Money Management & Taxes
How to manage your money when you operate a home business; working with accountants and doing your business tax return; Schedule C; business bookeeping; managing your cash flow; business finance; business insurance; business banking and more.
How Women Can Find Free Money to Start a Business
Prolific writer and business woman Kathy Wilson takes a look at how women can find free startup capital to start their own business just by making some adjustments to how they spend every day.
Prolific writer and business woman Kathy Wilson takes a look at how women can find free startup capital to start their own business just by making some adjustments to how they spend every day.
10 Best and 10 Worst US State Tax Systems for Small Business
A review of the 10 best and 10 worst US states for small business entrepreneurs based on an SBE Council study of 16 state tax factors for small business entrepreneurs.
A review of the 10 best and 10 worst US states for small business entrepreneurs based on an SBE Council study of 16 state tax factors for small business entrepreneurs.
How a Home-Based Business Can Accept Credit Card Payments
A home-based business can accept credit card payments in a variety of ways, including securing a merchant account or using third-party processors. Andy Lax discusses how a home-based business can get a merchant account and accept credit cards.
A home-based business can accept credit card payments in a variety of ways, including securing a merchant account or using third-party processors. Andy Lax discusses how a home-based business can get a merchant account and accept credit cards.
Opening Business Bank Accounts
Opening a business bank account is an important step for creating business identity since the IRS requires you to keep your personal funds and business funds separate. This article discusses opening a bank account for your small business.
Opening a business bank account is an important step for creating business identity since the IRS requires you to keep your personal funds and business funds separate. This article discusses opening a bank account for your small business.
Employer ID Numbers - EIN
Securing and Employer ID Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service is often a required step if you want to start a business. This article discusses why you should consider getting an EIN even if you're not required to have one for your small business.
Securing and Employer ID Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service is often a required step if you want to start a business. This article discusses why you should consider getting an EIN even if you're not required to have one for your small business.
Health Insurance and Home Business
Health insurance availability and affordability are important issues facing home business owners and the self employed and are bound to be hot topics of political debate in the presidential elections.
Health insurance availability and affordability are important issues facing home business owners and the self employed and are bound to be hot topics of political debate in the presidential elections.
Poll - What's Your Health Insurance Situation?
The ability to get and afford health insurance is a major decision factor when deciding to start a home business. This article discusses the dilemma home business owners and the self-employed face when it comes to health insurance.
The ability to get and afford health insurance is a major decision factor when deciding to start a home business. This article discusses the dilemma home business owners and the self-employed face when it comes to health insurance.
Office-in-Home Tax Deductions - Home Business Use of Your Home
If you qualify, taking deductions for business use of your home can save you money at tax time. But it isn't easy and it isn't without consequences. See why on About.com Home Business.
If you qualify, taking deductions for business use of your home can save you money at tax time. But it isn't easy and it isn't without consequences. See why on About.com Home Business.
Financial Markets
Get the latest stock quotes, check out currency values, use financial calculators and more from About.com's Markets section.
Get the latest stock quotes, check out currency values, use financial calculators and more from About.com's Markets section.