Accounting, bookkeeping, and tax tips to help you understand your small business finances.

Here’s What Your Tax Season Looks like with Bench

Tax season is stress-free when you get Bench to do your books. Here's what that looks like.

The Big List of Small Business Tax Deductions (and How to Claim Them)

Here's a list of small business tax deductions commonly available to entrepreneurs. Check it twice, and make sure you're claiming everything you can.

Tax Tips

When Are Taxes Due? 2019 Filing & Extension Deadlines

Filing deadlines can creep up on you. Take a few minutes to save these 2019 tax filing deadlines to your calendar, and stay ahead of the IRS this year.

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The Only Tax Checklist You'll Need

Get organized and skip the stress. This tax checklist tells you everything you need to file on time—customized for your business.

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Bookkeeping

How to Catch up on Your Bookkeeping

Behind on your bookkeeping? Use this step-by-step process to get your books up-to-date in no time.

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Tax Tips

How to Calculate Your Small Business Tax Liability

Good news! You don’t need a degree to figure out how much tax your small business owes. We’ll show you how.

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Tax Tips

How the 2018 Trump Tax Plan Affects Your Small Business

Trump's 2018 tax plan affects every small business in the U.S. There are big tax breaks C corporations, a 20% deduction for most service businesses, and a few changes to what expenses you can deduct.

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Small Business Stories

Herschel Supply Cofounder on Why Backpacks Are Only Part of Their Success

Behind their beautiful backpacks is a super smart approach to logistics that makes Herschel Supply run like a well-oiled machine.

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Small Business Stories

How Ally Lozano Went from Losing It All in a Hurricane to Building a Seven-Figure Law Firm

The AMIGA founder and immigration lawyer shares how she overcame incredible odds to rebuild her life and run her practice like a real business.

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