If you are using QuickBooks, you are not alone. In fact, QuickBooks is the market share leader for small business accounting. Like most software packages, most users do not take advantage of the full capabilities of the system.
To get the most out of your investment in QuickBooks, you should look at using more of the systems features while avoiding some of the common mistakes. The following is a list of best practices you should consider implementing for your small business: read more…
A bookkeeper can be one of the most important hires your organization ever makes. A good bookkeeper can keep you on the straight and narrow. A bad one can take you off the rails.
There are key skills and attributes you should look for when hiring a bookkeeper; here are 10 of the most important: read more…
In May, we informed you the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) would be issuing $1.5B in rebates to employers; and true to their word, many local employers have started receiving rebate checks in the mail.
The BWC is issuing rebates equal to 88% of the employer’s 2018 premiums (for the period running July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.) read more…
At Zinner, we regard ourselves as fortunate to have worked with several of the best multi-generational businesses in Northeast Ohio. It’s always rewarding to see a highly successful business passed into the hands of a willing and able successor who continues to lead it. read more…
Running a small business can be challenging. Owners must always strike a balance between having the tools they need to run the business and controlling expenses. read more…
Your organization’s website should be one of your most valuable assets. It’s like a 24/7/365 salesperson that is constantly generating new sales leads and customers. However, if your website isn’t designed with mobile, you’ll be lucky if anyone sees it at all.
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These days, it feels like everyone is on social media. The numbers bear that out – 69% of the population is on at least one social media platform and if you eliminate senior citizens the percentage gets significantly higher. So how do you use the ubiquity of social media to grow your business or not-for-profit?
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If you’re a business owner, there’s a good chance you receive lots of emails and phone calls promising you a spot on Google’s 1st page of search results. While it would be great to rank every time someone in your market searches for what you do, getting to a top ranking can be complicated and takes time.
Approximately 125 billion business-to-business emails are sent every day. Roughly 111 billion personal emails are sent each day. If you want your marketing emails to rise to the top in a sea full of 236 billion daily emails, you need to stand out.
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One of the hardest things about running a small business or not-for-profit is the fact that you’re never really off. Evenings, weekends, nights, and holidays – you’re always either at work, thinking about, or creating plans to improve it.
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On Jan. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly tightened the rules on the tax deductibility of employer-provided meals. If your business has historically relied on deductions for meals and food-related benefits, these changes require immediate...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool to help importers and customs brokers claim tariff refunds following a landmark Supreme Court ruling. If your business paid IEEPA tariffs in...
Trump Accounts are a new type of tax-advantaged retirement account for minors, established under the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law on July 4, 2025. With contributions of up to $5,000 per year and a potential $1,000 government seed contribution for eligible...
What Employers and Workers Should Know The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a proposed rule intended to clarify when a worker is an employee and when the worker may be classified as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards...
A Tax Filing Risk Alert for Taxpayers For decades, many taxpayers have relied on a simple rule of thumb: if it is in the mail by the deadline, you are fine. However, recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) clarification makes that assumption riskier. On Dec. 24, 2025, the...
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