Small Business

December 17, 2018 

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have set another new record, reaching 2 million containers in a single month for the first time as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in ...

December 17, 2018 

This holiday season, millennials (ages 20-37) are most likely to create a spending plan, stick to it (76 percent) and pay off balances in full before the New Year (49 percent) – according to TD Bank's Merry Money Holiday Spending Survey.

December 17, 2018 

This summer the Supreme Court ruled that states have the authority to require businesses to collect online sales tax on purchases even if the business does not have a physical presence in the state. This decision has the potential to impact the way your small business clients conduct business online, but so far they may...…

Frank Fiorille

December 17, 2018 

Small businesses want help from accountants on strategic planning and financial forecasting. This word cloud represents a summary of popular responses from small businesses when we asked them this question:

December 17, 2018  Sponsored

Over the past year, Intuit has actively sought feedback from ProAdvisors via one-on-one interviews, surveys, focus groups and in-person events to learn how the program can help them face the challenges of today’s ever-changing global accounting landscape.

December 17, 2018 

How Businesses Can Combine Data and Systems Into a Winning Strategy By Greta Guest Most managers want to base their business decisions on solid information, but that’s not always easy. It can be challenging to figure out exactly what data you should compile and how you can best use it. Michigan Ross Professors Gwen Yu...…

December 12, 2018 

In a business segment where cash flow is king and growth is the number one priority, it’s getting increasingly difficult for small businesses to track spend against set budgets. Reports are finding effective spend management is tied to strong ...

December 12, 2018 

We all know time and money are precious. So why wouldn’t you want to assess the very area that could be draining both of those resources? It’s important to analyze how much of this is dedicated to entering data from expense reports and invoices.

December 7, 2018 

Some 57 percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, down 12 percentage points from last quarter and a steep decline from the post-recession high of 79 percent set at the start of the year.

December 2, 2018 

The report found that 92 percent of companies surveyed had been a victim of ORC in the past year and that 71 percent said ORC incidents were increasing. Losses averaged $777,877 per $1 billion in sales, up 7 percent from last year’s previous record ...

December 2, 2018 

Ready or not, the holidays are here. This is the busiest time of year for most retailers — and typically involves an enormous amount of shipping. A review of state sales tax rules for shipping and delivery charges therefore seems in order.

Gail Cole

November 28, 2018 

Holiday shopping is in full swing and consumers still have a lot more spending to do as they check off every item on their holiday wish list, according to a new consumer sentiment survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper ...