online business, online accounting, tax liability, taxes, windfall

Ask Marilyn: What to Do with a Financial Windfall

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When was the last time you got lucky? …No, not like that. Keep that information to yourself. We’re talking about “getting lucky” as in an unexpected windfall. A check from grandma. An unexpected inheritance. A winning lottery ticket. Buried treasure unearthed by your dog. Last month, one of our TBL Profit Planners emailed with a fun puzzle…

We Made Hubdoc’s Top 50! (again)

We’re accountants. We like numbers. So here are a few of our recent favorites: 50 – As in Hubdoc’s Top 50 Cloud Accountants in North America. 3 – As in 3rd year in a row. 0 – As in how many times we take this honor for granted. (We kid, we kid.) Cloud Accounting – The Big Picture…

3rd Quarter Deadlines Coming Up!

Happy autumn, Profit Planners! It’s a funny thing about this season…even as the year is winding down and we’re settling into a natural state of restful hibernation, our business-owner brains are gearing up for the biggest and busiest sales quarter of the year. Balancing these two opposite states of mind–rest and efficiency–is one of the trickiest techniques…

What Amazon FBA Sellers Need to Know about Sales Tax

Sales & Use Tax, Tax
The following is a guest post from our pal Jennifer Dunn over at TaxJar. Amazon FBA is a gift to sellers. It’s a way to quickly grow and expand your business while avoiding many of the common hassles – like handling returns and customer service – that can interfere with scaling an online business. But...
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Our #1 Tip for Financing Fourth Quarter (or any quarter, actually)

Think you’ll need fast cash during the fourth quarter? Start planning today for a low-interest SBA loan. Last week we compared three of the most common working capital loan programs for online businesses. I did my best to be impartial and mention the positive aspects of these loans (quick turnaround! good credit not required!) but today I’m…