Finance

Personal and business finance software and services allow users to keep track of their spending and monitor various checking accounts and credit cards all in one place.

Whether we like it or not, accounting and taxes also come into play here in addition to budgeting, billing and more.

If you’re ready to take a more active role in planning your finances, you’ve come to the right place.

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Affiliate Marketing Taxes: Franchise, Income, Sales, And Nexus Taxes Explained

Legislation has been enacted in several states to tax the sale of affiliate products. The legislation, widely known as the Amazon Tax, or Affiliate Program Tax, or Sales and Use Tax, requires that an affiliate provider pay state sales tax on items sold by their affiliates, whether or not the directly operate in the state. Affiliate providers such as Amazon.com, instead of paying the sales tax, are terminating affiliate accounts in affected states, including those where the law is being considered. Read this article to find out how you can help prevent the law from going into effect in your state.

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TurboTax Reviews 2024: Live, Audit Defense, Refund Advance, App, Customer Reviews, Discounts, And More

Let’s face it. Nearly everyone dreads tax season. Does the popular TurboTax service make the process less painful? It’s loaded with features and an easy-to-use interface. Find out why TurboTax is one of the industry leading software solutions and how it ranks vs the competition in our best online tax software comparison. This software is updated for 2019. TurboTax offers several different online and downloadable/CD versions to fit everyone’s needs, from simple filers to big business, and the software is designed to make filing as easy as possible with a step-by-step approach to tax returns. We’ll give you a detailed description including key features and pricing for each edition to help you choose, but first we present our overall TurboTax review and tell you what’s new this year.

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Best Tax Software For Small Business (2024 Update): TaxSlayer vs TurboTax vs H&R Block vs TaxAct vs FreeTaxUSA & More

Tax time is here and so are your W-2s or 1099s since most employers sent them out to arrive by the end of January. In fact, business taxes are due in many states in mid-March. So, it’s time to get started and get rolling, especially if you’re due a refund check. Please note that this article has been updated with each company’s 2022 products for the 2021 tax season.

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eSmart Tax Review (2024): For Business, Self-Employed, Investments, Reader Discounts, And More

Everyone dreads tax time, which is why so many online providers are trying to make your filing as easy as possible. How does eSmart Tax stack up to the competition? With no software to download, free trials of any of their service options (you only pay if you submit your return), and over 2,500 office locations, eSmart has a lot to offer, but at what cost?

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H&R Block Reviews 2024: Pro, Tax Course, Professional, Business Software, Online Filing, & More

In a crowded tax filing marketplace, how does H&R Block set itself apart from the pack? It offers a free online filing service (among other competitively priced products). Yes, you heard that right. It’s entirely free. But is saving a few bucks a wise choice when it comes to your taxes? What other affordable options does H&R Block offer and how do they stack up vs the competition? Find out in our comprehensive review.

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Indiegogo Vs Kickstarter: Who Wins This Crowdfunding Showdown?

Crowdfunding takes the “crowd” element that has been applied to many Internet based ventures (such as cloud computing, online petitions, etc.) and applies it to the funding of dreams and projects that would not be able to raise the needed funds with just typical, local connections. We compare two of the leading crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and give you the pros and cons for each, so you can maximize the chances that your project will get funded.

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Best Small Business Loans For Startups: LendingTree vs Lending Club vs Kabbage vs OnDeck vs Funding Circle & More

Attention small business owners: Do you have an urgent need to fill your inventory? Purchase equipment? Pump up your marketing campaign? Hire another employee? You’re in funding luck these days, thanks to the many websites that cater to small business loans online. With the decline in smaller community banks, it’s harder than ever for you as a small business owner to obtain the financing you need to keep your business up and running — and successful! We’ve done the research to provide our small business loan company recommendations along with some of the information you’ll need to get started.

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Interview With Russ Fujioka, Xero US President

Russ Fujioka has quite the resume making a career out of building companies and their brands. His latest venture is heading up the United States division of one of the world’s leading account software companies. Xero is a global company with hundreds of employees, yet it caters to small to mid size businesses. Learn more about his advice and the future of accounting for small businesses as one of our top picks for best accounting software.

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Best Inventory Management Software: Dear Inventory vs Quickbooks Commerce vs Fishbowl vs Ordoro vs InFlow & More

Tired of sending the intern to the warehouse to count your inventory and then sending another person to check their work? Perhaps they love counting but chances are they’d rather spend their time doing other things and you’d rather pay them for more meaningful work. That’s where an inventory management software comes in handy. Stop with all the counting! Count your inventory one time and then let the software do the rest of the work.

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