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Employee or Contractor, Which Will It Be?

Author: Fred Daus Last time we went over some of the tax differences between employees and independent contractors and why it's important to choose carefully. Today I want to discuss the method used to classify a worker as either an employee or indepen... Read >

Federal Tax Incentives for Continuing Education (Part 1 of 4): American Opportunity Tax Credit

Author: Fred Daus Looking to advance or change careers, many working adults are headed back to the classroom For many American's, the ideal of living in the "Land of Opportunity" seems to be quickly fading into nothing more than a distant memory. It'... Read >

Federal Tax Incentives for Continuing Education (Part 2 of 4): Lifetime Learning Credit

Author: Fred Daus Federal Tax Credits Help Working Adults Return to the Classroom Last week we discussed the benefits of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (or modified Hope Credit, this week we are going to take a look at the Lifetime Learning Cred... Read >

Federal Tax Incentives for Continuing Education (Part 3 of 4): Tuition and Fees Deduction

Author: Fred Daus Post-secondary education costs are on the rise but Federal tax incentives attempt to provide some respite While we've been talking about the Lifetime Learning Credit and the American Opportunity Credit (Hope Credit, modified for 2009... Read >

Think Continuing College Education Is Out Of Reach? US Government Says, We’ll Pay You! (American O

Author: Fred Daus American Opportunity Tax Credit - Money For Your Education The workforce is in transition right now and there is a growing number of Americans returning to college to either update their degrees or get a college education for a tota... Read >

Fast and Easy Cash Accounting….oh, it’s Accrual World

Author: Fred Daus Holy Cow! I'm Not Equipped to Make These Decisions Yet! Accrual Method or Cash Method Accounting? It's one of the first questions you're usually asked when setting up your accounting software and it can be one of the most puzzling. ... Read >

Unemployment Benefits: No Free Bailout For You

Unemployment Benefits: No Free Bailout For You November 11th, 2009 | Author: Fred Daus It's been a tough year for Americans, and the numbers are looking pretty grim as we go into the Holiday Season. Florida's overall unemployment rates are hovering j... Read >

Finding the Right Accountant to Help Build Your Business

Author: Fred Daus You know you need an accountant to help you figure out your financials and you're worried about the looming possibility of being hit with a big tax bill in the spring. The problem is, you've heard horror stories from friends and fami... Read >

Starting Your Own Business: Choosing Your (Tax) Words Carefully

Author: Fred Daus "Small businesses create most of the nation's new jobs, employ about half of the nation's private sector work force, and provide half of the nation's nonfarm, private real gross domestic product (GDP), as well a s a significant share... Read >

So You Thought Your Home Foreclosure Was the End of Your Troubles, Huh? ( Part 2)

Author: Fred Daus Last week we talked about homeowner cancellation of debt tax issues. This week we're going to talk about another tax consequence related specifically to home foreclosures. Did you know that the tax code treats losing a home to foreclo... Read >

So You Thought Your Home Foreclosure Was the End of Your Troubles, Huh? ( Part 1)

Author: Fred Daus With unemployment rates Nationwide reaching 9.7% in June 2009, and here in Tampa bay area topping the charts this month at 10.4%, in combination with a dismal housing market many homeowners are facing the grim reality of being stuck ... Read >

Collecting Past Due Invoices-The Last Stand

Author: Fred Daus You've made the phone calls, sent the emails, set up payment plans and have been checking your mail box every day for the payment your client has been promising you. Don't give up just yet on collecting what is owed to you! You have... Read >

Singin' the AR Blues (Part 3) Collecting Past Due Invoices

Singin' the AR Blues (Part 3) Collecting Past Due Invoices Author: Fred Daus So now that you have set up new AR policies what is to be done about the business's that already owe you money? Well, now is the time you have to become resolute in your m... Read >

Singin’ The AR Blues? How To Get Your Business Mojo Workin’ Again (Part 2)

Singin' The AR Blues? How To Get Your Business Mojo Workin' Again (Part 2) June 16th, 2009 | Author: Fred Daus In our previous blog we began exploring the benefits of changing your invoicing policy and how that one small change can effectively save yo... Read >

Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax Preparation and Tax Planning Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Dunedin, Palm

So you are a business owner. The economy is looking grim, but so far your clients keep calling and new people are walking in the door every week. So far, so good right? Until you start noticing a frightening new trend…your clients who have been so happy... Read >