Payroll & QuickBooks®  Solutions for Growing Businesses

      April 2010 Newsletter
        
Due Dates:  
April 15 = Monthly Payroll Tax Deposits
April 15 = Quarterly Individual Estimated Tax Payments
April 15 = Personal Income Tax Returns are DUE -
                          Have you requested an extension from your Income Tax Preparer?
April 20 = Monthly and Quarterly Sales Tax
April 30 = State Unemployment and other Quarterly Payroll Reports
May 15  17 = Property Tax Payment        
         
Introducing QuickBook Quickies - Tuesday's from April to August
50 minute interactive webinar from the convenience of your own computer offered every Tuesday at 9am from April through August.  A different topic each week. Suggest topics.
April 27 - Cancelled (United Way Vision Council Day)
May 4 -   Closing 2009
May 11 - Undeposited Funds and Bank Deposits
May 18 - Bartering; Recording and Tracking Trade Activity
May 25 - Purchasing services from Vendors - Preparing for Informational Returns, Form 1099's
Register early as each session is limited to 15 registrants. 
Cost is only $10; tenth session is FREE.  Please prepay via PayPal or with a Check.

Employee Benefits.   Now's a great time to add a Retirement Plan for your employees (and yourself).  A SIMPLE retirement plans works well for many small businesses and only costs 3% of workers compensation plus about $60 per year per account.  We can help modify QuickBooks to accommodate the retirement plan in your payroll reporting.  Your investment advisor or banker can set the plan up for you.  We recommend allowing employees to select a PERCENTAGE to set aside, rather than a fixed DOLLAR amount. 

Are you on LinkedIn? 
 Please connect with Yvonne on LinkedIn.

FYI - QuickBooks 2007 'expires' Soon
The payroll reporting features and the e-mailing features in QuickBooks 2007 will no longer work after April 2010.  If you are using payroll and have QuickBooks Pro 2007, it's time to move up to QBs Pro 2010.  E-Bay prices are less than $110 with free shipping. 
We recommend buying the software disks and NOT downloading the software. 


Join Brainerd Rotary in sampling wine and hors d'oeuvres from various regions around the world with Silent Auction.
Friday, April 16, 2010 from 5:30-8:00 pm at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes.   
Tickets $25 in advance/$35 at the door.  Advance Tickets are available from Yvonne (just get the money to me in advance for only $25 each) or at Cashwise Liquor or by calling Jill Carlson-Ferrie at 218-822-5138.  All proceeds donated to the Brainerd  Rotary Local Foundation benefitting youth programs in the Brainerd Lakes Area.

                                                                                                                           April 1, 2010