Small Business

March 5, 2020 

The Readers' Choice Awards give our readers the opportunity to help shine a spotlight on the technologies, services and vendors they use and trust — the ones that help them succeed in their profession, and those that they find valuable for their clients.

March 5, 2020 

There were also signs of worry from bankers about increased competition from the fintech sector. More than three-fourths (76%) of bank respondents said they fear new payment and money transfer platforms, like ApplePay, PayPal, Stripe, and Venmo, ...

March 5, 2020 

Business executives’ outlook for the U.S. economy rose sharply in the past quarter, but concern is clearly growing about the potential global fallout from the spread of coronavirus, according to the first-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey.

March 4, 2020 

The cannabis industry is expected to see an increase in sales up to 374% until 2023. In only three years, a rise in demand for CBD-products will most likely result in a turnover of $23.7 billion in the United States.

March 4, 2020 

As a founder who has spent most of my career in financial services, I intimately know the unnecessary hurdles that small business owners face when it comes to banking. Whether you’re trying to open a bank account, send payments and transfers, or simply separate your business and personal finances without incurring costly fees, almost everything...…

March 3, 2020 

What if you could get information from clients with 1 click? With 1 adjustment to your existing technology, you can. Learn how to free yourself from the back-and-forth and make client collaboration easier today.

March 2, 2020 

Retail sales during 2020 will increase between 3.5 percent and 4.1 percent to more than $3.9 trillion despite uncertainty from the lingering trade war, coronavirus and the presidential election. That's according to a new forecast by the National Retail...

February 23, 2020 

Below is a list of the 2020 sales tax holidays, with links to the most up-to-date state information provided by state tax departments. Some departments update dates and information closer to the time of the upcoming sales tax holidays.

February 23, 2020 

January’s results build on increases of 0.3 percent month-over-month and 6.3 percent year-over-year in December. As of January, the three-month moving average was up 3.5 percent over the same period a year ago, compared with 3.9 percent in December.

February 17, 2020 

Expense Management has always been important, but in recent years, the surge in company travel has found more businesses scrambling to find a way to continue sending their employees where they need to be, but doing so in more cost-effective manner.

Mary Girsch-Bock

February 13, 2020 

Many businesses share the goal of increasing sales and expanding into new markets. But, now that most states tax sales by out-of-state sellers, such growth often brings new sales tax collection obligations.

Gail Cole

February 10, 2020 

More businesses are required to electronically file and remit Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) and Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET) in 2020 than in previous years. Arizona As of January 1, 2020, businesses with an annual TPT or use tax liability of $5,000 or more in Arizona must pay and file returns electronically. The threshold has dropped significantly:...…

Gail Cole