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Finance Writing for People Running the Business
Practical articles on bookkeeping, accounting, tax, payroll and financial strategy, written for founders and operators rather than for other accountants.
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What is Bookkeeping: A Step-by-Step Guide
What bookkeeping covers, how it differs from accounting, and the five-step process behind a clean set of books.
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State Unemployment Insurance: Key Details for Employers
How the rate is set, what the wage base means, and how FUTA interacts.
Stay Ahead of the Curve: Key Business Tax Return Deadlines for 2026
Every deadline that matters, by entity type, and the cost of missing one.
Step-by-Step Guide to Bank Reconciliation for Small Businesses
A step-by-step bank reconciliation, and what to do when it will not balance.
Step-by-Step: How to File Form 1120 for Your C-Corporation
Before You Start: What You Need, Step 1: Compute Taxable Income Starting from Book Income, and Step 2: Apply the 21%.
Stripe vs PayPal: Features and Differences
Fees, features, and how the money actually reaches your books.
TIN vs EIN: What Is the Difference?
One is the category, the other a type within it, and matching matters.
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Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates [2025 Tax Year]
How the bracket system works, and why the top rate is not what you pay.
Tax Credit vs Tax Deduction: What Is the Difference?
Worked numbers, refundability, and how phase-outs change the value.
Tax Extension Deadlines 2025: Individual and Business Guide
What Is a Tax Extension, Extension Deadlines by Entity Type, and How to File for an Extension.
Tax Filing Tips for Small Business Owners: Avoid Common Mistakes
Why Small Business Tax Filing Is Different, 10 Tax Filing Tips for Small Business Owners, and Common Small Business.
Tax Preparation Outsourcing: Benefits for CPA Firms and Businesses
What Tax Preparation Outsourcing Means, Benefits of Outsourcing Tax Preparation, and Concerns About Tax Outsourcing.
TaxAct vs TurboTax: Best Tax Software in 2026
Price, features, and when either one stops being enough.
Temporary CFO Services: When and Why to Hire an Interim CFO
What Is an Interim CFO, When Companies Need Interim CFO Services, and Interim CFO vs Fractional CFO.
Texas Property Tax Relief Programs: How to Reduce What You Owe
Overview: Texas Property Taxes, 2023 Legislative Changes: SB 2 and HB 3, and Major Property Tax Relief Programs.
Texas Property Tax: How It Works, Rates, and How to Lower It
Why Texas Property Taxes Are High, How Texas Property Tax Works, and Key Exemptions.
Texas Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Guide 2026
Texas Sales Tax Basics, Who Qualifies for a Sales Tax Exemption, and Key Exemption Types and Forms.
Texas Tax Exempt Forms: Which One Do You Need and How to Use It
Why Texas Has Multiple Exemption Forms, Complete Guide to Texas Exemption Forms, and How Retailers Should Accept and.
The 3 Basic Financial Statements Explained (With Examples)
1. The Income Statement, 2. The Balance Sheet, and 3. The Cash Flow Statement.
The 5 Best Business Bank Accounts For LLCs
What to compare beyond the offer, and how to switch without breaking things.
The Best Accounting for Startups Solution: In-House vs. Outsourced Services
The real cost and capability comparison for a startup finance function, including the parts that never appear on a salary line.
The Best Apps for Managing Receipts in 2026
What to capture, with which app, and how long to keep it.
The Future of Accounting: Key Trends to Be Aware of to Stay Ahead
The shifts reshaping the profession, and what they mean for a small business.
The Future of Accounts Payable: Trends, Automation, and What Lies Ahead
The trends, what automation does not remove, and what to fix first.
The Role of a CFO in Healthcare Organizations
Payer mix, regulation and capital planning, the three things a healthcare CFO lives with.
What we write about
Eight topics we come back to
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Bookkeeping
Clean books, reconciliations, chart of accounts and month-end close.
Accounting
Close process, financial statements, cash against accrual, and reporting that gets used.
Tax
Preparation, planning, entity choice, deductions, quarterly estimates and the IRS forms behind them.
CFO
Forecasting, cash flow, fundraising readiness and the executive roles founders confuse.
Payroll
Withholding, payroll taxes, W-2s and 1099s, and multi-state teams.
Metrics
The ratios and statements that tell you what is actually happening in the business.
Software
QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite and the tools that feed them.
Business Finance
Entity formation, banking, budgeting, funding and getting the finances in order.
Would You Rather We Just Did It?
Reading about reconciliation is useful. Not having to do it is better.