OSYB Blog: Number Crunch!
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Are You an Action Taker or a Procrastinator?
May 8, 2017 by Ed Becker
Do you feel that you never get everything done on your to do list? Or are you the one that just pushes through your list and checks off 10-20 items a day? No matter, if you are an action taker or a procrastinator, we all have room for self-development and improvement. Not to say that […]
Oops, Did you miss April 18?
April 24, 2017 by OSYB Staff
You probably have great reasons as to why you missed the tax filing deadline. But now that April 18 has come and gone, you have 4 things that you must do. Find out what Don’t Mess With Taxes recommends: 4 moves to make now if you missed the tax filing deadline
Preparing for Summer as a Small Business
April 24, 2017 by Ed Becker
Summertime can mean many different things for small businesses, depending on your niche and target market. In most cases, it can mean a decrease in business and customers. If you are a niche that caters to summer activities and customers, then it is your busy season. The needs are different as far as staffing and […]
Is Your Business Environment Positive?
April 17, 2017 by Ed Becker
A positive business environment creates a positive bottom line. If your employees are happy, engaged, and healthy, they will work harder, be more loyal, and be more creative. These positive qualities will increase your bottom line because they will exhibit higher productivity, be more customer service oriented, and more creativity creates better products, and services, […]
Get the Lowdown on Business Structures
April 13, 2017 by OSYB Staff
Intuit quickbooks shares a thorough outline of all the different business structures and highlights the pros and cons of each. For example, when is a Sole Proprietorship the best way to start a business and when is it not. When is it appropriate to set-up an LLC with your state and when is it worth […]
IRS Data Retrieval Tool May Have Been Hacked
April 12, 2017 by OSYB Staff
If you filed a FAFSA form through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, check and make sure that you are not one of the 100,000 people whose personal information could have been hacked. Find out more: 100,000 taxpayer accounts possibly exposed in student aid online tool security breach
Beware of the Costly Tax Scam
April 11, 2017 by OSYB Staff
Don’t Mess with Taxes reminds that cyber scammers are stealing identities of tax payers and tax practitioners alike. These thieves are using IRS’s identity protection techniques to hoodwink you into giving up your information while you are thinking you are protecting yourself. Forewarned is forearmed. Read more: Cyber crooks are looking to make tax fools […]
Fraud Facts
April 10, 2017 by Jarred Berman
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (herein referred to as ACFE) publishes a report known as Report to the Nations every two years since 1996. This report is a summary of a detailed analysis of actual cases worked on in the most recent years by Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs). The report presents data on the […]
