Amortization calculator—Also a mortgage calculator that lets you keep recalculating based on a higher down-payment or added amounts to monthly payments.
Bonus calculator—aggregate method. Uses regular federal withholding rates. Use if your state allows the aggregate method. Free registration required.
Bonus calculator—percent method. Uses supplemental withholding rates. Use if your state does not have a supplemental withholding rate and permits the percent method. Free registration required.
Calendar calculator—generate a calendar for any month.
Car lease payment calculator—lays out the future costs of an auto lease.
CD calculator—shows payout at maturity based on initial deposit, interest, term and period of compounding (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).
Currency converter—converts any currency into any other.
Currency converter—converts any currency into any other.
Financial Calculators—Any financial calculator you need.
Gross-up calculator—when you want an employee’s bonus to include payment of the taxes the employee would have had to pay on the bonus. Free registration required.
Hourly employee paycheck calculator—includes filing status, deductions, state withholding, exemptions, other withholding etc. Free registration required.
Loan calculator—calculates loan payment amounts; savings and annuity amounts and future value.
Mathematical functions—from basic to PhD level.
Measurement converter—converts any measure to any other.
Monthly compounding calculator—takes an amount and compounds it monthly over a fixed period at a fixed annual yield. Allows added monthly contributions.
Monthly mortgage payment table calculator—generates a table of monthly payments.
Number of days calculator—calculate the number of days between any two dates.
Public employee paycheck calculator—for federal, state, and local governments. Free registration required.
Roth IRA—conversion calculator.
Time zones—zone-by-zone times worldwide.
Tip tax calculator—if your employees receive tips. Free registration required.
Business expenses—how to reduce expenses; a checklist.
Business plans—useful for new or growing businesses. Be sure to click on “Writing the plan” and “Using the plan” in the lefthand column.
Business records retention—to see how long to keep different kinds of business records.
Business scams—current ones, how to guard against.
Business start-ups—checklists for new businesses.
Business start-ups—selecting the right entity (sole proprietorship, S corp, LLC, etc.).
Business structure—comparisons (sole proprietorship v. S corp v. LLC, etc.).
Credit and Collections—the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, section by section.
Domain names—find out what names are available before you try to register a name.
Fax worldwide via e-mail—free trial on faxing from any place in the world to any place in the world.
Home-business scams—current ones, how to guard against.
Management—online integrated library for personal, professional and organizational development with approximately 650 topics.
Social Security Statement—request a personal statement online.
Strategic Planning Process—basics.
Trade magazines by industry—free.
Wages—by geographical area and occupation.
Abbreviations—used in business
Abbreviations—used on the Internet (in e-mail, chatrooms, etc.)
Accounting terms—dictionary.
Area codes—quickly find the area code for a geographical location—or find the geographical location of the area code that you are dialing.
Banking terms—for paper, EFT, AMT and other transactions.
Business tax, financial, and real-estate terms—a glossary, A-M.
Business tax, financial, and real-estate terms—a glossary, N-Z.
Nonprofit organization (NPO) accounting terms—a glossary
SIC codes—get the SIC number for any industry or specialty.
Synonyms—a thesaurus.
Words, phrases, translations—a dictionary
Business forms—download invoices, purchase orders, check requests, employment applications, loan agreements, real-estate contracts, etc.
Legal forms—contracts, loan documents, and other forms by state.
Financial management guide for non-profit organizations—Although the material says 2008, it is usable now.
Accounting—Nonprofit financial accounting issues explained.
Accounting—Nonprofit financial accounting issues explained—up-to-date FASBs
Contributions—FASB Pronouncement No. 116 “Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions made”
Databases—how to choose the right one for your NPO; what to look for in a database. (There is a range of freeware, offering applications as varied as finance, dances and hobbies, so don’t give up if the first one is not suitable.)
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NPOs.Financial Accounting Regulation for Nonprofit Organizations
Financial statements—FASB 117 “Financial Statement of Not-For-Profit Organization.”
Form 990—how to read it and what it means.
Governmental Accounting Standards Board—for government entities.
GuideStar—all kinds of information for NPOs. Free registration may be required.
Management—free library comprises 72 categories including finance, benefits administration and compensation and includes NPO topics.
NPO links—useful links for NPOs (be sure to scroll down).
Other revenue (UBIT)— rules, regs and reporting.
Reporting regulations—for the states.
Reporting regulations—IRS rules and regs.
Revenue from exempt-purpose activities—rules, regs and reporting.
Revenue from public support— rules, regs and reporting.
Software—a list of available NPO software
Tax—Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits
Tools and templates (help for small firms)
Balance sheet template—for a sole proprietorship can be modified for corporation or partnership. Change account titles or format as needed. Spreadsheet calculates subtotals and totals for specified period.
Business plan templates—from Microsoft Office.
Cash flow budget template—worksheet for 6-month cash budget includes most inflows outflows. Modified as needed.
Customer account statement template—track charges and payments on customer’s account, send at month end to remind of balance due.
Daily cash sheet template—plug in daily amounts and spot discrepancies (from theft, misrecorded credit-card purchases, etc.).
Income statement template—for a sole proprietorship can be modified for corporation or partnership. Change account titles or format as needed. Spreadsheet calculates subtotals, totals and net income for specified period.
Loan application and bank review form template—shows what the bank will ask for and how it will use your data to make a decision on your loan.
Monthly bank reconciliation template—plug in bank balance, deposits in transit, etc. and ledger Cash balance for instant totals that show if the amounts reconcile.
Personal bank statement template—when owner’s financial position is required. Spreadsheet asks for the typical information (personal assets, liabilities, sources of income, etc.). Fill it out, get a snapshot of how you look.