Congress is working on a tax package (called the Smith/Wyden tax package) that could revive key tax provisions, including the deductibility of research and development expenses.
Kruze Consulting answers frequently asked question 'What Should my CEO Salary be?' by looking at payroll data from 110s of seed and venture-backed startups.
The rationale for a warrant coverage or a little bit of equity upside for the lender is that they're taking a lot of risk here.
The ultimate tax season guide for startups, by the leading tax CPA to startups. Kruze has filed thousands of tax returns; we answer the top tax questions.
The 'Masters Exemption' (also known as the Augusta Exemption or Augusta Rule) allows startup founders to rent their homes to their startups - for legitimate businesses purposes only - for short periods and reap tax benefits.
Why Startups Choose Kruze for Unified Accounting and Tax.
At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about the difference between bookings, ARR and revenue.
While sometimes it may feel like you’re giving money to charity as an angel investor, that’s not how it works for tax purposes.
While sometimes it may feel like you’re giving money to charity as an angel investor, that’s not how it works for tax purposes.
Vannessa Kruze, CPA, answers the question 'Do bootstrapped startups actually pay taxes?' and discusses different types of taxes you may need to consider.
There are three really important things to think about when you're considering filing a California Statements of Information.
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?”
Should you shut down the relevant state tax accounts when a startup employee or co-founder leaves the company?
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains how the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will provide crucial upgrades to IRS services and personnel.
POA (power of attorney) notifications are sent out from taxing authorities, like states or the federal government, when they receive POA authorizations.
The latest scam targeting startups is fraudulent (or misleading) California Statement of Information requests.
There’s a good reason startups pay more in social security taxes, including payroll taxes, earlier in the year than they do later in the year.
There’s a good reason startups pay more in social security taxes, including payroll taxes, earlier in the year than they do later in the year.
Scott Orn explains how a startup’s taxes change if it changes the state of incorporation and why VC firms want their startups to be incorporated in Delaware.
Scott Orn explains how a startup’s taxes change if it changes the state of incorporation and why VC firms want their startups to be incorporated in Delaware.
The short answer here is that your startup accountant needs to know your revenue by state to properly handle your taxes. So let’s look at why that’s the case.
If you have not been paying attention to your stock portfolio, the NASDAQ's gone down a lot. We're recording this in late January 2022.
Vanessa Kruze, CPA, has compiled a list of ten things to get ready before tax season, to help make taxes a little bit easier for founders.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses getting clients power of attorney and the IRS new allowance of firms submitting Power of Attorney requests online!
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses getting clients power of attorney and the IRS new allowance of firms submitting Power of Attorney requests online!
Startup founders, do you want to know how to move your startups’ fiscal year-end from December 31st to January 31st? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses the Trump Organization Tax Fraud Case and goes into the lessons that Startups can learn from it.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains how to pay back the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) payroll deferrals.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, explains how to pay back the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) payroll deferrals.
The Vaccine Tax Credit was a tax credit created under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and was announced earlier this year by the President.
The Vaccine Tax Credit was a tax credit created under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and was announced earlier this year by the President.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question of 'What happens to my personal taxes if my employer switches to a PEO mid-year?'.
Vannessa Kruze, CPA, explains the difference between compilation, review & audit when it comes to providing your startup's 'Audited GAAP Financials'.
Vannessa Kruze, CPA, explains the difference between compilation, review & audit when it comes to providing your startup's 'Audited GAAP Financials'.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Where should your startup incorporate?' and why you should consider incorporating in Delaware.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, answers the question 'Where should your startup incorporate?' and why you should consider incorporating in Delaware.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, discusses the Backsolve method for creating company valuations and other major valuation methodologies.
TriNet have invited Kruze Consulting COO, Scott Orn, to discuss activities that life sciences companies need to consider while moving into 2021.
Kruze Consulting is a leading alternative to ScaleFactor. We provide monthly books, tax support and filings & CFO level advice to 100s of startups!
It’s another busy tax season - and here at Kruze Consulting, we are working hard to make this time of the year go smoothly.
It’s another busy tax season - and here at Kruze Consulting, we are working hard to make this time of the year go smoothly.
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, presents a guide to company specific tax filing and examples of how they vary based on circumstance.
The Kruze team is getting together this week for networking, training and 2020 planning.
Learn about why Kruze Consulting has been recognized as a fast-growing company by several prestigious publications in the US and the Bay Area.
Kruze Consulting has provided the links you need to see specific city tax calendars and find out about the deadlines which are due this Thursday, Oct 31st.
1099s are a pain - somewhat mindless paperwork every startup needs to send to their contractors and many vendors like law firms.
If your startup has a location in California, then you likely have the pleasure of needing to file a 571-L SF Property Tax Statement. What is the Form 51-L?
We’ve been busy answering questions on Quora. Below are some of our most recent Answers that you might find interesting!
Continuing our tradition of focusing on employee wellness, we recently brought in some healthy smoothies to help our team deal with the stress of tax time.
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, gives a breakdown on startup Corporate Tax Returns (required by the IRS) and the options employees have.
People, Process and Technology are the three levers that you have as a startup CEO to drive efficiency.
Our team has been mentioned and quoted in a few great blogs recently, and we thought that we’d highlight some of these so that you could find them.
Unfortunately for startups in the United States, tax deadlines aren’t just in the spring. Beyond the April 15th deadline (it was actually April 17th in 2018), here are SOME of the other deadlines your startup needs to be aware of in the third quarter.
The Supreme Court has overturned a 1992 precedent that allowed online businesses to only collect sales taxes in states where they had a 'physical presence'.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives a breakdown of the four important reasons that you should raise venture debt if you’re a startup.
The IRS wants you to have a 409A valuation so they can make sure that your common stock options have the appropriate strike price.
The IRS wants you to have a 409A valuation so they can make sure that your common stock options have the appropriate strike price.
Vanessa Kruze, Kruze Consulting's CEO, answers the yearly question of 'how does a startup report ISO and non-qualified stock options for tax purposes?'.
How much should be a startup tax return cost?
Section 382 is a part of the IRS code that was developed about 20 or 30 years ago to limit corporations' use of their net operating losses to offset profits.
SAAS sales tax does exist, it's not just for tangible goods. A couple of years ago various states put into place SAS sales tax.
If you haven't heard, R&D tax credits have really changed dramatically over the past couple of years.
There are three really important things that you need to keep in mind when you're filing Delaware franchise tax.
There are three really important things to keep in mind when you're thinking about California Franchise Tax, so let's go ahead and go over them.
Trucks Venture Capital funds the entrepreneurs building the future of transportation.
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For the first time in history, now the majority of the US population can invest in tech startups.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives an overview of Featured Service The Ranchod Law Group, an immigration law firm in Sacramento California.
Hitch Partners is a retained search consulting firm that partners with technology companies on mission-critical leadership roles focused on security.
Issue stock today and manage all your equity in one place without getting bogged down in spreadsheets and paperwork.
Bridge Bank was founded in the highly competitive climate of Silicon Valley in 2001, and still provides a full suite of professional business banking services.
They are building the future of employee recognition, rewards, and reviews. Bonusly integrates seamlessly with your organization's HR and communication tools.
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Tax Season is upon us! Instead of using a local CPA firm (way too expensive & no Startup expertise), check out KruzeTax.com.
Tax Season is upon us! Instead of using a local CPA firm (way too expensive & no Startup expertise), check out KruzeTax.com.
I’m going to expand this question a bit…Why does a startup need to have a Registered Agent in Delaware?
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UrbanSitter helps you find Babysitters, Nannies, and Child-Care.
Kruze Consulting Feature Service Hugo is the smartest place for your team’s meeting notes, something we guarantee from personal experience with great results.
Fleetsmith is the new Cloud Based Mac Management Software that will change the way you work.
Emburse's virtual cards and expense management system is truly amazing for keeping expenses within your company well organized and controlled.
The punch line here is that every single account on the balance sheet needs to be reconciled, not just the bank and the credit cards.
The first thing they're going to ask for is your historical financials.
What can I do to make sure that I am prepared for an IRS audit? Ultimately, how can I make sure that I don't get it to an IRS audit situation?
We typically recommend Bill.com, but they don't do the international.
There are really three main reasons why you absolutely want to be using Bill.com.
At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about venture debt. Should a startup take it? Is it good for the startup?
We're mainly referring to investor abandonment and venture debt term sheets.
Vanessa Kruze, Kruze Consulting's CEO, discusses the vital online systems and programmes that startups should set up when they first start the company.
It's 2017 and time to start Tax Planning for your Startup! Don't worry, we've done all the work for you by creating customized 2017 Startup Tax Compliance Calendars for Startups based in San Francisco, New York, Palo Alto and Santa Monica.
It's 2017 and time to start Tax Planning for your Startup! Don't worry, we've done all the work for you by creating customized 2017 Startup Tax Compliance Calendars for Startups based in San Francisco, New York, Palo Alto and Santa Monica.
Happy New Year Startups! Concerned about your 2016 Tax Deadlines? We've done the work for you with this complete 2016 Tax Compliance Calendar.
Kruze Consulting's COO, Scott Orn, gives a breakdown on the recent flurry of IRS Change of Address notifications and why you may have received one.
As the Consulting CFO and CPA to over 70 venture backed startups, the most common question I get asked every January is, “What do we need to do about taxes? What about this Delaware Annual Filing? And SF Payroll Tax Expense?” So about this time every year I send out a customized road map to all of my clients that details everything they can expect for the coming year. I wanted to share this “cheat sheet” with you, but keep in mind that this is just a “cheat sheet.” Please reach out to me or your local CPA about tax filings that are specific to your business…because every startup is unique!
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