Estimated Tax Payments Are Not Just for the Self-Employed
Unlike employees, who have income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes withheld from their wages, self-employed individuals must prepay their taxes by making periodic estimated tax payments. These are referred to as estimated tax payments because the self-employed individual must estimate his or her net earnings for the year and pay taxes per an IRS schedule according to […]
Read More →It’s Tax Time – Beware of Scams
Tax season is a busy time for taxpayers. It is also a busy time for criminals as they ramp up efforts to trick people into sharing sensitive personal information. Identity thieves use this information to try filing false tax returns and stealing refunds, plus scam you financially in other ways. You may think you are harp on a lot […]
Read More →Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Cash (And What CFOs Watch Instead)
After revenue, and even after gross margin, there’s one phrase business owners say more than almost any other: “We’re profitable… so why does cash still feel tight?” It’s a fair question. And an incredibly common one. Because profit and cash flow are related — but they are not the same thing. And confusing the two is one of […]
Read More →The Most Dangerous Number in Your Financials (And It’s Not What You Think)
Ask a business owner how things are going, and you’ll usually hear the same answer first: “Revenue’s up.” That sounds like good news. And sometimes it is. But there’s a number hiding underneath revenue that tells a very different story. One that quietly determines whether a business is actually healthy or just busy. That number is gross margin. And for many small […]
Read More →The Silent Cash Flow Killers Hitting Small Businesses Right Now
Most small business owners don’t wake up to a cash flow crisis. It creeps in quietly. Margins shrink. Cash feels tighter. Decisions that used to feel easy suddenly don’t. And while revenue might still look “fine” on paper, the bank account tells a different story. This isn’t poor management. It’s the result of several slow-moving financial pressures hitting at once, many of which accelerated over […]
Read More →Trump Accounts – Don’t Miss Out on This Opportunity for Your Children
With the introduction of Trump Accounts under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (or OBBBA), a new opportunity has been created for American families to set up tax-advantaged savings accounts for their children younger than 18, and for those born between January 1, 2025, and […]
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