Accounts Receivable Financing is a Route You May Want to Consider

By Carla Maria Dummerauf

Your cash is tied up, yet you are facing an opportunity you just can’t pass up, a chance to expand into a new market or a capital investment you need in order to conduct your business efficiently and effectively. But these are wild and crazy times. You can hear the snap of the leather as business belts are tightening; banks and financial lenders being no different. Everyone is cracking down on their extensions of credit, and tightening up on their lending windows. You wonder what alternative options are available to you to move forwards with your plans. Where can you turn before your golden opportunity slips through your fingers?

Don't Miss Taking These Tax Deductions for 2009
By Jan Zobel, EA

As 2009 came to a close, Congress continued to debate further tax law changes even after approving several new tax bills during the year. Most of the provisions in the new bills affect personal, rather than business, deductions. It’s important to keep informed about any changes that could affect your business tax liability but don’t forget about the old stand-by business deductions, most of which haven’t changed.