Accounting Services: Unlocking the Advantages for Individuals and Small Business Owners

By |2025-04-25T11:55:07-05:00July 5th, 2023|Better Guidance|

Accounting Services: Unlocking the Advantages for Individuals and Small Business Owners Accounting Services 101 Accounting services form the foundation of sound financial management for businesses of all sizes. It involves the systematic recording, organizing, and tracking of financial transactions, ensuring accurate and up-to-date financial records. Monthly services are designed to provide businesses with comprehensive financial [...]

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W-4 Updates & Its Impact on Your Employees

By |2025-04-25T11:51:44-05:00May 16th, 2023|Better Guidance|

W-4 Updates In early 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released an updated version of the W-4 form. The new form is designed to be more accurate and to reflect changes to the tax code that took effect in 2018. The W-4 updates to the form were driven by changes to the tax code, specifically the [...]

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Professional Athlete Taxes

By |2023-04-13T12:01:08-05:00April 21st, 2023|Better Guidance|

Professional athletes have become world-renowned. Their careers and personal lives are splattered across the media each and every day. One thing you may not hear about is athlete income tax situation. Many of the athletes that are household names are being paid from multiple sources beyond the team they play for. The complexities of professional [...]

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What Types of Interest Can I Deduct?

By |2023-04-13T11:57:23-05:00April 10th, 2023|Better Guidance|

Generally, cash can be found in one of three ways: you earn it, you receive it as a gift, or you borrow it. The downside about earning income is paying income taxes.  When you are gifted cash, you normally don’t have to do anything else with the tax-free money except decide on how to spend [...]

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What is forensic accounting?

By |2023-11-17T10:38:39-06:00October 4th, 2022|Better Guidance|

Financial fraud and embezzlement are ever-growing threats to people and businesses. Every business owner's worst nightmare is falling victim to fraud, embezzlement, theft, or other unethical acts. While calling an attorney is the first crucial step in navigating this situation, the second is to hire a forensic accounting specialist.Forensic accountants investigate in-depth possible fraud and other [...]

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Abacus CPAs, LLC presents Taylor Graves with Client Service Orientation Award

By |2023-08-17T09:56:14-05:00July 27th, 2022|Better Guidance|

Springfield, MO – July 27, 2022 – Abacus CPAs, LLC is eager to announce Taylor Graves as the award recipient for the 2022 Abacus Values Award of Client Service Orientation. Graves joined the firm in January 2016 as a Customer Service Representative and was promoted to Coordinator in the Transportation Department. Graves began at the [...]

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Student to Accountant

By |2024-05-01T14:09:54-05:00March 30th, 2022|Better Guidance, Career Excellence|

From student to Accountant, Job hunting after graduation is a difficult process. The experience is akin to winning a lottery; you fill-out applications based on what the company is looking for and hope that you receive a call-back for the first interview. As an international graduate applicant, the probability is lower comparatively to U.S. citizens [...]

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State Tax Law Changes: Impact on Business Owners

By |2023-03-07T16:41:26-06:00January 4th, 2022|Better Guidance|

Sales tax laws have changed in recent years, and keeping up with the changes can be challenging for business owners. In the 2017 Wayfair case, the Supreme Court decided many changes in the ability for states to collect sales and use tax by redefining what would be considered taxable. The decision enables states to mandate that [...]

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Deductions for Car Expenses: Beyond Mileage Rates

By |2023-03-07T16:42:12-06:00January 4th, 2022|Better Guidance|

If you use your car only for business purposes, you may deduct its entire cost of ownership and operation (subject to limits discussed later). However, if you use the car for both business and personal purposes, you may deduct only the cost of its business use. You can generally figure the amount of your deductible car [...]

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De Minimus Safe Harbor Election: What is it, and when can you use it?

By |2024-02-01T14:12:11-06:00January 4th, 2022|Better Guidance|

The de minimis safe harbor is simply an administrative convenience that generally allows you to elect to deduct small-dollar expenditures for the acquisition or production of property that otherwise must be capitalized under the general rules. Expense Assets Up to $2,500 or More De Minimus Safe Harbor allows you to immediately expense assets and certain repairs [...]

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