Darron Kendrick, CPA, MA
Financial Advisor
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How to
Create a Simple Checkbook Register With Microsoft Excel
It's convenient to record your checking account activity with an electronic check register you create using Microsoft Excel. You can customize your check register to categorize expenses so you can keep track of where you...
How to Report Someone to the IRS
Alerting the Internal Revenue Service to shady financial practices Some American taxpayers find themselves in the uncomfortable position of witnessing another person’s tax evasion and fraud. The Internal Revenue Servic...
How to Calculate Goodwill Using Profits and Capitalization
Learn to evaluate the value of a business Goodwill is a type of intangible asset — that is to say, an asset that is non-physical, and is often difficult to value. Along with goodwill, these types of assets can include...
How to
File a Zero Income Tax Return
Generally, you are not required to file a tax return with the IRS if your income is below the taxable threshold. However, even if you had no income for the year, you may want to file a return if you are eligible for refu...
How to
Do Your Own Taxes
Filing taxes can be a little overwhelming for most people, especially if you plan to prepare and file them yourself. Electronic filing options have made doing your own taxes much easier and less stressful, but it can sti...
How to
Account for Customer Deposits
Sometimes a business needs to make a deposit of cash up front when placing a business-to-business order. This may be for an unusual one-time purchase such as for a large piece of machinery, or the business may not have t...
How to
Create a Revocable Trust
A trust is a probate-free approach to passing assets to your beneficiaries when you die. When you create a “revocable” trust, you fund the trust during your lifetime and can change the trust or cancel it at any time....
How to
Account for Share Buy Back
A share buyback, also called a share repurchase, occurs when a company buys outstanding shares of its own stock from investors. This stock can either be retired or held on the books as "treasury stock." There are numerou...
How to
Calculate Clothing Donations for Taxes
If you donate clothing and other items to a non-profit organization like Goodwill or St. Vincent De Paul, you may be eligible to receive a tax deduction for your donation. Keep a list of everything you give to charity an...
How to
Calculate Intrinsic Value
Many analysts believe that the market price of a particular stock does not represent the true value of the company. These analysts use intrinsic value to determine if a stock’s price undervalues the business. There are...
How to Calculate the Future Value of an Investment
The value of money fluctuates over time. Interest rates and inflation increase and decrease the value of money. You can calculate the future value of money in an investment or interest bearing account. First, find out...
How to
Account for Royalty Payments
Royalties are payments made to artists, musicians, and other creators who own intellectual property by the distributor, publisher, or manufacturer that sells the creator's property. These licensees pay royalties to the c...
How to
Account for Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill is an accounting concept that is used when dealing with acquisitions. When one company acquires another entire company, the purchase price is likely to exceed the total value of the acquired firm's net identifia...
How to
Account for Subsidiaries
A subsidiary is a company that is controlled by another company that owns 50% or more of its voting stock. The controlling company, also called the parent company, is said to have a controlling interest in the subsidiary...
How to
Calculate Net Income
Net income is your total income after taxes, deductions, credits, and business operating expenses. There is a slightly different process for calculating your personal net income, and calculating your business net income....
How to
Annualize a Percentage
Annualized percentage rates (APRs) are commonly defined as costs to borrow money or return on investment of money. They measure performance over the course of a year. However, many lenders offer rates quoted on a monthly...
How to
File Just State Taxes
If you've already filed your federal taxes separately, or if you are only filing a state tax return for whatever reason, you have 3 basic methods for doing so. You can file your return directly with your state's departme...
