You might wonder why there are so many extra tasks at year-end. While the government requires much of the work, there is clean-up work and adjustments that need to be done to make the books accurate. It’s not always cost-effective to perform all of these updates monthly,
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[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://jebtops.com/protect-yourself-from-tax-scams/" align="left"]In his book, The Rebel Rules: Daring to Be Yourself in Business, author Chip Conley describes what investors look for in a management team when considering providing startup money to new businesses. He says your management team should consist of a “brain trust that includes a passionate visionary,
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://jebtops.com/three-essential-business-roles-for-success-and-balance/" align="left"]After years of saving for retirement, it’s time to start using those savings—even if you don’t really need to. Once you reach 70 ½ years old, you must begin taking annual distributions from your qualified retirement plan. This is called a required minimum distribution (RMD.) If you
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[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://jebtops.com/get-organized-with-this-32-item-year-end-close-checklist/" align="left"]As your tax professional, we may be asking you additional questions next year that are required by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Tax preparers must collect new information from clients who qualify for any of the following tax credits: Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) Child Tax
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://jebtops.com/due-diligence-requirements/" align="left"]Custom fields in your accounting software are data fields that you can define yourself. They are typically associated with customers, vendors, employees, and items, and they can help you store and categorize additional information about these stakeholders and your products and services in your business. An example
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://jebtops.com/using-custom-fields-in-your-accounting-software/" align="left"]In July 2019, the IRS released a draft of form 1099-NEC, which is designed to report non-employee compensation. While this may seem like a new form to many, it’s actually a revival of a form used until the early 1980’s, which was eventually replaced by form 1099-MISC.
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