Calculate the real cost of your startup hires with Kruze Consulting’s guide – consider salary, taxes, benefits, perks, and hidden expenses.
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For startups, employee compensation costs typically consume over 75% of total operating expenses. As startup accountants who help founders manage their runwa...
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Kruze, the leading CPA serving VC-backed startups, mines payroll data from hundreds of startups to show what CTOs make.
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Kruze Consulting explains why you should not backdate payroll and the compliance problems with the IRS doing so will create.
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This particular scenario has happened in startups. You’ve started a company. You were used to getting a regular paycheck at your previous job, but right now ...
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Aug 1, 2024
What does the VP of Ops or COO at a startup do and a breakdown of their roles and their responsibilities.
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Jul 9, 2024
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.
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Aug 1, 2024
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.
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Aug 1, 2024
For founders, picking a payroll system, and knowing how to compare the options, presents an important decision that will matter a lot over time.
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Aug 1, 2024
Thank you to our friends at Deel for sharing their knowledge on this important topic for startups.
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Aug 1, 2024
If you’re hiring employees in New York State, you’re going to need to register your startup in that state.
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Aug 1, 2024
Moving bank accounts has more moving parts that you'd think. Here is a checklist to help.
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