Quarterly Estimated Taxes: The Contractor's Guide to Never Getting an April Surprise
The quarterly estimated tax system, the safe harbor rules, and the deadlines self-employed NY trades businesses actually need.
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Insights for Capital Region small businesses.
Plain-English answers on bookkeeping, sales tax, and tax planning - written for the trades and small businesses of the Capital Region.
The Job That Lost You Money (and Why You Don't Know Which One It Was)
Most contractors know their revenue but not which jobs made money. How job costing in QuickBooks Online works, and why monthly bookkeeping beats the year-end scramble.
Read more →W-2 or 1099? What New York Construction Businesses Need to Know Before Tax Time
New York construction has its own worker classification law - the Fair Play Act. What Capital Region contractors need to know before calling a helper a 1099 sub.
Read more →Capital Improvement vs. Repair: The NY Sales Tax Rule Every Contractor Gets Wrong
When do NY contractors charge sales tax? The capital improvement vs. repair distinction, Form ST-124, and the mistakes that trigger audits - in plain English.
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