Notice 2018-77 just released the new 2018-2019 special per diem rates for those in the transportation industry. The new meal and incidental expenses (M&IE) rates for truckers is $66 per day. This is up from 2017 where the rate was…
If your business has employees, you’ll have to do payroll. There’s no way to avoid it, but what really is payroll? There are 4 basic components to payroll: Paying employees compensating employees for the work they do Withholding and paying…
You’re invited to attend the Iowa Small Business Summit on September 6th in Grinnell, Iowa where you will join other small business owners/managers at this free event. Meet one of the people behind the summit and learn what will help make…
Are you as keyboard oriented as I am? Do you struggle with having to click a mouse when you are using QuickBooks Online? I know I do. I have found some helpful shortcuts along the way that have helped me…
The Internal Revenue Service has released the updated Form W-4 (here) for 2018. Along with the W-4, they have released an updated Withholding Calculator to help taxpayers check their 2018 tax withholding following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was…
The Internal Revenue Service has released updates to the income tax withholding tables for 2018 which reflect the changes made by the recent tax reform. Their goal was to design the new withholding tables to work with the Form W-4’s…
For the 2017 tax year the Federal Section 179 depreciation deduction limit is now at $500,000, it is easy to think that any fixed asset classified as personal property can now be expensed. However, in the year of purchase, it…
With tax reform taking place, a big question that is getting asked is “Do I need to be filling out a new W-4 to reflect the changes?” A statement was put out by the IRS stating that they are working…
Beginning January 1, 2018 the standard mileage rates will be: 54.5 cents per mile for business miles driven (up from 53.5 cents per mile in 2017) 18 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes (up from 17 cents per…
BakerStarrett has many certified QuickBooks Pro Advisors. DeAnn is here to answer some common Quickbook questions that you might have. Comment below with any questions you would like her to answer in the next video.