It’s easy to think of accounting or recordkeeping as a “necessary evil,” created and maintained to satisfy government reporting — primarily taxes. But the fact is that beyond being something you’re ...

My first year of business was one of the more interesting experiences of my life. I was still in my early twenties and had taken what I thought was a pretty significant leap of faith by dropping out ...

Doing your own taxes is a personal choice. It is usually influenced by how many and what kinds of income you earn. If you work a traditional job and only invest through retirement accounts, doing your ...

When you open up shop, your first impulse might be to hire a bunch of your relatives or friends because you figure that the money stays in the family that way. However, while there are some positions ...

Deciding whether to pay for an online service, hire an accountant, or use the IRS Free File system depends entirely on how ...

What Are the Benefits of Having an Accountant? An accountant revolutionizes financial decision-making and ensures regulatory compliance. They oversee bookkeeping, payroll, and financial reporting with ...

As a small business owner, you have to get comfortable with spinning lots of plates and wearing many different hats – often at the same time. For some, the hardest part about being the boss is having ...

Being self-employed requires taking responsibility for all financial, legal and governmental business requirements for your work and payments. These responsibilities include sending invoices to ...

Tax season is upon us, and that means it is time to look back on the past year. A lot can happen in a year—a new job, spouse, kids, house, investments, you name it. With that comes more tax ...

The hiring of accounting graduates by CPA firms has declined nearly 30 percent in recent years, and Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro hopes to reverse that trend and make the ...