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Small business tax credits and deductions you should know about

BMT Office Administration

Snag: There are at least 24 different definitions of a small business in the tax code (we counted!), IRC § 41 refundable research credit IRC § 41 allows you to claim a tax credit for qualified research expenses above a base amount. so check with your tax pro if you’re not sure whether your business qualifies.

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5 SOP examples for your business

BMT Office Administration

Terms and definitions. Conduct the HR orientation to orient the new employee with the timekeeping and payroll software , necessary paperwork, and internal resources. Terms and definitions. Terms and definitions. Terms and definitions. Follow the expense policy to document any charges put on a company card.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

The beginner’s business finance glossary “Our P&L report shows that our revenue is now greatly exceeding our expenses, and we’re showing a considerable profit.” “In For instance, the fiscal year is often the period used to measure revenue, profit, expenses, debts, and more. The good news?

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

If so, then you’ll definitely want to have the proper documents on-hand to defend your managers. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more. The FLSA has a few other regulations related to payroll documents besides retaining them for three years.

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Gift cards, taxability, and W-2s.

BMT Office Administration

This is the classic definition of a tax-free de minimis fringe benefit. We suspect whoever came up with this $75 cut-off misinterpreted the IRS’ de minimis rule for reimbursing employees’ business expenses.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

As a starting point, consider what these organizations say about some major types of records to keep and for what length of time: Per the Internal Revenue Service : The length of time you should keep a document depends on the action, expense, or event which the document records.

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Do You Know Your Lifestyle Ratios?

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Revenue, net income, total expenses, and payroll costs are just a few of the items that you may be monitoring on your profit and loss statement.  These definitions correlate to your time spent, not the IRS definitions.) If you are active in your business, this will be the lion’s share.

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