Understanding Payment Terms

by | Mar 2, 2017 | Accounting, Business Tips

If there is a period of time between when your customers receive your goods or services and when they pay for them, then several things are true: You have a balance in Accounts Receivable on your balance sheet that represents how much customers owe you You have an...

Positive Pay

by | Feb 16, 2017 | Business Tips

Positive Pay is a service offered by banks that is designed to reduce fraudulent check-cashing against your account.  If you are writing checks on your bank account (as opposed to using ACH transactions), then the positive pay service, which usually has an extra...

Tax Time, Ready or Not

by | Feb 2, 2017 | Business Tips, Tax

It’s always a huge relief to many people who get their taxes done early. That gray cloud of stress that nags at you to get it over with can be gone in a matter of weeks instead of months. April is right around the corner, and here are a few tips to cross that task off...

The New I-9 Form

by | Jan 19, 2017 | Business Tips

The I-9 form is used for employment eligibility when hiring new employees.  It is one of many forms that need to be completed when you onboard a new employee. Effective Tuesday, January 17, 2017, the new I-9 form, which is dated 11/14/2016, must be used.  Here is a...

A Quick Primer on Crowdfunding

by | Oct 27, 2016 | Business Tips

An interesting way to fund your dream project, whether you are a startup or a more established business, is to consider crowdfunding.  Crowdfunding is when many people provide the money in small amounts for a project. Although crowdfunding is not new, it became much...