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We are going to be selling bags of firewood. Would you class the expense for burlap bags and shipping boxes as "cost of goods sold" or just materials? I assume the shipping charges for shipping to customers, ebay & paypal fees, advertising fees, barcode fees, etc., would all be considered CGS expenses read more...
In article: Packing Materials as Cost of Goods Sold?
I am leaving a job to return to school, I have 120 hrs of accrued Paid Time OFF that would be paid in one lump sum upon termination. Is this money taxed at a higher rate? read more...
In article: Upon termination, is the PTO that you have accrued taxed higher when it is paid
I can't figure out how to get our printers to automatically cut the receipt after the credit card portion (before it continues into the customers copy of receipt). Currently it's just one long receipt tape that we manually rip after the whole thing prints. read more...
In article: Receipt Printer Not Cutting?
I have an S-Corp in Virgina, USA. I need to pay a person (independent contractor) in Egypt $2,000 for some work they peformed in Egypt for me. The Egyptian person has a Citibank personal account. What is the best way to pay the person for their services read more...
In article: how to pay offshore contractor
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Icon For Add an Attachment
posted on 11-17-2018
Yes, it's only a minor problem, but... Quicken Deluxe 2019 Build 27.1.15.18 When I enter a transaction, the icon for Add an Attachment is no longer there. It used to be. If I save the entry and t... read more »Seeking work-around for stock option problems
posted on 08-06-2018
I have Quicken Premier subscription, all software up to date. I have two related problems with accounting for employee stock options. In real life, my options have grant date and first-vest-date th... read more »Reports for Time Tickets
posted on 05-06-2014
I need to print a sales invoice showing from a time ticket the date of each event, the employee ID, invoice description and total rate. I can get the invoice description and rate from sales invo... read more »Taxes
What to expect after total business loss from Hurricane
posted on 11-18-2018
We lost our business because of hurricane Micheal. A description may be useful. We had a custom built pontoon boat that sat in a marina, we sold shrimp from the boat, we had the business for 1... read more »Business Software
Thermal Printer not cutting after document but does after page
posted on 11-21-2017
Hello, Came across this forum and thought you guys might be able to help. We purchased some HOP-E801 thermal printers to print receipts with our sage system, however, when we print two pages with the... read more »General Accounting
High Income Child Benefit Charge
posted on 09-29-2018
I have just received a letter today about the High Income Child Benefit charge for the 2017-18 tax year. It does not make clear what we might owe. This is the first I have heard about this tax so... read more »Reverse mortgages now almost a must?
posted on 04-10-2016
Marketwatch has an article about new rules making reverse mortgages more attractive: The new math on reverse mortgages http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-new-math-on-reverse-mortgages-2016-04-10 . read more »