When you make a sale on store credit, there is never a guarantee that the customer will pay you on time. In fact, one in three Americans is late paying their debts. Instead of banking on timely customer payments, plan for the worst. And, consider charging tardy customers a late payment fee to reclaim your […]
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Rachel Blakely-Gray
Rachel Blakely-Gray has spent more than a decade writing about payroll, payroll taxes, and accounting for small business owners at Patriot Software. As Content Manager, she covers everything from multi-state payroll tax filing to 1099 reporting requirements, translating IRS and state regulations into plain English.
Do Tax-Exempt Nonprofits File Tax Returns?
October 28, 2022Most businesses must pay taxes to the IRS. And, companies report information about their income, tax deductions, and tax payments on small business tax returns, which vary based on business structure. When nonprofit organizations apply for and gain tax-exempt status, they do not have to pay federal income taxes. So, do nonprofits file tax returns? […]
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How to Find Your Customer Lifetime Value
October 28, 2022According to one report, 65% of business comes from existing customers. But, do you know how much value each customer adds to your small business over the course of your relationship? To estimate the total that customers will spend at your company, calculate customer lifetime value.
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How to Find Your Customer Acquisition Cost
October 28, 2022Hooking new customers is an expensive pain point for many businesses. Your new customer acquisition cost (CAC) can be anywhere from five – 25 times as expensive as hanging onto your current buyers. How much are you dishing out on marketing to potential customers? Is all that spending paying off? To measure your efforts, you […]
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How to Handle Impairment of Assets the Right Way
October 28, 2022In business, the value of your assets doesn’t stay the same. An asset’s market value might be higher or lower than its book value. If the value of your assets permanently changes for the worse, you need to record the impairment of assets.
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Account Reconciliation for Small Business Owners
October 28, 2022When you run a small business, one error in your accounting books can result in inaccurate financial statements, poor cash flow management, and even an IRS audit. To make sure your records are accurate, familiarize yourself with account reconciliation.
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Use Tax: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
October 28, 2022You might be familiar with the process of collecting sales tax from consumers. But, how much do you know about use tax? Understand the difference between sales tax and use tax, as well as your use tax responsibilities.
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Measure Your Marketing Efforts With the LTV:CAC Ratio
October 27, 2022Before you make business decisions or claims about profitability, you should have hard data to back it up. Small business financial ratios quantify your accounting data so you can improve operations, give lenders or investors insight into your business’s profitability, and measure growth. One popular metric businesses put stock into is the LTV:CAC ratio. Your […]
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501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations: How Much Do You Know?
October 27, 2022When you think of nonprofits with tax-exempt status, your mind might go straight to charitable or religious organizations. However, these types of groups aren’t your only options for becoming a tax-exempt nonprofit. If you own a social welfare organization, you can apply for 501(c)(4) status with the IRS.
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Protect Your Business With a Partnership Agreement
October 27, 2022Choosing a business structure is one of the first and most important business decisions you make. The type of entity you choose affects what business taxes you owe, your profits and losses, and the level of control you have in your company.
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