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Startup Taxes

Comprehensive tax guidance for startups including tax planning, compliance, filing requirements, and strategies to minimize tax burden while ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Understanding Power of Attorney (POA) Notifications

Understanding Power of Attorney (POA) Notifications

Updated on Sun, Jul 24, 2022

POA (power of attorney) notifications are sent out from taxing authorities, like states or the federal government, when they receive POA authorizations.

byVanessa Kruze
When Startups Should Start Bookkeeping and Taxes

When Startups Should Start Bookkeeping and Taxes

Updated on Fri, Oct 31, 2025

Learn when founders need to begin bookkeeping and tax filing – key steps for compliance, funding, and growth in early-stage startups.

byBryan Long, MBA
2026 Startup Accounting Playbook for First-Time Founders

2026 Startup Accounting Playbook for First-Time Founders

Updated on Wed, Dec 31, 2025

Follow a founder-friendly bookkeeping playbook to set systems, track runway, stay compliant, and impress investors with cleaner numbers.

byKruze Consulting
Sales Tax and Nexus for Distributed Startup Teams

Sales Tax and Nexus for Distributed Startup Teams

Updated on Thu, Jan 22, 2026

Hiring in multiple states? Learn how sales tax and nexus rules work for distributed teams, where you may need to register, and how to stay compliant without drowning in complexity.

byKruze Consulting
Tax Outsourcing Services vs. DIY for Startup Founders

Tax Outsourcing Services vs. DIY for Startup Founders

Updated on Sun, Jun 7, 2026

DIY startup taxes look cheap until missed R&D credits and compliance gaps surface before a fundraise. See when tax outsourcing services pay off.

byKruze Consulting
Startup Social Security Tax Explained

Startup Social Security Tax Explained

Updated on Sun, Jun 19, 2022

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. 

byKruze Consulting
What are IRS Form W-8 and FATCA?

What are IRS Form W-8 and FATCA?

Updated on Sun, May 8, 2022

Avoid costly FATCA withholding—learn which W-8 form your foreign contractors, vendors, or investors need and how startups stay compliant.

byKruze Consulting
Startup Taxes 2026: Remote Hiring, Nexus & State Income Tax

Startup Taxes 2026: Remote Hiring, Nexus & State Income Tax

Updated on Mon, Mar 23, 2026

Learn how remote hiring affects startup taxes, state nexus, and multi-state filing so your venture-backed startup stays compliant as it scales.

byKruze Consulting
October 31 Tax Deadlines for Startups

October 31 Tax Deadlines for Startups

Updated on Mon, Oct 28, 2019

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.

byKruze Consulting
July 2026 Startup Accounting & Tax Deadlines by City

July 2026 Startup Accounting & Tax Deadlines by City

Updated on Sun, Jun 21, 2026

Key July 2026 tax deadlines for startups, including federal, state, and major city dates, that founders should be aware of.

byKruze Consulting
Should you Prepare a Tax-Return if a C-Corp Made Low Profit?

Should you Prepare a Tax-Return if a C-Corp Made Low Profit?

Updated on Tue, Nov 6, 2018

Confirm whether you must file—learn if a C-Corp without revenue still needs a tax return and what penalties you risk by skipping.

byVanessa Kruze
How to Move your Startup's Fiscal Year End from Dec to Jan

How to Move your Startup's Fiscal Year End from Dec to Jan

Updated on Sun, Sep 5, 2021

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.

byKruze Consulting