Thankfully, you can reduce your tax burden by deducting most of what you spend in the course of business.

From the Nolo Small Business Center

How tax savvy a businessperson you are has a great effect on how much money is in your pocket at the end of the yea [ … ]

Thinking of chucking the security of a job to become a soloist? Make sure you understand the forces that keep most people trapped in cubicles and dreaming of independence.

Remember free agent nation?

It was a pleasant conceit of the late 1990s, made up of eq [ … ]

If you can pay your debt over time, an installment plan may be the right solution. Here are the pros and cons.

From the Nolo Taxes & Audits Center

The most widely used method for paying an old IRS debt is the monthly Installment Agreement, or IA. If you owe [ … ]

How to get Uncle Sam to ease your cash-flow troubles.

Finance

All entrepreneurs who are worth their salt wish for explosive success. But most seasoned company builders know that rapid growth comes at a price. Consider the painful experience of Tom and Julie [ … ]

There's no time like the present to start getting your paperwork in order for next year's tax season.

Record keeping can be a burdensome task -- it's boring and time-consuming. And storage of records takes up space. But knowing what records to keep and for h [ … ]

The Republican Party controls the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. What does that mean for small business? Rhonda Abrams challenges the Administration to step up and help small business out.

The election is over; the votes are count [ … ]

Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the view from the field.

For the small-business lobby, it's go time.

When the new Congress gets down to wo [ … ]

Rhonda Abram's year-end tax tips for 2002.

"Death and taxes are both certain, but death isn't an annual occurrence."

Excuse me for interrupting your holiday season with a less-than-festive reminder: pretty soon it's going to be tax time. I only mention taxes [ … ]