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Three ways to end a dispute over a modest amount, priced honestly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the right answer.
Continue reading Small claims, mediation, or writing it off. What each route costs in money and time
Nobody is withholding anything on your behalf anymore, and the bill arrives on a schedule that does not match the way the money came in.
Continue reading Your first year self employed? Set aside the tax before you spend the money
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
Software handles a simple return well and cannot ask questions. The gap between those two facts is where most of the money sits.
Continue reading The year a side business outgrew tax software, and what the accountant found
A job posting that attracts forty applicants and yields nobody hireable has done its job badly. The point is filtering, not volume.
Continue reading Hiring your first employee? Write the posting so the wrong people opt out