By Lotus Gardens & Landscapes February 08, 2012
. As a seasonal business, I spend 12 hours a day making sales, sourcing and purchasing materials, designing, and supervising crews. I don't have time to organize and track all the paperwork, and by the end of the season, it's a mess. Kristen did wonders for taking over my paperwork. She found money by tracking receipts to each job, made sure that change orders were billed out correctly, and signed off on. She is currently working to ensure my employment records meet all regulations and getting IRS paperwork filed. Normally this time of year, I'm wading through that nightmare myself, but with Business Services doing that, I can focus on marketing plans for the upcoming season. ...read more
By JOHN TERRELL at Citysearch November 06, 2011
Although we have moved all around the country since first engaging them over 25 years ago, Mel Cantor (and later Bruce) have never disappointed us. Bruce and Mel are very patient with my constantly missing deadlines and are extremely helpful when we contact them for advise on everyday tax matters, and they are never too busy to spend time with us explaining the finer points and consequences of each possible course of action, even though we are one of their smaller and often more troublesome clients. It would be difficult to find anybody more qualified to handle your accounting needs then Cantor 2, CPAs, no matter where you live. ...read more
By Anonymous October 07, 2011
Do not go to this CPA. Like other reviewers, I was disappointed with the service I received. He is very sloppy in his work and will make suggestions that are borderline unethical and illegal. I agree with the other reviewers on other sites, Don is much more concern about selling you life insurance and try to get you to invest with him than with helping you with your taxes. I caught mistakes on my taxes (thank goodness I review carefully) and later realized that Don had not really done my taxes but his assistant - an engineer - had done my taxes. Very upsetting. If you decide to work with this accountant, be aware that you will be constantly pressured to invest in his investment company. Whenever we met to talk about taxes, he basically said the same phrase over and over again - complete nonsense - and then would ask you to talk about how you could defer taxes with his investment scheme. Do yourself a favor, take your business elsewhere. ...read more
Why you should outsource your payroll... HOW OUTSOURCING CAN REDUCE COSTS, REDUCE EXPOSURE,&INCREASE CASH FLOW -by John Bacon of Pinnacle Payroll Solutions As we enter the 2nd decade of the 21st century, U.S. businesses are faced with big financial hurdles as they try to remain profitable and continue to provide for their employees. Some may choose to eliminate vendors where possible, tasking their staff with additional admin responsibilities for the sake of reducing costs. But in doing so, these businesses typically realize just the opposite - INCREASED COSTS&EXPOSURE; due to the impact of bringing payroll in-house, along with the accompanying liability. Pinnacle makes a case for why you should outsource your payroll. SOFT COSTS AND MAXIMIZING TIME SPENT ON “REVENUE GENERATING ACITIVITIES” – A business owner has two primary types of activity that have to be delegated so as to effectively run their business: Revenue Generating Activities (RGA) and Non-Revenue Generating Activities (NGA). As much as possible, the more a business owner and staff can focus on RGA’s as opposed to NGA’s the better. Admittedly, NGA’s can only be minimized, not eliminated – and payroll is definitely a NGA. The time a business owner and staff spend on an activity (RGA or NGA) has a “cost” associated with it – this is often referred to as a “SOFT COST”. Thus when an activity is brought “in-house” it moves the “cost” of this activity in-house as well – in terms of internal time & resources now allocated to this activity. A company like Pinnacle focuses exclusively on payroll, and does this task every day for clients nationwide. By definition, Pinnacle will be more efficient at this activity than a client’s internal staff, and will free staff to focus on more Revenue Generating Activities – a very good thing. If in doubt about “Soft Costs”, a business owner should consider this question – does it cost you more than $1.95 a check in time, resources & liability to process payroll internally? PAYROLL TAXES & W2 COMPLIANCE IN THE “POST-ACA” U.S. ECONOMY – The only thing U.S. business owners can be certain of in coming years is that their payroll tax & W2 compliance is going to become more difficult to manage. Due to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, constantly changing guidelines coming from the IRS & HHS (Health & Human Services), and the potential for additional stimulus measures – employers and their internal administrators will have a lot to keep track of. As the Government seeks more revenue in a weak economy, compliance is CRUCIAL. More than ever it makes sense to outsource this liability to a payroll provider that specializes in these types of details. ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR INCREASED CASH FLOW & TIME FOR RGA – Another benefit of outsourcing payroll is access to additional services that the client will receive. Many of these services will increase cash flow for the client’s business, and help to free up additional time & resources for RGA’s. Payroll companies like Pinnacle forge alliances with other provider-vendors to bring clients more value and to give their clients access to services they could probably not get on their own. Here are some examples of additional services Pinnacle provides: HRIS (Human Resource Information System) solutions (to help clients make their HR process paperless) Work Comp “Pay As You Go” Cash Flow Management (with Multiple Carriers to choose from) Time & Labor Management Solutions (to reduce administrative burden & a client’s cost of labor as much as 8%) Tax Credit Processing for new hires with NO UPFRONT FEE (up to $9,000 per new hire in available credits) Unemployment Cost Control Solutions (to outsource the management of unemployment claims & administration) Employee Loan Programs (to help outsource the internal administration of employee loans & advances) Section 125 Administrative Services (if your health broker isn’t already providing this valuable service) General Ledger Custom Import File Creation (automates the GL posting process into a client’s accounting system) Rx Prescription Discount Cards (to give employees an additional & popular benefit at no cost to the employer) Payroll Debit Cards (to help increase the number of employees paid by direct deposit at no additional cost) 401k Deduction File Secure Uploads (so staff won’t have to manually send this data to your 401k vendor / TPA) On-Site Live Checking Printing (Pinnacle can provide a compatible HP printer free w/ a 2-year commitment) Client Remittance Option for Payroll Taxes (Pinnacle can also let clients pay their own taxes for no additional cost) Garnishment Processing & Agency Payment (reduce costs & liability by outsourcing garnishment processing) ...read more
By Pinnacle Payroll Solutions March 26, 2012
Payroll accountants are responsible for tracking the expenditure of money and assets through a company. Their job is to help companies track their income and maintain a timely payment record for expenses and bills. If you are interested in becoming a payroll accountant, you will have to be... ...read more
Computer files can sometimes be deleted by accident, get lost or damaged. This could be a potential nightmare, especially if these are small business accounting files. You have peace of mind by knowing how to use the "Backup and Restore" function in Microsoft Small Business Accounting. With a few keys... ...read more
