Streamline Consulting, Inc.

01/01/2025

Now that we're working in both 2024 and 2025, WATCH YOUR DATES! If you're working in QuickBooks and have gotten used to just entering MM/DD and letting 2024 populate, remember that now it will auto-populate 2025. So be sure to type MM/DD/YY for your 2024 transactions!

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12/16/2024

I've been getting a bunch of bogus Paypal invoices and money requests this week. Stay vigilent! The scammers are busy!

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12/05/2024

This is your annual friendly reminder that bonuses have to run through payroll and yes, gift cards are taxable income that need to be added to payroll too! No "regular" checks to employees for bonuses!

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11/24/2024

Hey kids - if you haven't already, be sure to do your BOI filing before the end of the year:

03/20/2024

MN Sales tax filers! I just accidentally discovered that you can sort the grid where you enter all the different taxes ALPHABETICALLY!
How did I not know this? Game Changer!

03/14/2024

Hey Minnesota peeps - remember that St Paul city sales tax is increasing to 1.5% on April 1. No fooling!

08/20/2019

This is the most concise explanation of meal deductibility I've seen https://www.bakertilly.com/insights/meals-and-entertainment-expenses-for-2018. I'm posting a 2018 article because I'm deep into extension season. LOL

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has made significant changes to the deductibility of business meals and entertainment starting in 2018.

02/25/2019

I know you wanna!

WASHINGTON—Explaining that the negative consequences in the long term outweigh any short-term satisfaction, experts from the American Psychological Association issued a statement Friday advising individuals against picking up their laptop and throwing it as hard as they can across the office, even...

01/20/2019

Are you backing up your data? Make sure you have a plan if something happens to your bookkeeper or your computer.

01/03/2019

One New Year resolution done. BAM!

12/31/2018

You still have a few hours to write checks and put some charges on your credit card for 2018 expenses! Doesn't matter when you pay the credit card balance, the expenses are in the year you charge them, even on a cash basis. Happy New Year everyone!!

12/27/2018

MN Corporations - don't forget to file your annual renewal by Monday:

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