The Profitjets Blog
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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Types of Business Insurance: What Coverage Does Your Business Need?
Why Business Insurance Is Not Optional, The Major Types of Business Insurance, and What Is Legally Required.
Types of CPA and Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses
1. Basic Bookkeeping, 2. Write-Up Services, and 3. Payroll Processing.
Types of Taxes in the USA: A Complete Overview
Introduction: The US Tax System, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes.
US Company Registration Guide: Everything You Need to Register a Business
There Is No Single Federal Business Registration, Layer 1: Federal Registration, and Layer 2: State Registration.
US Federal Income Tax Brackets 2026: Rates and How They Work
How the US Progressive Tax System Works, 2025 Federal Income Tax Brackets, Single Filer, and 2025 Federal Income Tax.
US Tax Strategy for Indian Startup Founders Expanding Globally
The Classic India + US Structure, US Corporate Tax: What the US Entity Pays, and GILTI: The Tax US Founders Often Miss.
Uber Driver Taxes: What Gig Workers Need to Know
Are Uber Drivers Employees or Independent Contractors, Tax Forms You Will Receive from Uber, and How to Report Your.
Unclaimed and Undelivered IRS Tax Refunds: How to Claim What You're Owed
The Scale of Unclaimed Refunds, Common Reasons Refunds Go Unclaimed or Undelivered, and The Three-Year Rule: Critical.
Understanding Balance Sheets: A Complete Guide for Small Businesses
What goes on it, how to build one, and how often it should appear.
Understanding Deferred Revenue and Why It Is a Liability
Why it is an obligation, and how it changes what the numbers say.
Understanding LLCs: A Comprehensive Guide to Limited Liability Companies
What it is, what it costs, and the document that actually governs it.
Understanding Self-Employment Tax: A Comprehensive Guide
What it covers, how it is calculated, and how to reduce it legitimately.
Understanding and Managing Petty Cash: A Comprehensive Guide
Setting it up, controlling it, and whether you need it at all.
Understanding the Year-Over-Year (YoY) Growth Formula: A Comprehensive Guide
The formula, why the comparison exists, and what it cannot tell you.
VP of Finance vs CFO: Key Differences Explained
Two senior finance titles, what actually separates them, and which a business needs.
Variable Costs: A Simple Guide for Small Businesses
Examples, the calculation, and what they tell you about pricing.
Virtual Assistants for CPA Firms: What They Can Do and How to Find One
What Virtual Assistants Can Do for CPA Firms, What Virtual Assistants Cannot Do, and Where to Find a VA for Your CPA.
Virtual Bookkeeping Companies for 2026
What separates a good virtual bookkeeping company from a cheap one, and how the main providers compare.
Virtual Bookkeeping Services: Everything Small Businesses Need to Know
How virtual bookkeeping services work, what they cost, how to choose a partner, and how they compare to hiring in-house.
Virtual CFO Compliance Calendar: Key Dates for Finance Leaders
Why a Compliance Calendar Is a CFO's Most Important Tool, Monthly Finance Calendar, and Quarterly Compliance Calendar.
W-4 vs W-2: An In-Depth Comparison
One sets withholding, the other reports it, and both need checking.
W-9 vs 1099: What's the Difference and When Do You Need Each?
Quick Comparison: W-9 vs 1099, What Is Form W-9, and What Is Form 1099.
Wave vs QuickBooks Online: Features, Pricing and Pros
What free actually costs, and when it is the right answer.
What Are Federal Tax Exemptions?
What is still exempt, and how exemptions differ from deductions.
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.