by Jelena Arkula | Aug 11, 2026 | 1099, Procedures
The business meals deduction 2026 rules changed on January 1. Meals employers provide to their own staff, on-premises meals and company cafeterias, went from 50 percent deductible to zero. Meanwhile, client and business meals stay at 50 percent, and staff parties stay...
by Jelena Arkula | Aug 10, 2026 | Procedures
How to choose a bookkeeper comes down to three things: fit for your business, a process you can see, and honest answers to a dozen questions most buyers never ask. Niche experience, referrals, and reviews all matter, but none of them replaces the conversation. This...
by Jelena Arkula | Aug 7, 2026 | Procedures
Q4 cash flow planning happens in Q3, because the money the holidays require leaves your account long before the holiday revenue arrives. Inventory gets paid for in September, seasonal staff start training in October, and the gap in between is what sinks otherwise...
by Jelena Arkula | Aug 5, 2026 | 1099, Procedures
A year-end bookkeeping checklist works best when it starts in Q3, not December. The businesses that sail through January begin now: collecting W-9s, listing fixed assets, planning the inventory count, cleaning up the books, and booking their CPA before calendars fill....
by Jelena Arkula | Aug 3, 2026 | 1099, Procedures
This Q3 bookkeeping checklist covers every deadline between July and September 2026: quarterly payroll filings and California sales tax at the end of July, then federal estimated taxes and extended business returns on September 15. This guide is for small business...
by Jelena Arkula | Jul 31, 2026 | Procedures
A mid-year financial review is one sitting with your books that answers seven questions: is revenue on plan, are margins holding, who owes you money, what is payroll consuming, how long is your cash runway, are tax payments on pace, and what is quietly draining...
