If you are an employer and want to gain instant popularity with your employees, hand out bonuses at the end of the year, or any other time, for that matter. Along with showing your appreciation for their hard work, bonuses also demonstrate that you are willing to share your company's success with all those who are making it happen.

Now that you are close to retiring, you need to decide where you wish to spend your post-work life. Even if you have planned well and have plenty of financial resources at your disposal, you also realize that money doesn't go as far as it did years ago.

While most people are accustomed to being in debt for homes, cars, and other things, being in debt to the IRS is a different matter altogether. Since the federal government does not appreciate it when folks don't pay the amount of taxes they owe, the penalties for tax debt are often severe.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the U.S.

Financial fraud is rampant around the world, but citizens of the U.S. have arguably experienced more than their fair share due to our reputation as a wealthy country. Simply by being a U.S. resident, your odds of being targeted for financial fraud may be higher than if you lived in a second or third world country.

The volume and importance of your accounts receivables balance varies significantly by business type. A hair salon where customers pay at the time of service likely doesn’t have a large amount of accounts receivable. A manufacturing company that ships product before payment, and extends generous payment terms, likely has a

Whether you are a business owner or an individual, meeting with your CPA is of course important when it comes to your taxes or other financial matters. However, even if you consider yourself to be well-versed in accounting, there are usually a few terms tossed your way that may leave you confused.

If there is one thing you as a taxpayer want to avoid, it is being audited by the IRS. While the chances of it are usually very slim, there are certain red flags that do get the attention of IRS officials now and then.

People become small business owners through several methods. Some inherit a family business when a parent or relative retire. Others launch an innovative new product and find themselves running a company without ever planning on it.

For some businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic changed things overnight. Employees went home with their laptops and some haven’t returned to the office in over a year. What people thought would be temporary is looking very permanent.