When you are in a crowd there are certain topics that bring about more differences in opinion than others. If you are discussing family vacations, your children’s achievements, or the latest hit movie everyone is bound to jump into the conversation with ease. Bring up politics, taxes, in-laws, or religion and the conversations can become…
Studies show that over 70% of Americans get a tax return each year. Those tax returns on average are about $3000 which can have a big impact on the financial comfort for many households. So much so, that many people look forward to getting that return each year. Have you ever thought about how you…
Each and every day people receive payment for work that they perform. There is a large variety of ways that people can get paid for work that they completed. If you own your own company you have to make sure that all of your employees get paid. Frequently business owners do their own payroll at…
Millions of high school and college students hope that they are going to be able to get a summer job this year. Typically, there are plenty of summer jobs to go around for teenagers that are interested in working. The coronavirus pandemic has closed so many businesses this year that teenagers may have a hard…
There are lots of things that you need to know when running a business. When you first start out it can be managed quite well. When the business starts to expand and you have more employees, product and services you need to be able to expand with it. The expansion of a business means that…
While there are many people that look forward to tax season because they are pretty sure they are going to be getting a return, there are just as many people dreading it because they know they are going to owe taxes this year. If you didn’t pay enough in taxes to the IRS, you can…
All of us rely on our credit score to give us the ability to finance many things that make our lives easier. A healthy credit score can have a great impact on your quality of life, which is why your credit score should be something that you are always thinking about and monitoring. Everyone wants…
When you are trying to run a business you know that you need to keep your accounting taken care of. The business can only do well if the money is being tracked and you know where you need to adjust. The hard part about it is that the way that you keep track of your…
Financial fraud is one of the top reasons why a business fails. It is important that a business owner or owners work hard to protect themselves from fraud from clients and their employees. In their efforts to help you prevent financial fraud from occurring in your business, Mark Dicus & Company would like to continue…
Both small and large businesses are vulnerable to fraud. There are a number of different accounting frauds that a business owner can become a victim of. The different levels of fraud can greatly hurt a business and cause major damages that some companies cannot recover from and will eventually fail. However, with a good accounting…
