Buying and Selling a Home in Milwaukee and Brookfield | Home Buying advice

 Once you are ready to buy a home, you will need to be as informed as possible. This guide discusses how much money to save for a down payment, how to work with a real estate agent, how to negotiate, and what you need to know about closing on your new home--including fees and other costs.

• Deciding How Much To Spend
• Working With Your Real Estate Agent
• Finding The Right Home
• Negotiating The Selling Price
• Arranging For The Mortgage
• Inspecting The Home
• Checklist of Home Needs
• Renting Vs. Buying
• Additional Resources

Because home ownership is a substantial investment and a long-term commitment, it is important to become as knowledgeable as possible about the process of buying a home including how much you need to save for a down payment, the process of finding the right home for you, negotiating the best possible deal, and the various aspects of closing.
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 - See more at: http://sbasgroup.com/life-events.php?item=63&catid=17&cat=Buying%20a%20Home:%20What%20To%20Do%20and%20How%20To%20Do%20It#sthash.2kLpHV2a.dpuf

• Deciding How Much To Spend
• Working With Your Real Estate Agent
• Finding The Right Home
• Negotiating The Selling Price
• Arranging For The Mortgage
• Inspecting The Home
• Checklist of Home Needs
• Renting Vs. Buying
• Additional Resources

Because home ownership is a substantial investment and a long-term commitment, it is important to become as knowledgeable as possible about the process of buying a home including how much you need to save for a down payment, the process of finding the right home for you, negotiating the best possible deal, and the various aspects of closing.
- See more at: http://sbasgroup.com/life-events.php?item=63&catid=17&cat=Buying%20a%20Home:%20What%20To%20Do%20and%20How%20To%20Do%20It#sthash.2kLpHV2a.dpuf

Once you are ready to buy a home, you will need to be as informed as possible. This guide discusses how much money to save for a down payment, how to work with a real estate agent, how to negotiate, and what you need to know about closing on your new home--including fees and other costs. - See more at: http://sbasgroup.com/life-events.php?item=63&catid=17&cat=Buying%20a%20Home:%20What%20To%20Do%20and%20How%20To%20Do%20It#sthash.2kLpHV2a.dpuf

Once you are ready to buy a home, you will need to be as informed as possible. This guide discusses how much money to save for a down payment, how to work with a real estate agent, how to negotiate, and what you need to know about closing on your new home--including fees and other costs. - See more at: http://sbasgroup.com/life-events.php?item=63&catid=17&cat=Buying%20a%20Home:%20What%20To%20Do%20and%20How%20To%20Do%20It#sthash.2kLpHV2a.dpuf

Once you are ready to buy a home, you will need to be as informed as possible. This guide discusses how much money to save for a down payment, how to work with a real estate agent, how to negotiate, and what you need to know about closing on your new home--including fees and other costs. - See more at: http://sbasgroup.com/life-events.php?item=63&catid=17&cat=Buying%20a%20Home:%20What%20To%20Do%20and%20How%20To%20Do%20It#sthash.2kLpHV2a.dpuf

We at Small Business Accounting Solutions LLC, work closely with small business owners in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Washington counties. As a "one-stop-shop", we provide our clients with complete Accounting services, Business and Individual Income Tax preparation, Payroll services, Quickbooks training and more! Small Business Accounting Solutions, LLC 1025 S Moorland Road Suite 500 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: (262)547-6000 http://www.sbasgroup.com

Individual Tax Changes for 2013 | Brookfield Accountant SBASGroup

 Individual Tax Changes for 2013

From personal deductions to tax credits and educational expenses, many of the tax changes affecting individuals were related to the signing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), which modified, made permanent, or extended a number of tax provisions that expired in 2010 and 2011. With that in mind, here's what individuals and families need to know about tax changes that took effect in 2013.
Personal Exemptions
The personal and dependent exemption for tax year 2013 is $3,900.
Standard Deductions
In 2013 the standard deduction for married couples filing a joint return is $12,200. For singles and married individuals filing separately, it's $6,100, and for heads of household the deduction is $8,950.
The additional standard deduction for blind people and senior citizens increases in 2013 to $1,200 for married individuals and $1,500 for singles and heads of household.
Income Tax Rates
Beginning in tax year 2013, a new tax rate of 39.6 percent has been added for individuals whose income exceeds $400,000 ($450,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return). The other marginal rates--10, 15, 25, 28, 33 and 35 percent--remain the same as in prior years.
Due to inflation, tax-bracket thresholds increased for every filing status. For example, the taxable-income threshold separating the 15-percent bracket from the 25-percent bracket is $72,500 for a married couple filing a joint return.
Estate and Gift Taxes
The recent overhaul of estate and gift taxes means that there is an exemption of $5.25 million per individual for estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, with a top rate of 40%. The annual exclusion for gifts is $14,000.

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We at Small Business Accounting Solutions LLC, work closely with small business owners in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Washington counties. As a "one-stop-shop",  Our Accountants & CPAs provide accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services to small business owners in Southeast Wisconsin including Milwaukee, Greenfield, New Berlin, Muskego, West Allis & Waukesha.!

 Small Business Accounting Solutions, LLC 1025 S Moorland Road Suite 500 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: (262)547-6000 http://www.sbasgroup.com

Brookfield Accountants | Sbas Group

I had an accountant... then I became an accountant...

My name is Dan Milos, and here's what's important to know about me...

Before I became a CPA, I owned a small business.  We designed complex tooling and machinery and what often kept me up at night was worrying about cash flow and tax liabilites. It seemed like every time I turned around my bank account was being emptied out by the IRS. I hired good accounting firms, but often felt that I didn't understand their language. Consequently, I was often surprised with my tax position - and often watched as my bank account drained unexpectedly.

My trade moved overseas to China so I decided to reinvent myself. I was great with numbers and really thought I could help others understand what I didn't as a small business owner. I worked for very successful CPA firms in Southeast Wisconsin before opening my own business. I watched carefully, paying attention to what each of them did well - and finally opened my own practice using the best of what I learned.

I learned that business owners want us to listen to them, guide them and not surprise them with fees and tax liabilities. It's personally important to me to have a relationship with each client - and to communicate clearly in a language that everyone understands. I want my clients to reach their goals - and want to do more than just crunch numbers for them.

We Listen...

It's important to really listen to someone if you want to help them. We need to understand each Client's unique goals if we're really going to help them succeed - so we listen carefully. We encourage our Clients to communicate with us as often as they'd like - and don't bill them for their phone calls and questions. 

We Guide...

We guide our Clients once we understand their goals. We help them develop a plan for profit using simple budgeting tools.  We also help them understand their tax position throughout the year by reviewing their financial statements - to avoid surprises at tax time.

You Smile...

We measure our success by how happy our Clients are. It's a simple measure - but it's really the most important one. Clients can smile when they know that they're really in control of their financial future. Clients can smile when tax time rolls around and they find themselves prepared - rather than surprised. Clients can smile knowing that they can call us with any question at any time - and there's no added cost...

My Firm...

All Associates in our office are educated and dedicated to our Clients.

Sarah is our Accounting Services Director. She has superior skills when it comes to attention to detail and organization. In other words - nothing falls through the cracks once it hits Sarah's desk! She's earned a four year degree in accounting and is currently working on her Master's degree so that she's eligible to take the CPA exam.

Diane is our Payroll and HR Director. She's an incredible problem solver - and when things get tough Diane steps up to the plate. Clients love her direct and no-nonsense approach. She's earned a four year degree in accounting, a Master's degree in HR and is pursuing an MBA.

Jean is our Client Services Director. She has great  integrity and is truly  one of the most dedicated people you'll ever know. Jean keeps our entire office focused on keeping our Clients happy. She works hard to introduce Clients to our firm and takes her reputation as seriously as I take the reputation of our entire firm.

Whitney is apprenticing as our Bookkeeper. She's an incredibly fast learner and has matched Sarah's attention to detail (which is really quite an accomplishment!). Whitney is currently attending college while pursuing a degree in accounting.

Please feel free to call us any time to learn more...
Dan Milos, CPA

We at Small Business Accounting Solutions LLC, work closely with small business owners in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Washington counties. As a "one-stop-shop", we provide our clients with complete Accounting services, Business and Individual Income Tax preparation, Payroll services, Quickbooks training and more! Small Business Accounting Solutions, LLC 1025 S Moorland Road Suite 500 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: (262)547-6000 http://www.sbasgroup.com

Small Business Accounting Brookfield | Sbas Group CPA's and Accountants

Small Business Accounting Solutions LLC serves Milwaukee, Waukesha, Brookfield, and Southeastern Wisconsin.  As your Business Accountant, we take care of your books for you. Call us today at 262-547-6000.

As a small business owner you have more important things to do than to keep your own books. We take care of your books for you, so you can get back to the job of running your business and generating profits!
Each month or quarter we'll do the following things for you...

• Reconcile your bank account
• Generate an income statement 
• Generate a balance sheet
• Clean up your general ledger
• Provide unlimited consultations

These tasks form the solid foundation of your small business accounting system. You can customize the package of services you receive by adding payroll, tax planning, tax preparation, or any of our other services.

Bank Reconciliation
Reconciling your business checking account each month allow us to keep your bank account, accounting, and taxes up-to-date.
Having us reconcile your account each month allows you to...

• Identify lost checks, lost deposits and unauthorized wire transactions.
   
• Detect and prevent excess/unjustified bank charges and ensures transactions are posted correctly by your bank.
   
• Detect and prevent embezzlement of funds from within your company.
   
• Know how your business is doing? You can't really know unless all accounts are reconciled and properly accounted for on your financial statement.
   
• Manage your cash more effectively. Proper management of funds not only saves money, it makes money for you.
   
• Protect yourself. By timely reconciling and promptly objecting to your bank about any unauthorized, fraudulent or forged checks presented to your bank and paid by that bank, you can relieve your agency of responsibility for the shortfall and transfer the risk to the bank. This reason to reconcile alone should be enough. Crime exists.
   
• Sleep Better. You will sleep more peacefully at night knowing your bank accounts are reconciled, in balance and that all escrow funds, accounts, checks and disbursed funds are properly accounted for.

 
Income StatementAn income statement, otherwise known as a profit and loss statement, basically adds an itemized list of all your revenues and subtracts an itemized list of all your expenses to come up with a profit or loss for the period.
An income statement allows you to...

• Track revenues and expenses so that you can determine the operating performance of your business.
   
• Determine what areas of your business are over-budget or under-budget.
   
• Identify specific items that are causing unexpected expenditures. Like phone, fax, mail, or supply expenses.
   
• Track dramatic increases in product returns or cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales.
   
• Determine your income tax liability.

Balance Sheet
A balance sheet gives you a snapshot of your business' financial condition at a specific moment in time.
A balance sheet helps you...

• Quickly get a handle on the financial strength and capabilities of your business.
   
• Identify and analyze trends, particularly in the area of receivables and payables. For example, if your receivables cycle is lengthening, maybe you can collect your receivables more aggressively.
   
• Determine if your business is in a position to expand.
   
• Determine if your business can easily handle the normal financial ebbs and flows of revenues and expenses?
   
• Determine if you need to take immediate steps to bolster cash reserves?
   
• Determine if your business has been slowing down payables to forestall an inevitable cash shortage?

Balance sheets, along with income statements, are the most basic elements in providing financial reporting to potential lenders such as banks, investors, and vendors who are considering how much credit to grant you.

Maintaining a Clean General Ledger
The general ledger is the core of your company's financial records. These records constitute the central "books" of your system. Since every transaction flows through the general ledger, a problem with your general ledger throws off all your books.
Having us review your general ledger system each month allows us to hunt down any discrepancies such as double billings or any unrecorded payments. Then we'll fix the discrepancies so your books are always accurate and kept in tip top shape.

Unlimited Consultations
We are always available to spend time with you so you fully understand how to interpret and utilize the financial information we provide. Our consultations are already included in our price, so please feel free to call us whenever you have a question or concern.

We at Small Business Accounting Solutions LLC, work closely with small business owners in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Washington counties. As a "one-stop-shop", we provide our clients with complete Accounting services, Business and Individual Income Tax preparation, Payroll services, Quickbooks training and more! Small Business Accounting Solutions, LLC 1025 S Moorland Road Suite 500 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: (262)547-6000 http://www.sbasgroup.com