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…
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…
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…
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…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017 the standard mileage rates will be: 53.5 cents per mile for business miles driven (down from 54 cents per mile in 2016) 17 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes (down from 19 cents per…
Do you ever get tired of entering the same transactions Month after Month? Ever scared you may forget an important payment? Let QuickBooks do the remembering for you with memorized transactions. Memorized transactions are just that; QuickBooks remembers how to…
MILEIQ App – Are you familiar with it? It’s the easiest and most user-friendly app to track an individual’s mileage. Let’s take a look at why this app has remained at the top of the App Store sales charts and…
Many small contractors don’t take the time to evaluate their current jobs in progress. Here are a few reasons that may lead you to do so: Profitability Evaluation: by keeping close tabs on your job’s price quote, your expenses related…