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Accounting Month Conclusion and More Resources to Learn Small Business Accounting, Bookkeeping and Tax Savings

Since 9/15, this blog (which primarily focuses on marketing but has a lot of other info related to business) has had near-daily posts on small business accounting, bookkeeping and tax savings for Accounting Month. These posts are intended to help business owners, business managers, small businesses and start-ups improve their accounting procedures and maximize their tax reductions. Non-marketing business advice is sometimes included on this blog because we care about seeing your business succeed and we want to provide information...

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Sources of Finanical Information on Small Businesses

A previous post on this blog for Accounting Month described the relationship between the business financials and the business plan. For business owners, business managers and future business owners who are starting a business, or for anyone who needs to make financial projections, it helps to do research when you actually know where to look for the information. If you don't know where to look for the information, then it is super difficult to complete a business plan or research...

September 29, 2014By Mirex MarketingAccounting Tips, Business Book Summaries, Business Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Edbusiness financial information, business plan, business research, how to do research on small businesses, small business accounting, small business management, small business start up, sources of financial information, start up advice1 CommentRead more...

How to Avoid an IRS Tax Audit

The following is advice that I've received from accounting professionals on how to avoid an IRS tax audit. Keep in mind that I (the author of this article) am not an accountant myself or any type of IRS official. It's still good advice, but for better advice, consult the right professionals. There is a rumor based on statistics that the IRS selects the people/businesses that they audit from those who file their taxes on time. Its a random, lottery-type selection (too...

September 28, 2014By Mirex MarketingAccounting Tips, Business Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Edhow to avoid an IRS tax audit, legal tax savings, record keeping for taxes, reduce your taxes, small business accounting, small business taxes, tax audit, tax reduction, tax savings1 CommentRead more...

nolo tax savvy for small business by Frederick Daily and Jeffery Quinn

29 Tax Deductions for Businesses (the most common)

"There is nothing sinister in arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible . . . for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands." - Judge Learned Hand. The tax deductions that come with owning a business are one of the biggest motivations for owning a business. Taxes are calculated based on the business' income after expenses (recall the income statement). It's also a progressive tax, meaning the more you make, the more...

September 26, 2014By Mirex MarketingAccounting Tips, Business Book Summaries, Business Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Edlegal tax savings, small buisness taxes, small business accounting, small business management, tax deductions, tax deductions for business owners, tax reduction, tax savings, taxes for business owners0 CommentsRead more...

How to Do Bookkeeping for Small Business

A previous post on this blog suggested that business owners do the bookkeeping themselves instead of hiring a bookkeeper. Or if you decide to hire a bookkeeper, the post suggested to make their service supplemental to your own instead of replacing you as the bookkeeper. While a good piece of business advice is to work on your business and not in your business, bookkeeping is one of the few activities where business owners can save time and money by doing...

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How to Find a Good Accountant for Small Business

Every business owner needs a super team. There are multiple professionals on this team which may include lawyers, accountants, consultants, marketing experts and others. When aggregating this team, it is important to find the right professional for your business to avoid as many mistakes as possible and maximize the effectiveness of your business. Since this is Accounting Month on the Mirex Marketing blog, it is only appropriate to have a post that explains how to find a good accountant for...

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CPA vs Enrolled Agent: What is the difference?

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and Enrolled Agents are both qualified to perform accounting tasks for your business. When business owners are shopping or looking around for a good accountant for their business, they may come across both of these professionals. Since the next post will explain how to find a good accountant, it may be helpful to understand what the difference is between a CPA and an Enrolled Agent (EA): Certified Public Accountants (CPA): Certified Public Accountants generally have a 4-year undergraduate...

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Business Financials and The Business Plan

The blog posts that were published last week were a good start for Accounting Month on this blog and they can be a fantastic resource for business owners, business staff, and start-up businesses who need to learn accounting. Here is a list of them for review: 40 Basic Accounting Principles that you need to know to understand Small Business Accounting Cost of Goods Sold - Additional Principles that Businesses with Inventory Must Know 65 Accounting Terms and Definitions Should I...

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3 Business Financials: The Balance Sheet, The Income Statement and The Cash Flow Statement.

There are a few financial statements which help to portray the financial and economic condition of a business. Yet, there are three main ones which were introduced in the previous post 40 Basic Accounting Principles. The main 3 Business Financials are the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement. These are the top financials that business owners, business managers, and lending institutions look at. The following explains what these financials are, what they might look like and...

September 20, 2014By Mirex MarketingAccounting Tips, Business Book Summaries, Business Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Ed3 financial statements, 3 main business financials, accounting education, balance sheet, business financials, cash flow statement, financial statements, how to do accounting, how to do bookkeeping, how to measure the economic condition of a business, how to measure the financial condition of a business, income statement, small buisness bookkeeping, small business accounting, small business management, start up education, three financial statements2 CommentsRead more...

65 Accounting Terms and Definitions

The following 65 Accounting Terms and Definitions are meant to supplement the previous two posts on basic accounting principles: 40 Basic Accounting Principles and Costs of Goods Sold - Additional Principles. Current and future business owners will want to read those posts and understand them thoroughly in order to move on this month with future accounting posts that are related to bookkeeping and tax savings. This post is mostly for reference and it's a great one to bookmark for future...

September 18, 2014By Mirex MarketingAccounting Tips, Business Book Summaries, Business Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Edaccounting basics, accounting for businesses with inventory, accounting principles, balance sheet, basic accounting principles, business accounting, business financials, cash flow statement, cost of goods sold, cost of goods sold formula, FIFO, first in first out, gross margin, gross profit, gross revenue, how to do accounting for small business, income statement, invetory accounting, last in first out, LIFO, lower cost or market value, periodic method, perpetual method, small business accounting, small business management, start up education0 CommentsRead more...

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