A/R invoice
The A/R invoice
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Whether you’re in the supermarket, at the restaurant, or in the garage – invoices are issued everywhere. However, young entrepreneurs – either freelance or self-employed – who want to claim money from their customers for the first time and write outgoing invoices are often unsure. What is the difference between an incoming and an outgoing invoice? What information should be included in the...

The A/R invoice
Invoice software Mac
Invoice software for Macs – comparing the best
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Getting to grips with the challenges of accounting is now much easier than it was a few years ago thanks to new programs. Many developers offer tailor-made software that automate invoice management. There are many good Mac invoicing software for iOS, and there are several options to suit different needs.

Invoice software for Macs – comparing the best
Accountant costs
Accountant costs: external help for bookkeeping
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If you run a business, you need to keep books well – this is tedious, time-consuming and requires a great deal of know-how. For these reasons, many businesses, both big and small, choose to get help from an accountant or tax advisor. Before you take this step, however, you should consider how much an accountant costs, as well as which aspects you might want help with to better predict how much an...

Accountant costs: external help for bookkeeping
Cold progression
Cold progression
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Your income has increased and yet you still have less income after taxes? What happens to your income? This is due to so-called “cold progression.” Every year, the state earns several billion dollars this way. How can this happen? We explain cold progression using an example and go through the calculation step by step.

Cold progression
Payroll accounting
Payroll accounting: What are its uses?
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Employees receive remuneration for their work, usually at the end of the month. It is up to the payroll accounting department to make sure that each employee gets their earned wages. However, calculating salaries is only one section in payroll accounting, which also covers other aspects like registering employees with the tax authorities and social security bodies.

Payroll accounting: What are its uses?
Time tracking
Time tracking – what should you know?
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The laws governing employee time tracking are not always clearly defined. Things like overtime and meal breaks are managed differently state by state. However, every employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act is obliged to keep records for their employees, including the hours worked each day and the total hours worked per week. What kind of data must be collected and what role does data...

Time tracking – what should you know?
Work Breakdown Structure
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure: How to use one of the most important planning tools
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The work breakdown structure is one of project management’s most important planning tools. Beginners in the field shy away early from creating it – at the same time, with the right approach, it is easier than people think. We’ll introduce various methods for creating a work breakdown structure, and give tips on content structure along with an example that you can use as a template.

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure: How to use one of the most important planning tools
Sales follow-up e-mail template
Sales follow-up e-mail: Templates, examples, and tips
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How frustrating! You’ve come across a promising contact, you write to them... and receive no feedback. But that’s not a reason to give up: Send regular sales follow-up e-mails to increase the likelihood of receiving a response. Writing messages such as these involves a lot of work. As a result, we’ve built various sales follow-up e-mail templates for you.

Sales follow-up e-mail: Templates, examples, and tips
Hidden reserves
Hidden reserves: Explained.
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Hidden reserves can occur within a company through many ways: Some arise more or less of their own accord, others are created either intentionally or unintentionally. Usually these are completely legal or even required by law. On the other hand, however, these hidden assets can be used for activities of questionable legality. Here, we explain what hidden reserves are, how they are created and what...

Hidden reserves: Explained.
Patent application
How to patent an idea: The procedure and costs explained
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Those who apply to register a patent protect their intellectual property against third parties using the same idea. But a patent application requires good preparation and a lot of effort. Before national or even international protection of your idea is guaranteed, there is often a long way to go through various authorities. We explain how to successfully apply for a patent and how to save time and...

How to patent an idea: The procedure and costs explained