Archive for March 2010

What you need to know about the Health Care reform…and how it will affect your business

March 27, 2010

The digest: Many small businesses have a hard time affording health insurance for their employees.  It is expensive.  The new reform attempts to lower these costs through state-run insurance exchanges…where small businesses  pool together to purchase coverage. Between now and 2014 when the exchanges will be in place, there will be tax incentives for small [...]

Home Office Tax Time Tips

March 8, 2010

Believe it or not, it’s time to think about one of the two inevitable things in life – taxes! This can be a stressful time, particularly for small owner-run businesses. We had posted a great summary of tax “Dos” and “Don’ts” for home-based businesses a while back on one of our web sites. It was so worthwhile that [...]

Trends: “Small Businesses more Profitable after 2009 Recession?”

March 2, 2010

As consumers and businesses pulled the purse strings tighter during the trying economic conditions of 2009, conventional wisdom says small businesses everywhere felt the effects on their bottom line.  In fact, our own data tells us that small businesses did take a revenue hit. Looking broadly across all QuickBooks Online industries, 2009 small business revenue [...]