Finances

Small business credit cards can help with short-term debts.

Learn the importance of accurate P&L statement reporting and how it may keep your business on the right track and sound financial footing.

Learn which fees come with accepting credit cards as a form of payment, as well as how your business can reduce those processing costs.

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

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

This easy, step-by-step guide will show you how to run payroll in QuickBooks, featuring in-depth instructions and images.

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

Learn all about the payroll forms small business owners must file or obtain, and how payroll software can help.

A biweekly pay schedule is the most common pay frequency. Here's how your small business can implement it.

Learn how to set up direct deposit in QuickBooks Payroll.

This guide explains how to create QuickBooks payroll reports and how these payroll reports can help your business.

If your business uses PayPal or another payment processor, you'll be charged a merchant fee. QuickBooks can help you manage and record those fees.

Use QuickBooks' time-tracking functions to track billable hours and other timesheet options. Our instructions cover QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Pro.

Cash basis and accrual basis are two different ways of valuing assets on your business's books. Learn the differences and why they matter.

Double declining balance depreciation is a method of quickly depreciating large business assets. Learn how and when to use it.

Overhead rate is a measure of a company's indirect costs relative to another input or metric. Learn how to calculate your overhead rate.

Cost accounting makes it easy to track the value of large assets on your books. Learn when to use it for your small business.

Retro pay is extra wages added to employee paychecks when a prior check was less than it should have been. Learn how to calculate and avoid retro pay.

Interchange fees are costs you pay for processing credit card transactions. See how these fees may impact your small business.

This article explains how value-based healthcare improves outcomes and results in happier practitioners and less spending throughout the medical industry.

The accounts payable aging report can give you a complete view of your cash flow from one month to the next.

Want to optimize your cash flow management? Spend more time with your accounts payable and receivable.

This guide explains how business collateral works and why it’s important when you're applying for a secured loan.

This guide describes management accounting and how it is used to inform business decisions and strategies.

This guide explains when you should send an account to collections and how you should handle the process.

This federal law regulates how debt collectors can interact with debtors. Here's what you need to know.

This intro to bookkeeping defines the term and describes how bookkeeping relates to your business’s accounting methods.

When you're suing a debtor, getting a judgment in your favor is just part of the journey. There are often several steps required to recoup what you are owed.

A credit policy provides flexible payment options to customers while ensuring you get paid what you’re owed. Learn how to write one.

This guide explains debt collection laws and how they apply to businesses.