April 15th was a welcome relief for most tax practitioners, myself included. We are so incredibly lucky and grateful to have such fantastic clients, and a wonderful team at BakerStarrett that made the best of the worst tax season I’ve…
For the first time since 2006, Iowa has changed the withholding tables. The changes are designed to align with recent changes in the state tax laws. Use the link below to see the most current withholding tax tables. There are…
Often times a major financial burden to people with young children is paying for their care. The good news is there is some relief. This credit is available to almost anyone who has a dependent and has earned income. This…
We’re proud to announce that Ashlyn Nordyke, became a Certified ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Online this month. As part of her training for the certification and exam, Ashlyn completed seven separate training modules, learning extensively about the sophisticated abilities built in…
Payroll taxes can seem like a maze with many twists and turns and you may feel like you are at a dead end. The key to breaking through this initial confusion is to identify two different paths related to payroll…
At BakerStarrett we make it a priority to help our clients get set up with more efficient ways to keep record of everything for their business. In most cases, we recommend QuickBooks, with a guarantee that you will always be…
Our last blog on security (found here) highlighted how to create and use strong passwords to reduce the risk of having your online accounts taken over in a “brute force” attack. This blog post will look at how you can…
Tax scams have caused thousands of people to lose millions of dollars along with stolen personal information. As scammers evolve and find new creative ways to trick people into giving them personal information or to send them money; it’s important…
Our last blog on security (found here) discussed the importance of creating unique passwords. Each login should have its own password. This way a data breach by one company will have limited damage, because bad actors cannot use one password…