Business
What You Can Learn About Running a Business From Henry Ford
If you had to make a list of people who changed the world essentially just by existing, Henry Ford’s name would likely be on it. Most people know him from history as the founder of the (appropriately named) Ford Motor Company. Here, he developed the assembly line method of mass production. Not only did this… View Article
Read MoreLeveraging the Internet of Behavior (IoB) to Boost Customer Loyalty
Customer loyalty is critical to any successful business strategy in today’s digital age. With emerging technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), companies are now leveraging a new approach called the internet of behavior (IoB) to gain deeper insights into their customers’ behavior and preferences. What is IoB? The internet of behavior exists because… View Article
Read MoreHow Secure 2.0 Will Impact Employers’ Tax Situations
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 Act of 2022, otherwise known as SECURE 2.0, is a piece of legislation that focuses on how employers and their employees can save for retirement and how it impacts their bottom lines. Businesses with as many as 50 employees can receive a tax credit when they… View Article
Read MoreUnderstanding the Weighted Average Cost (WAC) Method for Inventory Valuation
When it comes to businesses and their inventory and accounting methods for managing it, there are a few different ways to approach the task. The three different options to value inventory/implement cost flow assumptions include Last In, First Out (LIFO); First In, First Out (FIFO); and Weighted Average Cost Accounting (WAC). This article will focus… View Article
Read MoreSave Time, Keystrokes with Recurring Transactions in QuickBooks Online
Accounting takes time. And the last thing you need when you’re working with your company’s finances is an activity that takes unnecessary minutes. If you’ve created a record or transaction once, you don’t want to have to enter the information a second or third time. That’s why using QuickBooks Online is so far superior to… View Article
Read More401(k) Options After You Leave an Employer
Apart from the spike in inflation, 2023 ended the year with a relatively strong economy, boasting an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent (below the market forecast of 3.7 percent) with increases in wages, corporate profits, and economic growth over the past two quarters. Despite the positive data, a slate of companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon,… View Article
Read MoreDefining an Impaired Asset
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When it comes to defining an impaired asset, its fair market value is worth less than the original cost of the asset – or more formally, its carrying value. As a company re-evaluates its assets’ value, and when it determines there’s a discrepancy between the book or original value and the current market value, impaired… View Article
Read MoreWhy You Might Not Need a New Budget for the New Year
So, we’re a month into 2023 and the sheen might’ve dulled from all your shiny, New Year’s resolutions. Though diet and exercise are the top things you might want to change, there’s one you might not need to touch – your budget. Here’s a discussion about who does and doesn’t need to revamp their finances…. View Article
Read MorePA Business Taxpayers Must Migrate Accounts as myPATH Replaces E-TIDES
At the end of 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue launched a new online system for business taxpayers. myPATH, which has been available to individual taxpayers since June 2022, replaces E-TIDES as a full-service system for business taxpayers to handle their registration, filing and payments. As of February 24, 2023. E-TIDES will no longer be available…. View Article
Read MoreInventory Valuation: How Companies Can Calculate It
By 2021, there were 20,000 warehouses in the United States and growing, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). With more warehouses expected to pop up in 2022 and beyond, one important consideration for businesses of all sizes is to keep track of their inventories. With different tracking and valuation methods, it’s… View Article
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