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Stephen Nelson's Articles in Business

  • Make Your Accounting System a Strategic Tool
    Want to get more from your accounting system? Try these five tricks from the author of QuickBooks for Dummies.
  • Simple Pension Options for Small Businesses
    Looking for an easy yet economical small business pension plan? CPA and former tax professor Stephen L. Nelson says you've got at least three easy, economical choices.
  • Five Reasons to Begin Business as a Sole Proprietorship
    Starting a small business? Confused about the incorporation option? Don't give up on the sole proprietorship alternative until you read one CPA's five reasons for keeping things simple with a sole proprietorship.
  • S Corporation Tax Errors You Don't Want To Make
    S corporations have become the most popular type of corporation in the county--which isn't surprising. An S corporation can save its owners tens of thousands of dollars in taxes each year. To reap those savings, however, the small business needs to avoid these five common S corporation tax blunders.
  • Should You Incorporate? Maybe Not...
    Small businesses often think about incorporating. That's not surprising given that incorporation usually reduces business risks and can save a business thousands in taxes. But despite those savings, very small businesses need to think carefully about incorporating because of the costs and administrative work.
  • Three Tax Reasons to Operate as a C Corporation
    Many small businesses assume that limited liability companies and S corporations are the only good choices for the business ventures. But a regular C corporation may sometimes be the best choice.
  • Techniques for Improving Business Cash Flows
    Are you a small business owner struggling with your day to day cash flows? Try these five tips says the small business accountant who wrote QuickBooks for Dummies.
  • How to Set Up QuickBooks for a Limited Liability Company
    Almost always an LLC gets treated as some other type of entity for tax accounting purposes. That means setting up QuickBooks for the LLC can be complicated. Fortunately, small businesses can use three QuickBooks setup tricks.
  • Installing Microsoft Small Business Accounting Program for an LLC
    Setting up accounting software like Microsoft's Small Business Accounting can be tricky if you're operating as a limited liability company. This article suggests four tips to make the setup easier and cleaner.
  • How to Name a New LLC (Limited Liability Company)
    Need a name for your new limited liability company? You'll want to consider both legal and marketing issues says this small business CPA and author.
  • Don't Fall Prey to Incorporation Scams
    Incorporating a small business can be an appropriate decision, but new entrepreneurs need to make sure they avoid these three, common incorporation scams.
  • Seven Tips for Incorporating in Nevada
    Considering incorporating in Nevada? Use these seven tips to minimize mistakes and maximize the benefits
  • A CPA's Accounting Tips for New Entrepreneurs
    Starting a new business? Consider these five, easy-to-use tips to keep your accounting and taxes clean, lean and simple.
  • Picking a Tax Accountant for your Business
    Need to find a good certified public accountant, or CPA, for your new business? Using these five tips will make your selection easier.
  • Setting Up a Professional Limited Liability Company
    Small businesses and entrepreneurs often minimize their liability and save taxes by using a limited liability company. Unfortunately, the rules get tricky for professionals (doctors, lawyers and others) who want to take advantage of the LLC option. This article suggests five tips for making the professional LLC setup process clean and error-free
  • CPA Tips for Easier Business Bookkeeping
    Want to keep your small business accounting system running smoothly? One CPA suggests simplifying your bookkeeping by following five, easy-to-understand tips.
  • Small Business Bookkeeping Blunders
    Avoid the five most common small business bookkeeping blunders by using this CPA's end-of-year accounting tips.
  • How to Write a Small Business Plan
    Trying to make sense of the business planning process? Confused by the different definitions people seem to use for the phrase, "business planning?" One accountant tries to share some useful information.
  • How to Write a Business Plan in a Recession
    Need to write a business plan for the bank or an outside investor? The author of MBA's Guide to Microsoft Excel explains how you need to adjust the business planning process when the economy is in a recession.
  • Tips for Starting a Business in a Tough Economy
    Starting a small business in a recession is tough. But the dark clouds of a bad economy include some silver linings, as one small business CPA explains.
  • Tips for Starting Business on a Budget
    Getting the money to start a small business constitutes one of the first, big challenges to wannabe entrepreneurs. But one CPA says people can use several tricks to start a business on a budget.
  • Business & Tax Planning for the Obama Presidency
    Whether you voted blue or red, if you're a small business owner, you probably want to plan now to reduce business taxes you pay under an Obama presidency.
  • Using Money in an IRA for Starting a Business
    Starting a business requires capital--and one place to get that capital is from one's IRA accounts. Predictably, however, the small business entrepreneur needs to be careful about using IRA funds to start a business, as one accountant explains.
  • Starting a Business Now: Reasons You May Not Want to Delay
    Worried that now isn't the right time to start your own business? One small business CPA says now may just be the very best time to start a business--and for three compelling reasons.
  • Business Planning for an S Corps
    According to the Internal Revenue Service, S corporations represent the most popular form for doing business in the United States. That popularity isn't surprising given the tax benefits of using an S corporation. But the popularity does mean that entrepreneurs need to understand what's different about business planning for an S corporation. This article does just that.
  • Year-end Bookkeeping Checklist for S Corporations
    S corporations can save their owners thousands of dollars a year in taxes--which explains their popularity among small business entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, S corporation year-end bookkeeping can confuse and befuddle new and experienced S corporation owners. Use this checklist to simplify the year-end process.

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