Essential Tax Prep Bank Accounts
Prices continue to rise and it’s taking a toll on everyone. Everything has doubled (at least) in price and we still have to be ready to pay that tax bill soon on top of gas and groceries. It’s a bit overwhelming if you aren’t ready, so my question is, are you? Preparation with Profit First […]
January Tax Warm-Ups
January is the time to think taxes. Of course, you have until March or April to file income taxes depending on the business entity type, but you may also have some obligations in January. If you have employees or if you paid contractors, you have deadlines of January 31, 2023. Let’s make sure you have a […]
Your Ecommerce Q4 To-Do List
Q4 is of course our most busy and stressful time of year as ecommerce business owners. However, over the years I’ve picked up on a few tricks to help divide the work and ease the stress over the next few weeks. Let’s talk about them. Tidy Up One of the first things to do is […]
Summer Financial Housekeeping
As we weather the summer heat wave and 100 degrees plus temps, it’s a good time to do a little housekeeping before business heats up in the fall. Here are 3 action steps you can take right now to set yourself up for success and learn about summer financial housekeeping. Be Aware of Mileage Rate […]
Initial Business Setup – Structure, Sales, & Expenses
Yes, your product is awesome! But behind-the-scenes of every awesome product, you’ll need to ensure your business is set up to support you and your efforts on the entrepreneurial adventure. Things like your sales channels, support tools & systems, processes and your teams are all part of an important equation. Without these items, you’ll have […]
Are You Ready to Pay the Tax Man?
Everything is so expensive right now. This week alone I got notifications from two software companies and my business insurance agency that their prices were going up. Not to mention the extra costs for gas and groceries. As if that’s not enough to manage, we have to be ready to pay our tax bill in […]
Ecommerce Tax Time—Breaking it Down Makes it Easy!
This week’s blog is the last in our 4-part series on preparing for year end and tax time. Q4 is typically a stressful time for ecommerce business owners. The tasks we’ve covered in this series can help ease that stress by breaking the task list down into pieces, with a few tasks to accomplish each […]
Tax Time—Ease the Anxiety by Following These Easy Steps!
In Week 2 of our 4-part blog series on preparing your ecommerce business for year-end and tax time, we discussed bank statements, owner pay, expenses, and 1099 filings. Hopefully, you added these tasks to your calendar and were able to knock them out over the course of the week. This week, we’ll look at the [...]
Preparing for Year-end One Task at a Time
Last week, I began a 4-part blog series on preparing for the year-end and tax time. In this series, I’m outlining tips on how to prepare for year-end and tax time without the stress that typically plagues ecommerce business owners this time of year. How did you do with your tasks for Week 1? Let’s [...]
