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Every pay structure rewards something. Choosing one without noticing what it rewards produces behavior the owner then tries to correct with rules.
Continue reading Hourly, salary, or by the job. How you pay people changes how they work
These three come up in nearly every conversation about business expenses, and the general answer to all of them is no, with narrow and specific exceptions.
Continue reading Commuting, lunch, and work clothes. The three costs people assume are deductible
Retention spending is usually decided by whichever lever is easiest to pull. The four options differ enormously in how long the effect lasts.
Federal tax gets the attention and state and local obligations produce most of the surprises, because there is no single rulebook and nobody sends you one.
Continue reading Sales tax, city licenses, and the letter from a state you barely worked in
Pricing against a competitor copies their arithmetic without seeing it. The number that matters is how many hours you can actually sell in a year.
Continue reading Your rate is not what the other guy charges. It is what your calendar allows
The liability shield is real, narrower than people assume, and easier to lose than most owners realize. The rest of the decision is bookkeeping.
Continue reading What choosing an LLC actually changes, and the four places you will notice it