How to Get Up and Running
or What to Do After Filing Your Articles
Warning! Contrary to some people's thinking, just filing Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization and receiving your Certificate of Authority as a corporation or limited liability company, does not make your business an operating entity
A Story to Grow From: But I have a Limited Liability Corporation
It was a fine summer Monday, and Randy was feeling good that his business was finally getting requests for new jobs, more in line with business before the downturn.
He knew what a struggle it had been to stay afloat through the last two years. He felt that he would soon be able to catch up on his past due bills to suppliers. Too much brain damage dealing with constant collection calls and no money to satisfy them.
The IRS Wants More of Your Money!
The Ground Rules in Playing the Tax Game with IRS Have Been Changed
If you have a business with deductible expenses and you want to keep these deductions, you must have solid documentation of all business expenses.
Here is what is happened already:
- Over the past several years the IRS has addedmany new forms to track your financial activities.
- Many of these new forms, prepared by banks, brokerages, title companies, and other financial institutions, are filed electronically.
- IRS computers cross-match the information from these forms to various income tax returns. A process made more efficient by electronically filed tax returns.
- Computer capabilities have dramatically increased enabling the computers to process more return information to determine audit potential.
Business Help Resources
- Can You Use Independent Contractors?
- Doing Business in the 21st Century Electronic World
- How to Get Up and Running
- Notice to LLC Owners
- Ten Essential Business Functional Areas
- The Money Pump
- Understanding Risk Management
- What You Need to Know Before Starting a Business
- What You Need to Know When Your Business Needs Workers