Useful Links
We thought you might benefit from some of the links below. Let us know if you have any suggestions about additional links you would like us to add to this Accountant’s Office Online.
Remote Access Tools
One of the technical support options we provide is through remote access, where we can remotely connect to your computer and be able to navigate around, as if we were sitting at your desk. To start a remote session,
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Accounting Software Support and Training
Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting Support and Help
Do you use Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting? We also provide support for Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting users. You will find useful information such as Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting tips and tricks, Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting frequently asked questions, and many more helpful Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting hints & strategies to enhance your business. We also provide Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting training by means of Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting training classes, Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting onsite training, as well as Sage 50 Peachtree Accounting training guides.
Do you use QuickBooks Accounting? We also provide support for QuickBooks Accounting users. You will find useful information such as QuickBooks Accounting tips and tricks, QuickBooks Accounting frequently asked questions, and many more helpful QuickBooks Accounting hints & strategies to enhance your business. We also provide QuickBooks Accounting training by means of QuickBooks Accounting training classes, QuickBooks Accounting onsite training, as well as QuickBooks Accounting training guides.
Download and get updates of QuickBooks Software. Select your product and version. For a comprehensive view of the QuickBooks Product overview including QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, QuickBooks Premier, QuickBooks Pro, and QuickBooks Point of Sale click here.
The College of Business Administration at Loyola University
The College of Business Administration has a renowned history of preparing the young men and women of today to become an effective and socially responsible business and community leaders of tomorrow. With programs in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, and marketing, we provide our students with the educational tools necessary to compete in the ever-changing world of business.
The United States Small Business Administration
Visit this site for information on starting, financing and managing your business. You can also see how you can obtain a business opportunity and find out ways to recover from business disasters. What you need to know to start a business could fill a book! Fortunately, there’s a good one available, at no cost, from the U.S. Small Business Administration. It’s called the Small Business Resource Guide, and you can find it by contacting the SBA’s district office. Visit their website for more information.
The Idea Village for Entrepreneurs
This Directory of Resources for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the New Orleans region was produced by The Idea Village, a community of entrepreneurs and those who believe in them. A non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, The Idea Village generates economic development by helping people turn their ideas into businesses and by accelerating the growth of entrepreneurial companies. This Resource Guide exists because The Idea Village knows that entrepreneurs need more than motivation and a good idea to succeed. Along with advice from industry leaders, operational guidance, access to capital and mentors, many can benefit from the resources and information in this guide to realize their entrepreneurial potential.
The Idea Village for Entrepreneurs
This Directory of Resources for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the New Orleans region was produced by The Idea Village, a community of entrepreneurs and those who believe in them. A non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, The Idea Village generates economic development by helping people turn their ideas into businesses and by accelerating the growth of entrepreneurial companies. This Resource Guide exists because The Idea Village knows that entrepreneurs need more than motivation and a good idea to succeed. Along with advice from industry leaders, operational guidance, access to capital and mentors, many can benefit from the resources and information in this guide to realize their entrepreneurial potential.
The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce is comprised of 800 member firms that are dedicated to improving the quality of life and the economic, civic, and cultural environment in Jefferson Parish. Jefferson Parish is a large suburban area, located just minutes from downtown New Orleans. The Parish has several independent municipalities, including the areas of Grand Isle, Gretna, Harahan, Jean Lafitte, Kenner, and Westwego, and the unincorporated municipalities of Harvey, Marrero, Metairie, and River Ridge.
Biz New Orleans, Startups: What You Need To Know
Find out more about New Orleans business news and events. Learn about local professionals who are honored for their achievements.
Louisiana Retailers Association
The Louisiana Retailers Association is a full-service membership trade association representing over 4,000 storefronts, ranging in all size and types throughout Louisiana. The Association is dedicated to bringing our members cost-effective ways to operate their business along with aggressive representation at the State Legislature, Congress and government agencies.
Resources for Accounting Students and Professionals:
We provide educational information and resources on accounting careers.
QuickBooks Resources
QuickBooks Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
If you commit to learning these keys, you will get around faster. The most common short-cut keys are listed on the pdf download.
QuickBooks Online Keyboard Shortcuts
Intuit QuickBooks Online Keyboard Shortcuts create a smoother transition on the workflow that you are using. Save time and enjoy your faster workflow.
QuickBooks Online: Setting up a company and your chart of accounts
Hector Garcia, CPA provides a tutorial that includes the following: choosing the right version of QuickBooks Online, setting up the chart of accounts, connecting your bank to QuickBooks, creating Estimates, Invoices, Sales, Receipts and much more.
Sage Resources
Sage 50 Tutorials cover product features such as navigation, accounts payable, inventory accounts receivable, ledger reports and more.
Learn the common keyboard shortcut keys to speed your work
Tax Resources
IRS Tax Forms — Fill-In Type.
Enter the complete address, (street, city, state, and zip code) for an accurate Sales Tax Rate. Businesses in 45 states and the District of Columbia are required to collect sales tax. Each state, county, parish, city, and district has its own set of laws pertaining to sales tax. When you sell goods or a certain service you are required to calculate, collect, and pay sales tax.
New Tax Withholding Estimator Online Tool
Checking your withholding can help protect against having less tax withheld and next year paying a tax bill or penalty.
USC Title 26: Searchable IRC Title 26 courtesy of Cornell University.
USC Title 26: Searchable IRC Title 26 courtesy of Cornell University.
Valuation Guide For Charitable Donations Of Small, Used Items
Check The Salvation Army’s on-line donation valuation guide. When used goods are donated to charity, you can deduct their value, but you may not know how to determine that number. The valuation guide includes men’s, women’s and children’s item, appliances, dry goods, and furniture.
The IRS provides criteria you can use to check your worker classifications. These factors may be found in an IRS audit guide created for its personnel to use in examining employers.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is designed to help move people into gainful employment and obtain on-the-job experience. It joins other tax credits, education, and workforce training and development programs that help workers prepare for good jobs; ease their transition from job to job; benefit from the creation of effective regional economic development strategies; and create high-performance workplaces.
Business Benefits:
The tax credit for hiring a long-term welfare recipient is as much as $9,000 per new hire based on 40% of qualified first-year wages and 50% for second year wages capped at $10,000 per year. The tax credit for hiring a disabled veteran is as much as $9,600. The new hire must be retained for at least 400 hours or 180 days. The tax credit for hiring all other targeted groups, except Summer Youth, is up to $2,400 for each new hire at 40% of qualified first-year wages for those retained 400 hours and 25% on those retained at least 120 hours. Qualified wages are capped at $6,000. Summer Youth wages are capped at $3,000.
Targeted Groups:
- Short-term Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)Recipients
- Qualified Veterans
- Qualified Ex-felons
- 18 – 39-year-old Designated Community Residents living in an Empowerment Zone or Rural Renewal County
- Vocational Rehabilitation Referrals
- 16 – 17-year-old Summer Youth Employees living in an Empowerment Zone
- 18 – 39-year-old SNAP (food stamps) Recipients
- Qualified Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients
- Long-term TANF Recipients
The Process:
Businesses must apply for and receive certification from the Louisiana Workforce Commission before they can claim a WOTC tax credit deduction on their federal tax returns. The employee must be a new hire and original, completed forms must be postmarked and mailed to Louisiana Workforce Commission within 28 days after hire date. Forms required are IRS 8850 (Pre-screening Notice and Certification Request) and ETA Form 9061 (Individual Characteristics Form). Refer to IRS Form 5884 for program exclusions.
Register and submit applications online at www.laworks.net/wotc/
S-Corporation Tax Savings Calculator
This handy tool helps calculate a rough estimate of the potential tax savings by electing to be taxed as an S-Corporation.
The following tax centers have been developed to help you quickly find information related to your particular area of interest, industry or profession on one page.
Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
The links on this page provide important information for all small businesses and self-employed individuals.
Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center
The links on this page provide basic information to individuals who are self-employed independent contractors.
Large Business and International Tax Center
The Large Business and International (LB&I) Division serves corporations, subchapter S corporations, and partnerships with assets greater than $10 million. This tax center includes information regarding LB & I programs and resources.
Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses
Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the president declares their location to be a major disaster area. Depending on the circumstances, the IRS may grant additional time to file returns and pay taxes.
Payroll Professionals Tax Center
Government Information
Get the lowdown on current Federal tax regulations and other tax information at the Internal Revenue Services Web site, where you can also download tax forms and instructions. It’s Small Business Corner offers advice on starting and operating your own business.
Calculators
IRS Withholding Calculator For Paycheck Checkup
Two reasons of why it is important to check your withholding: protect against having too little tax withheld and having an unexpected tax bill or penalty at tax time next year; and with the average refund topping $2,800 in 2018, you may prefer to have less tax withheld up front.
Tax Savings Calculator for the Federal tax credit available to companies who hire individuals from certain target groups like qualified veterans who have had difficulties getting employed.
Use this calculator to see how long it would take to pay off the balance on one credit card using different monthly payment amounts. Calculate how much you need to pay monthly to meet a certain goal.
The 1040 income tax calculator helps you determine the amount of income tax due or owed to the IRS. The calculation is for income tax only. There is a separate calculation for Social Security.
Keep track of your work hours by using this Timesheet Calculator which makes it easy to add up your hours.
Simple Capital gains calculator that helps you see the effects with the current rates. Capital gains are designed to encourage long-term investing. The calculator shows an estimate of the capital gains tax on a stock investment, using the new Federal capital gains rates.
Calculate FICA (for Federal Insurance Contributions Act) tax (also known as Payroll Tax or Self-Employment Tax, depending on your employment status) and your contribution to Social Security and Medicare as a percentage of your salary.
Calculate your Federal Tax Brackets as a percentage of your income.
Learn a few details on Individual Retirement Accounts. In a Roth IRA, when you pay income tax, and then make your contribution with post-tax dollars, your principal grows tax-free and then you pay no further t axes on withdrawal.
A 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that lets you defer taxes until you’re retired. In addition, many employers will match a portion of your contributions, so participation in your employer’s 401(k) is like giving yourself a raise and a tax break at the same time.
Determine a stock’s true worth is part of value investing. To find the value of a stock, you need to calculate all of these future earnings and then use your own desired rate of return as a discount rate to find their present value. There is a zero-growth and constant-growth change formula.
Determine a lightning fast benchmark to see the condition of a potential investment. The rule says that to find the number of years required to double your money at a given interest rate, you just divide the interest rate into 72.
Inflation is usually calculated as the annual change in the Consumer Price Index available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Calculate effects of inflation is in your retirement accounts; so this calculator shows what inflation does to the buying power of an investment.
This calculator shows you how your portfolio is doing. Just give it your investment’s beginning and ending balance for a given time period, and any additions and withdrawals (including dividends not kept in the account) along the way.
This calculator lets you see how much of a difference cutting back can make over time. It’s initialized for skipping three $4.00 lattes per week, investing the savings, and doing that for 20 years.