Happy Frequency Friday! Tax Planning Resources! Navigating Stress! Employee Appreciation Day 3/1!

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR UPCOMING TAX DEADLINES

Are you scrambling to gather your business income and expenses for last year in order to prepare your 2023 tax return? With the business tax deadline rapidly approaching on March 15^th, we thought it would be a good time to share a few options to help keep your income and expenses organized for 2024! Save valuable time and sign up for one of these bookkeeping software today! They can easily be synced with your bank and credit card accounts!

Wave – currently the base version is free https://www.waveapps.com/
Freshbooks – plans starting at $19/month https://www.freshbooks.com/
Quickbooks – plans starting at $30/month with 50% off the first 3 months https://quickbooks.intuit.com/pricing/

If you can keep track of your income and expenses throughout the year, it makes it easy for us to do your tax planning! Also, we offer full bookkeeping and payroll services, so if you would like for us to send you a proposal or learn more, let us know!

So, what does this quote mean? Well, it means that we can fight stress simply by deciding what to think about. Yeah, it's as simple (and as tough) as that! Of course, stress is something we all face. And often, it's not so much about what's happening around us, but how we see or CHOOSE to interpret those events. In our busy lives we often forget that the real source of our stress is not the things on our to do list.

It is how we think about and relate to the things we have to do, as well as our hopes and desires. Rarely is the activity that we are currently engaged in the actual source of the stress that we feel. Our stress is more directly related to our attachment to having things turn out in a particular way and a fear or concern that they may not. Unfortunately, our attachment is usually tied to an exaggerated view as to the actual importance of any particular outcome.

As beautifully stated by John Bruna, “I invite you to be aware of stress as it arises. When you notice stress, instead of reacting, take a few breaths, let go of exaggerations and gain some perspective, remember these are just moments that will come and go and what is important is how you show up. Then redirect your thoughts to the resources you have available and do the best you can under the circumstances.”

XX-Jill

Employee Appreciation Day 3/1!

On the first Friday of March, employers celebrate National Employee Appreciation Day. Created to honor the contributions, work ethic, achievements, positive attitudes, and overall great work of employees, the day stands as the perfect time to recognize employees within your own company.

One way that you can connect with your employees on Employee Appreciation Day is by crafting a personalized message to accompany a small gift or company swag. With the right message, you can appreciate employees’ hard work while also letting them know how much you respect and admire them as both a person and a worker.

Though you should certainly appreciate your employees more than just a single day each year, Employee Appreciation Day gives you another opportunity to show your appreciation for employees — and reap the benefits to boot.

Experts have found that 69% of employees say they would work harder if their efforts were better recognized. But employee recognition influences more than employees — it affects the entire company.

Here are just a few key benefits of recognizing and rewarding your employees:

Improved Retention: Recognizing and rewarding your employees can help to increase their loyalty to the company and reduce turnover.

Enhanced Teamwork and Collaboration: When employees see that their contributions are being recognized, it can encourage them to become team players, collaborate more effectively, and go the extra mile.

Increased Productivity: Recognizing and rewarding employees for their excellent work can increase their productivity by giving them a sense of purpose and encouraging them to perform at their best.

Increased Productivity: Recognizing and rewarding employees for their excellent work can increase their productivity by giving them a sense of purpose and encouraging them to perform at their best.

Greater Customer Satisfaction: Happy and motivated employees are more likely to provide better service to customers, which can make a huge difference in customer satisfaction, reviews, and ratings.

Boosted Morale and Motivation: Giving kudos to the efforts of your staff can make them feel valued and appreciated, which can in turn boost employee engagement, employee morale, team spirit, and motivation. In an overarching sense, the best employee is an engaged employee.

Prioritizing employee recognition via Employee Appreciation Day creates a win-win situation for both you and your employees. By recognizing and rewarding good work, you can create a positive and productive work environment, resulting in increased job satisfaction — which ultimately leads to a successful business.

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