What constitutes a green company? Your answer may vary from investor to investor. Green investing involves putting investment dollars into environmentally friendly companies. Some might only consider companies that address environmental issues. A company that produces solar panels would be a good example. Other investors might consider a company that recycles and shows a general environmental awareness.… Continue reading Green Investing – Avoid Greenwashing
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Employee Payroll Tax – What You Need to Know
Employee taxes can be among the most difficult-to-understand areas of running a business and hiring employees. If you don’t understand the complexities involving employee payroll tax, it can also get you into a heap of trouble. The first employee tax factor you should understand is what taxes you are responsible for as an employer. There… Continue reading Employee Payroll Tax – What You Need to Know
How To Vacation on a Budget
Vacation spending has a way of getting out of control quickly. Setting up a budget and sticking to it is the best way to ensure that your vacation spending doesn’t haunt you for the months that follow your trip. There are several components to your budget you should always take into account, such as transportation,… Continue reading How To Vacation on a Budget
Where To Find Basic Tax Information
The Federal, State, and local Governments have established a long list of publications to help taxpayers learn about the tax system. Businesses need access to various tax services to perform daily business operations; these publications will teach small business owners how to fill out tax forms correctly. Tax services are free to those who contact… Continue reading Where To Find Basic Tax Information
7 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Daily Affirmations
You’ve probably seen affirmations in books, or online and perhaps even tried repeating them for a few days without seeing much in the way of improvements in your life. Wouldn’t it be great if you could experience more positive personal changes from affirmations? Making affirmations work for you starts with a clear understanding of what… Continue reading 7 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Daily Affirmations
Is Your Office Design Hurting Your Productivity?
As a working professional, your livelihood depends on your ability to produce high-quality work within a reasonable timeframe. Therefore, maintaining a high level of productivity is essential to both your professional and personal success. But sitting in an ugly, cramped office is the easiest way to send you running to your favorite websites to waste… Continue reading Is Your Office Design Hurting Your Productivity?
5 Great Reasons To Use Staging
When a buyer puts their house on the market, they want to get the best price in the shortest time possible. Staging can help you sell your home. It uses the artistic vision of a staging professional to bring out the hidden personality of your home. Staging puts the finishing touches on your home. You… Continue reading 5 Great Reasons To Use Staging
GAAP Basics
While many businesses assume that generally accepted accounting practices bind accountants and that these are inviolate, nothing could be further from the truth. Everything is subject to interpretation, and GAAP is no different. For one thing, GAAP permits alternative accounting methods to be used for certain expenses and revenue in certain specialized types of businesses.… Continue reading GAAP Basics
What You Need To Know About Tax Preparers
Nothing leads to more gnashing of teeth than the thought of preparing your taxes. Fortunately, there are people out there that do it for a living. Here Are My Receipts If the thought of preparing your taxes makes you queasy, don’t worry. Preparing your taxes is a job that can be shipped out to others.… Continue reading What You Need To Know About Tax Preparers
How To Create A 7 Step Debt Repayment Plan
When you don’t take steps to repay debt, it can grow into a force to be reckoned with. The reason is that debt collectors often assess additional fees and interest on the debt you owe, so unpaid debts can become monstrous in short periods. Creating a debt repayment plan is essential to your financial health.… Continue reading How To Create A 7 Step Debt Repayment Plan