Capital gains tax is a tax on the profit you make from selling an asset, like real estate. When you sell a property for more than you paid for it,

Starting your own business as a professional tax preparer or bookkeeper can be a rewarding experience with tons of perks -- with the ability to set your own hours and

To start a tax business, learning how to plan and prepare returns is only the first step towards achieving success with your own accounting firm.   Many individuals who start

When we think about what it takes to start a tax business, it can be an overwhelming prospect at first. But the truth is starting a tax planning and preparation

If you're looking to start a bookkeeping business or a tax business, it can be difficult to decipher the difference between the two fields. Both are crucial aspects of managing

We humans sure seem to spend a lot of time chasing after keys, right?   Self-help authors and celebrities sell books promising their audience the so-called "key to happiness." Mayors

While running a business from home can be inexpensive and convenient, it can get tricky as you try to balance work and home life, sometimes all from the same room.  In order to ensure that your professional and personal lives don’t collide in the process, you should have a strategy or at least some techniques […]

Some Straight Talk About Tax FranchisesIs a Tax Franchise Right For Me? Entreprenuer.com lists and rates 12 different Income Tax Franchise opportunities. These opportunities are available just about everywhere in the United States. As tax time approaches people all over the country consider a Tax Franchise a great business opportunity.You have probably heard about franchises […]

Now’s the Perfect Time to Launch Your Startup In a recent USA Today article, author Steve Strauss proclaimed that “…this is, without a doubt, the greatest time ever—and I mean ever in the entire course of human history—to start, own, run and grow a business.”  He credits this to five new emergent elements that are […]

If you’ve been thinking about launching a startup, you should know the steps required to successfully get your business up and running.  Whether you plan to operate your practice full or part-time, it’s important that you have a plan.  The following checklist will help you perform all the startup tasks in the proper order: 1. […]

Specialist or Generalist? One important marketing issue you should decide upon is whether your accounting service is going to attract clients right across the business spectrum or if you are going specialize in particular industries or client groups from where you will obtain your client base. If you do decide to specialize, it’s imperative that […]

This article examines the first step in starting a successful homebased accounting and bookkeeping service — your office. Your first rule of success for any home-based business is to stake out your territory. You need to locate a place in your home that is away from the main traffic path of the home, and has […]