by David Matthew
Intuit launched QuickBooks® in 1998, building off the success of their home financial software, Quicken. Since then, QuickBooks has dominated the small business accounting software market. Just 10 years after being rolled out, QuickBooks claimed 94% of the market.
And that would be...
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Bookkeeping For Accounts And Taxation Purposes
March 22nd, 2010 
Onye Akpala
For every small time business owner, the bookkeeping part is undoubtedly a heavy burden. But it is important that he establishes an efficient bookkeeping system from the start itself while conducting business. Managing a business which complies with the laws and business requirements warrants the...
Cyprus Financial Services, Taxation and Trusts
March 22nd, 2010 Onye Akpala
Tax aspectsCypriot international trusts enjoy important tax advantages, providing significant tax planning opportunities to interested parties. The following advantages are indicative of the possible options for tax minimization: All income, whether trading or otherwise, of an international trust...
What You Should Know About Life Insurance Taxation
March 21st, 2010 Onye Akpala
Buying the right kind of life insurance can be a confusing proposition for many people. And when you add in the complexity of the tax laws, it makes the whole thing even more baffling. If you are the beneficiary on a policy, is the IRS going to come after you for taxes?
For most people, the answer...
How to choose a Taxation Accountant
March 21st, 2010 Onye Akpala
Bookkeeping is not an easy task at all, and as business grows the transactions and the amount of money being handled becomes unmanageable by one person. The finances in the company too after sometime fall in the bracket that requires it to be looked into by the law, which means the accountants,...
Stealth Taxation – Part II
March 21st, 2010 Onye Akpala
Have you looked at your utility bills lately? Really looked? Not at just the total amount, but more closely â?? at all the charges that are included? Chances are you have not focused on the myriad of taxes your phone and utility services collect from you. If you have, you probably thought...
Construction Accounting and Taxation (may-june 2008)
March 21st, 2010 Onye Akpala
ASSET PROTECTION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
For contractors and developers, a declining real estate market is a double whammy. Most conspicuous, of course, is the resultant decrease in new construction that ensues when the market slides. But more alarming is the correlation between a dipping...
Tax Return Outsourcing: Reduce your Burden of Taxation
March 20th, 2010 Onye Akpala
Everyone wants to file his or her tax on time; therefore, he or she keeps on preparing his or her income statements throughout the financial year. In fact, timely payment of tax is a task that everyone wants to complete before due date, as proper tax filing gives a person great relief from unnecessary...
The Effects of Property Taxation on Laguna Niguel Realty
March 20th, 2010 Onye Akpala
Property tax (also known as millage tax) is a certain tax that an owner has to pay on the sum of the property being taxed. There are three kinds of property: Land, Improvements to Land, and Personal properties. Real estate or real property or realty are basically terms for the amalgamation...
IFTA Fuel Tax Software – Taxation of Motor Fuels
March 20th, 2010 Onye Akpala
International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) was enforced to induce a high level of efficiency in the highway and transportation system, falling within the jurisdiction of various states of Canada and United States of America. This agreement was introduced in-order to formulate a systematic fuel tax...
