Accounting and finance for small business owners.
Entrepreneurialism has long been a defining characteristic of the United States, with a culture that values risk-taking, innovation, and business ownership. This culture has helped make the US a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation, with a thriving startup ecosystem that attracts talent, investment, and global attention. Many entrepreneurs get started […]
PayPal is an online payment system that allows individuals and businesses to make and receive funds electronically. Founded in 1998, it has become one of the world’s most widely used payment platforms, with over 300 million active users in more than 200 markets. The structure of PayPal allows users to […]
You submitted your tax return on time. After waiting for your refund for three weeks without getting anything, you decide to look at your transcript. That’s when you see different codes assigned to your profile. Two common ones are 570 and 971. What do they mean, and what can you […]
A fellow we’ll call Jack had a passion for creating digital art. He had been creating pieces for years and sought ways to monetize his work. One day, he stumbled upon a subreddit called r/HungryArtists, a community of artists who offered their services for commission. Jack started posting his artwork […]
There was a small business owner named Beth who ran a bakery in a small town. She had a team of five employees who worked with her to bake and sell the delicious cakes, bread, and pastries that the bakery was known for creating. One day, Beth received a complaint […]
A woman named Gemma had been working as a manager at a retail store for five years. She had always received positive performance reviews and had been promoted twice during her tenure. However, Gemma noticed that she was being treated differently than her male colleagues in similar positions. Sarah’s boss, […]
PayPal has delivered comprehensive digital payment and money management services since 1998, when it was founded by Peter Theil and Max Levchin as Confinity. Its initial public offering was in 2002, and eBay acquired it for $1.5 billion later that year. As time passed, PayPal became a go-to resource for […]
Selling unwanted items is an easy way to pocket some cash. We see this happening daily at garage sales, estate auctions, and similar sales opportunities. Another way to sell unwanted items is to create listings on websites like eBay. You can put things up for auction or choose a Buy […]
The Internal Revenue Service reviews millions of tax returns each year. The agency uses transaction codes on individual taxpayer records to streamline its processes. When you file your taxes, the information creates a register that the IRS maintains yearly. If you have a refund, the transaction register shows that the […]
The prevailing thought as to why Romans used letters to represent numerical values instead of numbers involves the fingers on a person’s hand. Once a number reaches higher than ten, it becomes much harder to count with your fingers. The Romans incorporated seven letters to represent different numbers for a […]
