Tips from March 8, 2010 The Small Business tips today discuss tax deductions for small businesses.
Business Travel – Deduct your transportation, accommodations, and business-related expenses from your taxes. Combining business and pleasure? Only deduct costs that are business related as long as more than half of your trip is dedicated towards work.
Equipment – Need new machines, equipment, or other necessary supplies to keep your business running? Deduct these necessities from your business taxes.
Rent – Keeping your business under a roof comes at a cost. Deduct your cost for rent to lower your taxable income.
Salaries – What you pay your employees is a necessary expense for your business. Keep records of your employee salaries, and changes throughout the year, and deduct these expenses.
Daily Overview: “Ordinary and necessary” expenses for your business can be deducted from y...
By Cheryl Sowa · March 08 2010
small business tips, small business, taxes, finance
Tips from July 9, 2009 The Small Business tips today will be about getting rid of the clutter and cleaning your desk.
Clean out your desk drawers & designate a purpose for each one. Example: supply, personal, and brand/logo drawers.
Only keep supplies you use on a regular basis on your desk: several pens/pencils, stapler, post its, notepad, and calendar.
Consider buying multifunctional equipment: all-in-one printer, scanner, copier & fax machine eliminate clutter & allow space.
Keep quirky items to personalize your desk that don’t get in the way of necessities: pictures, posters, comics or mementos.
Daily Overview: A cluttered desk shows others you are not focused about your job. Get organized and get serious.
By Cheryl Sowa · July 09 2009
small business tips, desk, supplies, clutter
