Taxpayers who previously adopted 419, 412i, captive
insurance or Section 79 plans are in big trouble.

In recent years, the IRS has identified many of these arrangements as abusive devices to funnel tax deductible dollars to shareholders and classified these arrangements as listed transactions." Read More
Every business owner and entrepreneur is tempted to indulge, too. But instead of an extra scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, small business owners indulge themselves with business spending that's counter-productive or worse. Read More
When commercial property watchers and investors think about hot Canadian markets, they tend not to think about cities such as Saskatoon and St. John's. That could be a significant oversight, experts say. Read More
There’s some good news for U.S. businesses in the most recent survey from D&B, CFO Magazine reports. Business failures are declining overall, with formal bankruptcy filings in 2010 down more than 5 percent compared to 2009.
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If you’re determined to expand your sales this year, you’ve probably brainstormed creative ways to achieve your goal. Ideas like breaking into new territories, adding to your products or services or expanding your team so you can serve more of your market are probably on that list. But you may not Read More
Misconduct on the part of accountants and bookkeepers is an unfortunate reality. While most accountants and bookkeepers are honest and take their work seriously, the small number of bad apples justify taking a cautious approach. Read More
Like people, healthy businesses can become "sick" very fast. Things can change in a matter of months - more of this is likely to happen in the current weak economic recovery. So what are the early signs that your business is in trouble? Read More
Business owners who focus only on internal operations of their business without paying attention to external market forces can get hurt. The market forces will put them in oblivion in a few short years or even months. For small business owners it is even more important to stay vigilant and be ready Read More
April 18th is fast approaching and your accountant has asked you to turn in receipts for all the business expenses you want to claim. There’s a handy little tool to record all your business expenses automatically: Your business credit card. Read More
When bringing a new tool into your office, it isn’t always obvious whether changing away from your old software or other tools to the new one will be all that effective, at least after you ad up the time and hassle that goes into making the switch.
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