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Interview: Jody Padar and the new world of Digital Accounting

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Jody Padar represents the next generation of accounting professionals. She is on the vanguard of a new movement of “digital CPAs” who are evolving the profession by embracing cloud services and social media to shift the way CPAs serve their clients. In four years since joining her father’s firm New Vision CPA Group, …



Tax Thursdays! How to deduct your home office costs

by Guest Author  |  March 1/2012  |  , , , ,
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Welcome to the FreshBooks Tax Thursdays series! We know a lot of small businesses struggle with taxes, so we’re hoping to help make it a little easier by featuring advice from leading accounting professionals every second Thursday from January to April. Today we …



Tax Thursdays! Seven Small Business Tax Write-Offs

by Guest Author  |  January 19/2012  |  , ,
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Welcome to the FreshBooks Tax Thursdays series! We know a lot of small businesses struggle with taxes, so we’re hoping to help make it a little easier by featuring advice from leading accounting professionals every second Thursday from January to April. …



Tax Thursdays! Five smart questions to ask your CPA at Tax Time

by Guest Author  |  January 5/2012  |  , , ,
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Tax Thursdays - 5 Questions to ask your CPAWelcome to the FreshBooks Tax Thursdays series! We know a lot of small businesses struggle with taxes, so we’re hoping to help make it a little easier by featuring advice from leading accounting professionals …



Worth the watch: IRS Tax Workshop

by Kasey Bayne  |  April 7/2011  |  , , ,
Worth the watch: IRS Tax Workshop

What’s just around the corner? Taxes! However, this year, you’ve decided to check out the IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Virtual Tax Workshop (about 9 Videos). It’s a great way to find out about tax regulations and tips for your business, especially if you’re new to the world of business ownership. In a word, this …



Taxes: Writeoffs for Freelancers

by John Coates  |  April 6/2011  |  , , , ,
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Want to send a group of freelancers running for the hills? Easy – just tell them it’s tax time. If your freelance career doesn’t involve accounting (or numbers, really) in any way, shape, or form–or you managed to get away with skipping all of your econ classes during college–then this guide to write-offs is definitely …



COGS! Huh! What are they good for? Showing real value.*

by John Coates  |  April 5/2011  |  , , ,
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*Sung COGS is not just another complicated accounting term that’s on your tax forms, they’re actually fairly simple to understand (and you can record them in FreshBooks). What are they? COGS stands for Cost of Goods Sold, which essentially explains what it is. This means that for something you sell, COGS is the …



Making expense deductibles a piece of cake

by Guest Author  |  April 4/2011  |  , , ,
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Contributed by FreshBooks customer Mariette Knoblauch. For a Canadian perspective, please read ThatBookKeeper’s post on FreshBooks and Taxes. List of Expenses - Taxes - FreshBooks As you’re getting ready to file taxes …



How to work with an accountant

by John Coates  |  March 4/2011  |  , , ,
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Certified Public Accountants (CPAs or CAs) can be beneficial to your company in many ways you may not have considered. Your accountant will serve as your primary source of financial guidance for your business, offering assistance in a variety of areas that your business may or may not need. Before you begin to work with …



It’s a New Decade, Do Something Different

It’s a New Decade, Do Something Different

Guest blogpost by Evelyn Bandoh, founder of EAB Creative Planning Services, LLC. fireworks - new decade, do something differentIt’s a month into a new decade, stop making your life difficult and do something different. If what you …




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