2022

Building Sustainable Wealth: What is Holistic Accounting?

Holistic accounting is a way of looking at an individual’s full financial ecosystem, rather than just focusing on their business. It takes into account a wide range of factors, including business and personal financial activities, credit health, investments, estate-planning, and other non-standardized ways of looking after our financial world.

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The Connection Between Finances and Mental Health: How to Achieve Both

As a small-business owner, managing your finances can be a constant source of stress and anxiety. While it’s important to keep track of your financial health, it’s also crucial to take care of your mental health. Here are some ways that small-business finances can impact your mental health, and strategies for managing the stress.

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7 Steps to Change Your Business Name with the IRS: A Guide for Compliance and Smooth Operations

Articles of Organization

Changing the name of your business can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to updating your information with the IRS. However, with a little bit of planning and attention to detail, the process can be a smooth one. In this blog post, we will go over the steps you need to take to change your business name with the IRS and ensure that your business remains in compliance with all tax laws.

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How to File Hawaii GE Tax

There are a few steps to make sure you’ve completed before you can file your periodic GE reports. First, you need a GE Tax License Number. You can apply for this (alongside your articles of organization with Hawaii) via the state website. This article gives steps on applying for and filing Hawaii GE Tax.

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Comparing Invoicing Services: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Freshbooks, and Wave Accounting

Accounting Invoice Bookkeeping Invoicing

We’re seven years beyond the date we were ‘promised’ flying cars, hoverboards, and strange extra-long-sleeve shirts from Marty McFly’s trip in Back to the Future. While the whole flying-car idea might be reserved only for Sci-Fi films, we at least have stumbled into a world where invoicing for small-businesses is quick, easy, and user-friendly.

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Understanding Your Credit Score: A Comprehensive Guide for Credit Karma

Intuit, Quickbooks, Credit Karma, Mint, Mailchimp, TurboTax

Some years ago, Marvel and Star Wars weren’t owned by Disney, Intagram and WhatsApp weren’t owned by Facebook (now Meta), and Credit Karma wasn’t owned by Intuit.

Alas, times have changed. Luckily, Credit Karma as a product hasn’t changed much since its acquisition. It still offers reporting through two of the three agencies. It still floods you with offers for personal loans, new credit, and more. (They’ve gotta run a business somehow, right?)

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