An honest mistake can be viewed differently by a sales tax agency, so don’t just pay the penalty without talking to an expert. OSYB suggests using a professional such as Mark Stone of Sales Tax Defense, check out his comments on sales tax abatement. He really knows his stuff.read more
Posted Friday, December 21, 2012It appears as though the SEC is spending much of their efforts going after ponzi type schemes and missing a much bigger picture pertaining to accounting fraud. For a great post on financial statement revsions happening as a result of fraud, check out this post called “Cooking The Books: Financial Statement Revisions”read more
Posted Thursday, December 13, 2012Its holiday season and do you know what to get your contacts and staff? If you answered no to either of these then check out this blog on “5 Personalized Holiday Gift Ideas” by Rachel Hartman. read more
Posted Monday, December 10, 2012As a follow up to my post on How Long Should I Keep My Accounting Records?, I am still receiving many questions on this topic. This post will hopefully clarify some of your questions and provide more insight for our clients and followers. Here are some sample examples and timelines for record retention. Each person’s situation [...]read more
Posted Monday, December 10, 2012Here are 4 tips for the small business owner who may not have the resources (time or money) to engage a PR firm. Public relations can be very expensive, but as outlined in the Intuit post linked to below, there are some simple steps you can implement. Intuit recommends: Contribute to trade publications. Pitch trend [...]read more
Posted Thursday, December 6, 2012
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