Finances

You can create pay stubs manually or use payroll software. Here's how to do it.

Learn to forecast salary expenses and track the overall cost of your employees.

Get your customers to pay their bills quickly by understanding these accounting payment terms and strategies.

Understanding direct costs and indirect costs is important for properly tracking your business expenses.

Learn the basics of bookkeeping and why it’s important for your business.

Value-based healthcare makes for healthier patients, happier practitioners and less spending throughout the medical industry.

All business owners should know how to calculate net pay and understand payroll withholdings.

Understand how accrual accounting impacts your business and when to use it.

Community banking can be a great small business funding resource if national options don't fit your needs. So what does its decline mean for small businesses?

When you are paying employee bonuses, it is important to understand how they should be taxed.

If your business had a slow month or two, would it survive?

Not sure what bonus depreciation is or how to take it? Learn how to claim bonus depreciation for your business assets in this detailed guide.

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Accounts receivable tells you how much of your cash flow is held up in unpaid client invoices. Here's how to manage it.

In your business accounting, equipment can be both an asset and a liability. Learn how to classify it properly on your balance sheet.

Accepting mobile credit card payments allows your business to make sales anywhere, anytime.

These private funding sources can offer much-needed investment capital to any small business's balance sheet. Here's what they are and how to secure funding.

Overhead rate is a measure of a company's indirect costs relative to another input or metric. Learn how overhead rate is calculated and why it's important to track.

Compound interest could result in a little money becoming a lot of money over time. Here's how to calculate compound interest when saving money or taking a business loan.

Cost accounting makes it easy to track the value of large assets on your books. Here's how to use it in your small business.

What happens if one of your employees is injured on the job? Having a workers’ compensation policy is not only good practice, it’s usually a legal requirement. Learn more about workers’ compensation.

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Management accounting is specific to strategic decision-making based on company finances. Here's how to use it for your business.

Accounts payable and accounts receivable track what you owe and when you get paid. Both are vital to effective cash flow management.

Your customers and clients won’t always remember to pay on time. Learn how to accept recurring payments to counter this problem.

You can't neglect your startup's financial health in the crucial early stages of your business.

QuickBooks has powerful features to help business owners manage bills, payables and more. Here's what you need to know to get started.

Cost accounting helps you zero in on your expenses and understand how they apply to each aspect of your business.

Make the most of your business spending with this tried-and-true accounting rule.

Cost allocation is a process businesses use to identify costs. Here's everything you need to know.