Finance

How To Lower Your Company’s Property Taxes

Businessweek - April 30, 2013

"My business is making negligible profit, mainly due to the high property tax in my county. How can I make a case for reducing the property tax, lest I need to close the business or sell it as is?" Read »

7 Secrets Wealthy People Know About Wealth

Forbes - April 26, 2013

Here are seven tricks, secrets and maneuvers regularly conducted by those with more than a shekel or two to accumulate and maintain their fortunes. Read »

25 Corporate Giants Paying The Most In Taxes

Forbes - April 24, 2013

The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, at 35%. Add in state and local taxes and it averages 40%. No wonder America's most profitable, highest taxed companies will stop at nothing to keep their... Read »

5 Ways To Best Use First Round Funding

VentureBeat - April 15, 2013

A list of five critical things entrepreneurs should do to maximize their first round of funding. Read »

Mark Hurd: How To Read A Financial Statement

Businessweek - April 12, 2013

There are two sets of financial statements, the income statement and the balance sheet, and they work in concert. If you want to get to the health of a company, you have to look at both. Read »

Zuckerberg’s $1 Billion Tax Bill…

Forbes - April 8, 2013

Do you feel sorry for him? Not likely. Is he a patriot for writing a big check to the IRS? Not really. Besides, much was done via withholding. Read »

Solve Two Of Your Biggest Billing Nightmares

Inc. - April 2, 2013

Don't let endless invoicing and foot-dragging clients make your life miserable. There are solutions for these common complaints Read »

Not Everyone Is Bearish On IPOs

Pando Daily - April 1, 2013

Since Facebook’s IPO, Marc Andreessen has maintained that the public market’s treatment of tech companies is dismal. “Depression” and “undervalued” are two other words he’s used. Read »

5 Often Overlooked Tax Deductions

Entrepreneur - March 29, 2013

Below are a few of the most often overlooked business-tax deductions at the federal level. From the obvious to the obscure, this list is by no means comprehensive, yet it’s a good start. For a more customized take, an... Read »

The Most Common Error Startups Make On Taxes

Inc. - March 21, 2013

An Ernst & Young partner explains why you don't want a do-it-yourself approach to tax return prep this year (even if you're bootstrapping). Read »

Organize In Order To Monitize

Entrepreneur - March 15, 2013

The cornerstone of collecting accounts receivable on time is making sure invoices go out promptly and accurately. Read »

10 Tax Tips For Small Businesses

Time - March 13, 2013

The filing deadline for “S” and “C” corporations may be just a couple of days away, but it’s as good a time as any to take a look at small business tax issues. Read »

10 Requirements For A Successful IPO

Fortune - March 11, 2013

To be ready you need predictability and visibility, huge growth potential and no single points of failure. Even if your company has all of these attributes, your IPO is not a sure thing. To make sure your IPO is a success,... Read »

6 Corporations That Hate The U.S. Tax System

Huffington Post - March 6, 2013

It's no secret that the U.S. tax code is complex and companies shelter billions in overseas tax havens to avoid paying out to Uncle Sam. In fact, several major companies are vocal about their lack of plans to bring overseas... Read »

Buffett To Cook: Buy Back Apple

Fortune - March 5, 2013

"If you could buy dollar bills for 80 cents, it's a very good thing to do." Read »