If your business has employees, you’ll have to do payroll. There’s no way to avoid it, but what really is payroll? There are 4 basic components to payroll: Paying employees compensating employees for the work they do Withholding and paying…
Ashlyn Nordyke is the newest member to the T.L. Baker & Co., LLP team. Ashlyn earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa, graduating in May of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a minor in…
Connie Scurr recently joined the T. L. Baker & Co., LLP team in April of this year. Connie brings over 30 years’ experience to her position. Her primary experience includes various accounting services in the manufacturing industry. 12 of those…
So you’ve done your research, you have your business plan and finances figured out. What’s the next step in starting your own business? Next up is choosing a business entity. You have several options to choose from and they include:…
Kourtney Krumm is the newest member of our T.L. Baker Co., LLP team. Kourtney earned her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University, graduating in May of 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Management with a minor in Agricultural…
An Enrolled Agent (EA) is an individual who is authorized by the U.S. Department of Treasury to represent you before the IRS for audits, preparing and filing tax returns and other accounting services.
Today, T. L. Baker & Co., LLP is celebrating our 5th year of service. We thank our clients and employees for their contributions to our continued success. Over the past 5 years we have worked towards our goal to be…
Are you a student, or know of a student? Please beware that scammers are now targeting students with a “Federal Student Tax”. There is no such thing as this. Please, please, please DO NOT give out any personal information to…
Do you have a child going off to college in the fall of 2017? Be aware they are making the application for FAFSA available to you October 1st and you will be using your 2015 tax information for students applying…
It’s back to school time! This week has been full of first day pictures, nervousness for both parents and kids, and the first of the last for those seniors! We wanted to make sure you remember some tax advantages for…