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The 2023 Tax Deduction Cheat Sheet

Zenefits

Workers’ compensation insurance. Collect receipts, travel reimbursements, vendor payments, and all accounts payable data from your accounting system or team. Bonus depreciation ensures that businesses can deduct 100% of the costs for equipment to be expensed in the first year. Health and business insurance.

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5 Must-Have Payroll Report Templates to Avoid Audit Nightmares

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It will show the following at the company, division, and department levels: Payroll budget Compensation paid Deductions taken Taxes paid By making sure that you know the contents of these reports and addressing any issues that arise as a result of your consistent review, you will be prepared to address questions your auditors may have.

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What You Don’t Know About Sales Can Hurt Your Strategy

Harvard Business Review

But most sales compensation plans focus purely on volume incentives. Accounts payables accumulate during selling, and accounts receivables are largely determined by what’s sold, how fast, and at what price. In effect, the C-suite is saying to salespeople: “go forth and multiply!”

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Don’t Turn Your Sales Team Loose Without a Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Either directly in meetings or implicitly in their compensation plans, they basically tell their sales forces to “Go forth and multiply!” It changed its sales compensation incentives from revenue bookings to commission payments tied to margins, service mix, and duration of subscription agreement.

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A Guide to Finding and Hiring the Best Contractors

Harvard Business Review

For example, a company may hire an accounts payable professional to help cover a particularly busy time period or to backfill for someone on leave. To attract great contractors, go beyond the assumed perks of flexibility and competitive compensation, and address what made them leave their last role.