraid to raise prices, but there are some painless ways for both you and the client.
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change your thinking about ‘small’ clients
bonus checklist: 11 services that should be part of every “cfo” engagement.
by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: i have many small business clients and can’t seem to get larger clients. any suggestions?
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survey finds small business bullish on 2015
51% plan new hiring now and into next year. for 2015, 81 percent percent of small businesses forecast a revenue increase, with 21 percent expecting to grow more than 100 percent, according to a new xero survey. the study also shows that … continued
tax trends in small business: what drives them to seek professional help
new data obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 shows that 84 percent of small-business owners are now paying an independent tax practitioner or accountant to handle their taxes.
in addition, an increasing number of small business taxpayers appear to be taking advantage of sec.179 expensing and bonus depreciation.
the new report available from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 includes information on:
- the number of small business owners who use an outside tax or accounting service
- how many hours per week a small business spends on payroll tax administration
- average cost for using a payroll agency
- hours spent on federal tax
- various tax burdens
- how to download complete report (pdf, 13 pages)
the powerful mega-trends behind the upheaval at sage software
sage’s one-brand cloud strategy is built on a tidal wave of change.
by rick telberg
it would be an understatement to say that the accounting software mavens arriving for the 2012 sage software convention were in a skeptical mood. at last year’s meeting, they were told that some of the products they know and support (and sometimes love) — like mas 90, peachtree, and accpac — are disappearing under a single sage label.
it was a long time in coming. the company, with roots in the 1990’s in state of the art and best, was built through almost helter-skelter acquisitions without merging and consolidating brands, nor even marketing departments, r&d efforts and support departments.
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- sage north america ceo pascal houillon: how the cloud changes everything [video]
- david cieslak: a paradigm shift now measured in months not years [video]
- john shaver: business transformation militant [video]
now all that is changing. and it’s about the cloud, subscription pricing and a wrenching transformation to a new business model. the question for sage’s resellers: can sage deliver? the question for sage’s accountant partners: can they keep up?
do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneurial accountant?
small business survey serves up clues for accountants.
“passion to be an entrepreneur” is the top reason for wanting to start a business for nearly half (48.5 percent) of aspiring business owners.
what to do with clients who’d rather do it themselves?
40% of small businesses shun accountants. the reason: they’d rather handle accounting on their own.
instead of working with an accountant as a full business partner, most small businesses only look to them for specific services and support, such as accounting, bookkeeping, and taxes.
your small business clients are changing: radical shift in retirement plans
many expect to work ’til 70 and never retire, others hope to sell.
the nation’s small business owners’ views regarding retirement are radically shifting, with many seeing themselves working 20 years or longer – or never formally retiring at all.
as a result of longer life expectancies and the impact of the recession, the majority of small business owners can no longer embrace a traditional view of retirement, in which individuals stop working in their mid-60s for a life of leisure – something fewer than 10 percent foresee themselves doing, according to a new study by the guardian life small business research institute.
number of small businesses sold increases, but sales price decreases
signs of resignation among sellers.
in what may come as mixed news for tax and accounting professionals, the pace of small businesses sold accelerated 8 percent in the second quarter of 2011, but it may be because owners are accepting that their businesses aren’t as valuable as they used to be.
we’re all small firms now
how big is a small firm? aicpa says $25 million.
new market intelligence has surfaced as the result of a small row between the aicpa and the u.s. small business administration, suggesting the idea of a mid-sized firm may be a wishful notion. according to aicpa calculations, big four firms control about half the revenue and half the jobs, and most of the rest of the industry should be classified as small business.
smallest of small biz hurting the most
small business optimism slumps in march, according to surepayroll.
the index fell two percentage points from february to 69 percent in march, with hiring is down 2.2% year-to-date. “while large businesses, medium-sized businesses and even larger small businesses may be seeing improvements in hiring, the smallest of businesses aren’t,” the company said.
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