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The Products You Need for Managing and Tracking Business Expenses

Learn more about the different products you can use to make tracking and managing your expenses as a business owner easier.

Running a flourishing business means overseeing a constant flow of money. Luckily, though, there are products that can help you cover, manage and track your business expenses effectively and smoothly. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Business checking accounts

A designated business checking account can help a business manage and track expenses, taxes and revenue. Separate accounts also protect the business owner from losing personal assets if action is taken against the company. Business owners can use their checking accounts to deposit checks made out to their company and to cover business expenses, such as payroll or paying suppliers. Learn more about Listerhill's business checking account options.

Business savings account

A business savings account is an account designated for funds to be used in case of emergency or for future business expenses. The money in this account will grow at a greater dividend rate, but access to funds is more limited. Listerhill's Business Share Savings account accrues competitive interest and only requires $5 to open. Learn more about Listerhill's Business Share Savings account.

Business credit card

A business credit card provides small business owners with easy and unsecured access to a revolving line of credit. The business owner can use the credit to withdraw cash as necessary, cover large expenses, make purchases, fund expansion or meet monthly bill payments.

A business credit card is easier to qualify for in comparison to a business loan, but will nearly always have a higher interest rate. However, if the business owner is careful only to use the credit card when it is absolutely necessary and pays the bill before it’s due, interest will not accrue. With Listerhill's business credit card, you can get awesome perks like a low fixed rate, multiple user access, merchandise rewards and a flexible credit limit. Learn more about what you need to open a business credit card with Listerhill.

Tax software

Tracking business expenses and marking which can be deducted from a company’s tax liability can be super-challenging. Tax software designed for businesses makes this task easy. Business tax software, like H&R Block, Quickbooks, TaxAct and TaxSlayer, can track all the expenses of a business and help owners file taxes efficiently and easily.

Money management apps

Managing expenses for a small business isn’t easy. Fortunately, there’s an app for that! Money management apps like Mint, Truebill and ZohoBooks, allow businesses to track and review all their expenses in one convenient location. Chart expenses on colored graphs, categorize them for easier tax filing and link accounts for automatic syncing of expenditures and income.

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  • How do I know what kind of interest I have?

    If you are not sure what kind of interest your loan has, check your loan documents or contact your lender.

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  • Is Simple or Compound Interest Better?

    It depends on what you need! If you are saving money in an account or being repaid for a loan, compound interest may be a good choice for you.

    If you are borrowing money, you may be able to pay less over time with simple interest.

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  • How do you calculate interest on a savings account?

    The simplest way to calculate interest is to use an online savings calculator like this one. But if you want to do the math yourself, you can plug your information into the compound interest formula of A = P (1 + r/n)^(nt).

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  • How does compound interest work?

    Compound interest means that the money you earn in interest also earns interest, rather than just the principal. Basically, the amount of interest you earn will grow every time interest is added (or compounded) rather than staying the same. This makes it ideal for savings accounts. The formula for calculating compound interest is A = P (1 + r/n)^(nt). The variables for this formula are:

    • A = Total amount
    • P = Principal or staring amount
    • r = Annual interest rate
    • n = Number of times interest is added per time period
    • t = Number of time periods

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  • What is an average interest rate?

    Interest rates vary greatly depending on the type of account, supply and demand, and what the Federal Reserve sets. For a typical savings account, you could expect anywhere from 0.01-0.08%. For a high yield savings account, on the other hand, it’s not uncommon to see interest rates of 0.2%-0.6%. A CD (certificate of deposit) can earn 0.07-1.2%, or even higher, depending on the length and financial institution.

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