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Negotiating How Much Cash a Startup Must Keep in the Bank
This has become a really critical question since interest rates are going up and cash management is becoming even more important.
Published on Sun, 30 April 2023
Brex vs American Express - Which credit card is best for startups?
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, explains the differences between the Brex corporate card and American Express and which one is best for startups.
Published on Fri, 28 April 2023
Seven Reasons Early 2023 is a Good Time to Raise a Seed Round
Times are pretty tough in the venture capital world right now, but there are actually a lot of good reasons to raise a seed round.
Published on Sun, 23 April 2023
What is a Cap Table?
What is a Cap Table and Why Does Your Startup CPA Need Access? We often get this question from founders who don’t yet have a cap table or are reluctant to give us access to it.
Published on Wed, 19 April 2023
Three Things Startups Need After Registering for New York State Payroll
If you’re hiring employees in New York State, you’re going to need to register your startup in that state.
Published on Sun, 16 April 2023
What Startup CEOs and CFOs Need to Know About Insurance
Everything CEOs and CFOs need to know about why you should have insurance and what for at your startup, by leading CPA firm Kruze Consulting.
Published on Thu, 13 April 2023
Is Your Accountant Giving You QuickBooks Access?
We often encounter a problem with new startup clients: Those clients haven’t been given access to QuickBooks by their previous accountant.
Published on Sun, 9 April 2023
What is the Biggest Barrier to Startups Earning a Return on Their Cash?
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates, and there’s no end in sight right now. And rising interest rates have the potential to affect startups in a big way.
Published on Sun, 2 April 2023
11 Reasons Why a Company May Receive a Payroll Tax Notice
Payroll tax notices from states or the IRS can be confusing and scary for a startup. Often founders don’t know rules around payroll taxes and can pay an employee incorrectly.
Published on Wed, 29 March 2023
What are Venture Capital Fund Reserves?
Fund reserves are a hotly discussed issue at the moment because the NASDAQ has fluctuated quite a bit recently.
Published on Sun, 26 March 2023
What are Demand Deposit Marketplace Sweeps?
In the wake of the SVB crisis, founders who work with us are asking about ways to protect the full amount of their venture funding, since the FDIC insurance limit is $250,000 per depositor.
Published on Wed, 15 March 2023
SVB’s Startup Venture Debt Practice Post Crisis
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had a liquidity/solvency crisis in the middle of March 2023, and was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Published on Wed, 15 March 2023
Do Investors Pay Capital Gains on Converted SAFE Notes?
One fairly complicated question we encounter is “Do investors have to pay capital gains taxes each time the valuation of a company goes up when, at the same time, the company’s SAFE notes have been converted to equity but have not been sold?”
Published on Sun, 12 March 2023
Checklist for moving bank accounts
Moving bank accounts has more moving parts that you'd think. Here is a checklist to help.
Published on Sat, 11 March 2023
The Biggest Drawback of Using a PEO for Payroll and Benefits
Post meta Professional employer organizations (PEOs) can be very helpful to startup companies. But there is one major drawback to using a PEO for payroll and benefits.
Published on Sun, 5 March 2023
