Dana McGuffin CPA Blog
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 70% of people turning age 65 will require long-term care, such as assistance with basic personal activities during their lifetimes. With costs of this care ranging from $6,000 to $10,000 a month or more, planning to address that risk is a smart move. One…
Read MoreWhen you start a business, you have many decisions to make. One is the method of accounting your business will use for reporting income and expenses on your tax return- cash or accrual. Two methods generally used are “cash” and “accrual.” The cash method is the easiest to implement. Under the cash method, you recognize…
Read MoreAre you thinking of refinancing your home mortgage? Keep the tax rules in mind. Track “points.” A point is a fee equal to one percent of the loan amount. While you can fully deduct the points you pay when you buy your home, points paid on a refinancing are generally amortized over the term of…
Read MoreAre you still unclear about your responsibilities as an employer under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Do you find the definition of ACA terms confusing? Here’s a plain English guide to selected terms employers are likely to hear. Applicable large employer. A large employer is defined as an employer with at least 50 full-time employees…
Read MoreMonitoring your accounts receivable may seem like one more chore in an already busy workday. But this simple activity is important. Here’s an illustration. Say you’re operating with a gross profit margin of 20% and your uncollectible receivables are $10,000. Your business must generate an additional $50,000 in new sales to make up for the…
Read MoreAre you paying the correct amount of sales tax to the proper agencies? QuickBooks Online can help. It’s hard to imagine that small businesses used to have to manage sales tax manually. It was quite a time-intensive process, and it was so easy to make mistakes. QuickBooks Online can handle the mechanics for you. Its…
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Lindsay Polyak received Southlake’s Volunteer of the Year Award. The highlight of this year’s Southlake Chamber “A Night at the Improv” Awards banquet was the awards and the winners! This banquet is to honor the individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to serving not only the Chamber, but…
Read MoreFinancial ratios provide a useful way to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in the performance and solvency of your business. Here are four types of ratios that you can monitor using the figures from your balance sheet. Liquidity ratios, such as the current ratio, measure the ability to pay bills over the next 12 months. You…
Read MoreAre you storing the documents that designate the beneficiaries of your retirement plans, IRAs, and insurance policies in a safe deposit box? If so, it’s time to dust off these important papers and review them. Why? You probably made decisions about who will receive retirement assets or life insurance proceeds upon your death when you…
Read MoreA multi-user accounting application needs good tools for assigning access permissions. QuickBooks Online has it covered. You trust your employees, or you wouldn’t have hired them. But you also have a grave responsibility to your customers and vendors: to keep their data safe, and to ensure that records and transactions remain accurate and unchanged throughout…
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