New Year, New Laws
As we kick off the new year, we want to inform you about the latest updates in federal and state (Minnesota) laws that may affect your business. January is also a good time to draw your attention to a couple of other matters – specifically, checking your 1099s and ensuring that everything is accurate for proper income tax reporting.
QB Connect: What happens in Vegas…gets shared in a blog post!
Intuit QuickBooks Connect 2023. Wow! What a conference! Have you ever had the experience where you get something that you never knew you really needed?
This month, I had the privilege of attending the annual QB Connect Conference in Las Vegas with our CEO Megan Beckler.
MBS Values Growth: Better than Yesterday
“Be better today than you were yesterday and be better tomorrow than you were today.”
These words, spoken by Lorenzo Snow over 100 years ago, come to my mind as I reflect on growth – one of our four company values.
We believe growth is not about being perfect,
Breakeven Analysis: A Guide to Business Profitability
Whether you have a fledgling startup or an established business, one of your obvious goals is to make a profit. Usually, making a profit doesn’t happen overnight or by accident. Business owners typically spend time analyzing their financials and making deliberate tweaks in their operations in order to increase their profit.
Unconscious Bias: Understanding and Addressing its Impact at Work
Unconscious bias. We’ve probably all experienced it in one way or another.
To put it as simply as possible, unconscious bias refers to the automatic, unintentional judgments we make about others based on several possible characteristics. Also known as implicit bias, these biases are formed through societal and cultural influences,
Add Value – Not Just Dollars & Cents!
Have you ever considered that adding value to your workplace is more than just bringing money to the table? It isn’t just about increasing the company’s net worth, either. In fact, some of the most effective ways that you can add value to your workplace are completely free!
Recently,
Bumps and Bridges: Navigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
If you read one of our prior articles, you know that there are many things for employers to consider when preparing for an employee’s parental leave – from having policies in your employee handbook to ensuring that you are following federal and state laws.
Today,
Cracking the Code of Estimated Tax Payments
June 15th is right around the corner!
Do you know the significance of that date? Well, it’s the date in 1846 when the US and Britain signed the Oregon Treaty to establish the border between Canada and the US at 49th parallel. And it’s also Courtney Cox’s birthday!
From Parental Leave to Workplace Success: Tips for a Smooth Transition
It seems like only yesterday that you were anticipating the arrival of your new baby and planning for your leave from work. But time passed quickly and your parental leave is almost over. It doesn’t matter if you were gone for 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks,
In a tizzy over taxes? Check your business structure!
How did you feel when you saw your tax bill this year? Delighted by how little you owed or appalled by how much you needed to fork over to Uncle Sam?
Did you know that the legal structure you choose for your business affects how much you pay in taxes?