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Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Tax+Business Alert: May 7, 2019

Check out the headlines in our latest Tax+Business Alert newsletter sent out May 7th, 2019: Innocent Spouse Rules Offer Protection ...
ACH Payments

Faster ACH Payments Coming This Year

In February 2019, QuickBooks Online rolled out next day ACH (bank transfer) payments. You will no longer have to wait ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
overtime

Podcast: Cash vs. Accrual Basis

Listen in with us to learn more about what cash vs. accrual basis is and the explanation of its background ...
QuickBooks

QuickBooks 2016 to be Discontinued on May 31, 2019

Each year QuickBooks discontinues a desktop version in preparation for the newest release. If you use any of the following ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
Federal Overtime Rules

Small Business Owners Should Double-Check Their Tax Returns

Now more than ever, small business owners need to double-check their tax returns before filing. Why? Because many of the ...
Limited Partnership

Tax+Business Alert: April 16th 2019

Stay updated with the latest articles from our bi-monthly Tax+Business newsletter! Business vs. Hobby: The Tax Rules Have Changed Podcast: Roth ...
/ / Business, Newsletters, Tax
Form 990

Business vs. Hobby: The Tax Rules Have Changed

If you generate income from a passion such as cooking, woodworking, raising animals — or anything else — beware of ...
overtime

Tax News Briefing – Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBTI) Updates

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 enacted into law last year included a hidden “gem” for not-for-profit organizations ...
/ / Articles, Tax
security

Protect Prior Year Data – Set a Closing Date Password

Neither QuickBooks Desktop nor QuickBooks Online requires you to close your books as part of year-end procedures. However, to prevent ...
/ / Articles, QuickBooks
Employee Credit

Podcast: Roth Strategies and Conversions

Although Roth IRAs have been around for 20 years, people still have not used them to their maximum benefit. Roth ...
/ / Articles, Business, Podcast, Tax