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July 15 – Payroll tax deposits due for monthly depositors July 20 – Texas Sales and Use Tax Return due for monthly and quarterly filers ...

August 2 – Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return (Form 941) due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Texas Workforce Commission Employer’s Quarterly Report (From C3) due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Employer’s Federal Unemployment Tax Deposit due for Q2 payroll August 2 – Deadline for filing 2009 retirement or employee benefit returns (5500 series) ...

Many of us are living close to our financial limit these days. This makes building a comfortable cash reserve all the more important. If you've always wanted to strengthen your savings account, but have lacked a simple how-to, read on. ...

The IRS offers some excellent tips on preparing yourself and your business for disaster. ...

Many artisans take odd jobs to make ends meet. Here are four points the IRS wants everyone to know about income earned via odd and/or summer jobs. ...

Did you know that your summer day care expenses may qualify for an income tax credit? Here are five facts the IRS wants you to know about a tax credit available for child care expenses. ...

I’ve taken the leap of willing self-employment. How can I be sure to land on my feet and not my face? ...

Having a good idea is great, unless it's distracting you from an important task. Rex shares one of his own tricks for dealing with distractions while getting stuff done. ...

Artists with art to vend often face the perplexing problem of where to sell their wares online. Blogger Jason Fitzpatrick analyzed the marketplace for, well, marketplaces and offers his top five picks. ...

Karol Gajda, guest posting on zenhabits.com, has authored a succinct and excellent guide for beginners starting a small on-line business. His post is absolutely worth the 7 minutes you'll invest in reading it, even if your business isn't primarily on-line or that small. ...