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Is Your Small Business Technology In Place?

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Do you have the right technology in place to take your business to the next level? Whether you sell beauty supplies or manufacture widgets, a carefully executed technology plan can help you build and grow your online presence and ensure that your brand is easily recognized. Social media marketing can help local and global customers find you.  Today’s technology solutions are more affordable than ever so leveraging them to your best advantage can help your profits soar. Where to start?  The first step is to ensure that your technology plan is consistent with your overall business strategy. Have you defined your current objectives? Do you want to increase visibility? Do you have a website? How to people find you? Are you depending too heavily on very expensive Yellow Page advertising and ignoring the Internet?Perhaps it is time to streamline your accounting processes and reduce administrative costs with the right software.  Whatever your overall objectives are, investments in technology should ultimately make it easier for customers to find you and do business with you. Do you have an online store, for instance? Is it easy for a customer to order online, pay for their product and be assured that their order will be delivered promptly?  A common checklist of technology-related needs for small businesses might include:  Financial and bookkeeping software such as Quicken. Website. If your desire is to let people know how to locate you, a simple brochure website will work well. If you are selling products or services online, you will need an e-commerce or WordPress website, depending on your needs. Domain Name. I use and recommend GoDaddy or DomainsPricedRight for domain name purchases, but NOT for hosting. Be sure to purchase most extensions of your domain name such as dot com, dot net, dot biz, etc., to ensure that your name and brand is protected. Each domain name will cost about dollarsignr11 annually. Hosting for your website. I use and recommend HostGator for hosting. Depending on the plan you need, your cost range from dollarsignr4.95 to dollarsignr12.95 per month. Shopping Cart. 1ShoppingCart incorporates all of the tools your business needs to market and sell online in a single, easy-to-use web-based solution. If you need an affiliate program, you can build that in your shopping cart. The basic plan (I don’t recommend anything below this plan) will cost dollarsignr59 per month and the professional plan, which includes affiliate marketing, is dollarsignr99.00 per month. You can also make application here for a payment gateway through Authorize.net or PowerPay so that you can accept credit card payments on your website. PayPal account for accepting payments if you don’t currently have a payment gateway. This is free and you will only pay a fee when a payment is made. You will be able to use your PayPal account in place of a payment gateway if you prefer. Newsletter or email marketing software. Two excellent tools for this are Aweber and Constant Contact. Social Media Profiles. KnowEm Username Check allows you to check for the use of your brand, product, personal name or username instantly on over 400 popular and emerging social media websites. Grab your name and secure your brand before someone else does. They offer free and premium plans. LinkedIn Profile Facebook Fan page for your business Twitter Account Today’s technology can give your and your small business a decisive competitive edge. By leveraging the Internet, your small business can get more done and complete effectively in a global marketplace. Find Me On the Web Theodeore Henderson.com The Wisdom Compass.com Permalink | Leave a comment  » [...]

What Are the Duties of an Executor?

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While crafting your last Will and Testament, one of the things that you must consider is who will be the executor of your estate. To ensure your wishes are carried out in accordance with your will, you should carefully consider who will be in charge of ensuring that your wishes are properly carried out. When making this decision, you will need to fully understand the duties of an executor. There are many duties and responsibilities  and some of the more important tasks required of the executor include: Find the latest will and read it. File a petition with the court to probate the will. Find and safeguard business interests,  the residence if left empty, valuables, personal property, important papers. Inventory all assists and arrange for appraisal for those for which it is appropriate. Determine liquidity needs. Assemble bookkeeping records and review investment portfolio. Sell appropriate assets. Pay valid claims against the estate. Assemble all of the decedent’s assets. Locate the safe deposit box and take possession of the contents. Consult with banks, savings and loans in the area to find all accounts of the deceased. Check the home and office for cash and other valuables that may be hidden. Transfer all securities to his/her name (as executor) and continue to collect dividends and interest on behalf of the heirs of the deceased. Collect all life insurance proceeds payable to the estate. Find, inventory and protect all real estate deeds, mortgages, leases and tax information. Provide immediate management for rental properties. If there are out-of-state properties, provide ancillary administration. Taxes File income tax returns for the descendent and the estate. File Federal estate tax return and state death and/or inheritance tax returns. Prepare statement of all receipts and disbursements. Pay attorney fees and executor’s commissions. Distribute specific bequests and the residue; obtain tax releases and receipts as directed by the court. As you can see, the person you appoint to be your executor will need to be willing, able and competent to ensure that your wishes are responsibly carried out. - - - - - - - - - - - About Theodore Henderson Theodore Henderson, DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster -- Theodore is a business coach who transforms the business lives of individuals who want to use biblical principles and Christian faith as a guide of success for all of the key areas of their life; spiritual, social, personal, family, and business. He is passionate about speech and communication and the application of biblical principals to business and personal success. Theodore is a Distinguished Toastmaster who leverages his dynamic corporate background to help clients identify and target their niche, discover how to make bold, dramatic shifts in their entrepreneurial life by building a bridge from where they are today to where they want to go. Find Theodore on the web at Theodore Henderson.com and The Wisdom Compass(c) Copyright - Theodore Henderson. All rights reserved worldwide. Permalink | Leave a comment  » [...]

Saving Money is Not Magic! 5 Easy Steps to Saving Money

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Now, more than ever, it is critical to have savings. There is no magic to intelligent personal saving. It's part common sense and part paying attention to the world around you. At a minimum, you should have 6 months living expenses saved in a liquid account. You need to be able to get at your funds quickly and easily without having to sell stock or pay penalties for early withdrawals on various savings vehicles. Saving money is key to financial security but in the case of a starved recession weary world where should you start? One important thing to keep in mind is to not make grandiose deprivation plans if you can help it. The average person doesn’t need to stop doing everything they enjoy at once and go cold turkey. You will feel like you are on a hugely restrictive diet and will more than likely cheat as soon as an opportunity presents itself. Soon you will stumble and you will gain the “debt weight” back. Consider gradually cutting small items from your daily spending patterns. Once you are comfortable with that process and begin to see real results, you will beginto get excited about paying more attention to your spending and saving habits. Here are 5 steps to make it easy for you. The first step is to create some type of personal spending plan. There are many website that can assist you with setting up a budget. I found a nice budget worksheet at About.com that is easy to use and will help you instantly see where you can change some of your spending habits in order to move more money into your savings account. What I like about this one is it has columns set up for you to see the difference between your budget amount and the actual amount you spent. The second step is to begin to live within your budget without living in deprivation. Take a good look at your expenditures and decide what superfluous items you can do without or do with less of. For example one of my favorite targets is ditching the mocha latte. Does your diet demand that you consume multiple (expensive) coffee's or can you survive on regular coffee? By avoiding your favorite coffee shop and drinking the coffee that your office provides, or that you bring with you from home, you can potentially save dollarsignr5 to dollarsignr10 daily. At the minimum savings of dollarsignr5 each day times 5 days a week, you are potentially not spending dollarsignr100 a month. I know dollarsignr100 a month doesn't sound like much, but consider if you had been doing this diligently for 20 years at 5%? Nice little nest egg. Again, this is not magic...just plain common sense. And you have to start somewhere! The third step you can take to begin to move money into your savings account is to bring your own lunch to work and to cook your own meals at home. Eating out can not only be costly if you do it regularly, but it can also contribute to weight gain. If you are in a high cost area such as NYC you can save dollarsignr10 per day easily by bringing your lunch. Bring leftovers or a sandwich daily along with some fruit or fresh vegetable such as carrots, which are easy to carry. I started doing this a couple of years ago and not only saved a bundle of cash but some inches on the waistline. Did I mention my stomach doesn’t seem to get upset after lunch because of marginal food? Unless you absolutely have to carry a credit or debit card with you, consider leaving them in a drawer at home and carry only the cash that you have budgeted for that week. You will learn fairly quickly what you can afford if you have to actually look at the cash in your wallet and make decisions on how you will spend it that week. If you can't quite give up your ATM card, try to limit your trips to the ATM machine. I’ve been guilty of “ATM tripping” and now I only go once per week unless it’s an emergency or I have to take a business trip. The result is a lot less cash leaves my pocket. By the way, an emergency isn’t seeing something on sale and you go to the ATM to get the cash. An emergency is the pipe burst in the wall and you have to pay the plumber. Pay off your[...]

Chartered Accountants in Pune/India | (CA)Chartered Accountant Firms in Pune | Accounting Firms Pune

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Chartered Accountants in Pune | Chartered Accountant Firm in India A.R. Sulakhe and Company, Chartered Accountants(CA), (An ISO 9001: 2008 Certified, Indian Chartered Accounting(CA) Firm) was established in the year 1981 with a commitment to achieve excellence in the profession of accounting, auditing, taxation, company law matters, company formation, payroll management, investment management and allied professional activities and to ensure total client satisfaction by providing time bound expert services. We are a team of professionally qualified Chartered Accountants(CA's) and subject matter experts operating through multi-locational offices in India possessing vast knowledge and experience in serving a wide range of clients, from high networth NRI’s to companies in different industrial sectors. We aim to provide expert professional services and advice to clients in India, USA, UK and other countries across the globe. Solutions Meeting Your Business Needs: Company FormationAccounts OutsourcingAuditing Payroll ManagementInvestment ManagementLegal ComplianceTaxationCertified Filing Centre We Partner With Your Business / How are we different :A.R.Sulakhe and Company is a leading firm of Experienced Chartered Accountants(CA), financial advisors, financial and Information System Auditors and tax consultants in India. Our firm of Chartered Accountants, has vast experience and specialized skills to provide various financial solutions and business advice. Our team is committed to provide solutions to various business needs which ultimately add value and optimize the benefits resulting from your business. Being certified as a ISO 9001 : 2008 firm by TUV, Austria, GMBH, we maintain and continually improve on our Quality Management Systems and Training Standards....

Statutory Audits | Internal Audits | Tax Audits | VAT Audits | Pune India

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Statutory / Internal Audits of Companies / Corporates Statutory AuditMain area of service of the firm is to undertake statutory audits of companies, corporations, Government Organisations, Mutual Funds, Banks- Nationalised, Private, Cooperative, Cooperative Socities and Trusts. Firm has undertaken statutory audits of more than 50 companies on year to year basis.Also the firm has undertaken 126 Branch audits of 12 Banks.Internal AuditsReview and appraisal of internal control procedures operating in the company and giving suggestions about their improvement.Verifying whether the established policies and procedures are adhered to and reporting about deviations if any. Vouching of all books of accounts and submission of monthly reports.Scrutiny of debtors’ ledger, creditors’ ledger, general ledger and giving our comments thereon. Verification of stores records with reference to issue vouchers and goods received reports etc. Physical verification of stock, cash in hand, securities etc. Physical verification of fixed assets. Verification of salaries and wages records to ensure that salaries, wages, overtime and other allowances are correctly computed and paid. Verifying that all Government dues are paid in time and reporting about delays if any. Tax AuditsVAT AuditsEnergy Audits Chartered Accountant

Sales Tax / Vat

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Sales Tax / VatPreparation and filing of VAT Returns.Attending and completing the Assessment proceedings. We undertake VAT audits.

Income Tax Returns | Sales Tax | Service Tax Filing | VAT | Professional Tax Refunds | Pune India

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Tax Matters INCOME TAXDirect and Indirect Taxation-consultancy.Preparation of estimated statements of Income for calculation of Advance Income tax.Preparation and filing (online and offline) of Income Tax Returns of companies, firms, individuals, Trusts etc.To attend the hearings before Income Tax Authorities for completing the assessment proceedings To draft and file the appeals and to represent the cases before appellate authorities.To obtain the Tax Clearance Certificates from Income Tax Department.Preparation and filing of quarterly and etds of Income Tax deducted at Source from Contracts, Interest, and Professional Fees etc.Conducting Tax Audit under the provisions of Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.Compliances with respect to the income-tax Act, 1961, Wealth-tax Act, etc.SALES TAX Registration and enrollmentFiling of ReturnsPreparation and filing of VAT Returns. Attending and completing the Assessment proceedings. VATRegistration and enrollmentFiling of ReturnsWe undertake VAT audits. Rendering advice on a wide range of issues relation to VAT implications on cross-border transactions.Assistance in claiming VAT input credits. Suggestions on the right strategy to minimise the global VAT incidence.SERVICE TAX Advisory services with regard to applicability of the tax, as well as procedural compliance such as registration, assessments, filing to name a few.Review of contracts and agreements to help mitigate the overall incidence of service tax.Conducting Service tax health checks in order to determine the service tax implications on client operations, gauge compliance with legal provisions and suggest tax planning opportunities. PROFESSION TAXRegistration and enrollmentFiling of ReturnsAssessment and collection of taxPayment of TaxRefunds of excess paymentsRepresentation / compliance to the Auothorities.CUSTOMAdvisory services relating...

Provident Fund Matters (Govt)

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PROVIDENT FUND MATTERS ( GOVT ) Computation of salary per month on the basis of data made available to us as well as considering the deduction of Professional Tax , Income Tax and Provident Fund. Generation of Pay Slips of all employees for each month. Preparation of statements of projected income in case of all the employees, calculating amount of Income Tax required to be deducted on the basis of the declarations furnished by the employees Preparation and filing of quarterly and annual returns of tax deducted at source from salaries (i.e. Form No. 24). Preparation of annual certificates of deduction of tax of all employees (i.e. Form No. 16).

Company Law Matters

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Company Law Matters Consultation on Company Law Matters.Certification in respect of charges by taking search of ROC records.Drafting and maintaining minutes of the board and general meetings.Maintenance of statutory registers i.e. Register of Shareholders, Register of Transfer of shares, Register of charges etc. Designing the format of share certificate, printing them and issue them to shareholders after making payment of necessary stamp duty. Drafting of resolutions required under Companies Act. Representation before Company Law Authorities. We undertake all activities of efiling online and offline including formation of Companies. Accounting Services

Provident Fund Matters

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PF MATTERS (FOR VOLUNTARY / IN HOUSE PROVIDENT FUND) Computation of salary per month on the basis of data made available to us as well as considering the deduction of Professional Tax , Income Tax and Provident Fund. Generation of Pay Slips of all employees for each month. Preparation of statements of projected income in case of all the employees, calculating amount of Income Tax required to be deducted on the basis of the declarations furnished by the employees Preparation and filing of quarterly and annual returns of tax deducted at source from salaries (i.e. Form No. 24). Preparation of annual certificates of deduction of tax of all employees (i.e. Form No. 16). Accounting Firms

Payroll Accounting Services | Payroll Computation Services

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Payroll Accounting Computation of salary per month on the basis of data made available to us as well as considering the deduction of Professional Tax , Income Tax and Provident Fund. Generation of Pay Slips of all employees for each month. Preparation of statements of projected income in case of all the employees, calculating amount of Income Tax required to be deducted on the basis of the declarations furnished by the employees Preparation and filing of quarterly and annual returns of tax deducted at source from salaries (i.e. Form No. 24). Preparation of annual certificates of deduction of tax of all employees (i.e. Form No. 16). Chartered Accountant Firm

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