Small Business

November 18, 2020 

The solution enables firms to shift from a cumbersome and time-intensive approach to an automated and secure bill payment process.

November 17, 2020 

In a recent survey, 44 Rent By Province Or State When looking at rent issues geographically, 36 Retailers, Gym Owners & Entertainers Round Out Top 5 Other sectors facing major challenges with rent include Retail (38%), Gyms (38%), and Entertainment (36%), largely because of struggles attracting customers.  Many entertainers note that their businesses will not...…

November 17, 2020 

The pandemic changed the calculation on crafting the right real estate strategy for 2021. According to a new LeaseQuery survey, cost optimization, flexibility and liquidity are now the key goals driving companies’ plans to rightsize and ...

November 16, 2020 

On November 3, 2020, residents of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota voted to allow the possession, use, and retail sale of marijuana. Once retail stores in these states are up and running, tax from sales of cannabis and cannabis products ...

Gail Cole

November 16, 2020 

Retailers’ top priority is the health and safety of their employees and customers, and these investments are paying off. A large majority (70 percent) of holiday shoppers say that, given the precautions retailers have taken for COVID-19, they...

November 12, 2020 

Business travel has been even more impacted than personal travel. Only 8% of Americans say they have taken an overnight business trip since March, and just 19% of respondents who are currently employed expect to travel for ...

November 9, 2020 

Kansas isn’t alone in taxing remote sales, but it is unique. Following the Wayfair decision, legislatures in most states adopted economic nexus laws requiring certain out-of-state businesses to register then collect and remit sales tax.

November 9, 2020 

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is being sued for “crushing thousands of small business owners” by holding Fulfillment by Amazon sellers liable for back sales tax. The Online Merchants Guild, a trade association for small online businesses, is the plaintiff. The language of the suit is at times inflammatory: It warms...…

November 9, 2020 

SmartVault, a provider of cloud-based document management and client portals for the accounting profession announced today the launch of its “Taking Care of Business” resource center for accounting firms and their clients, which can be ...

November 6, 2020 

Main Street CPAs are in a privileged position to deliver impactful advice to help their clients do more than survive – they can help them thrive. https://candemic.com

November 5, 2020 

Avalara has acquired the operational assets of Business Licenses, LLC, a company that provides software and services for the research, acquisition, and management of business licenses, registrations, and permits for businesses of all sizes.

November 5, 2020 

Retail sales have largely recovered from the pandemic heading into the holiday season but the growing number of coronavirus cases remains a threat and additional federal stimulus could help keep the economy on track, National Retail Federation Chief ...