The expenses tag has no wiki summary.
1
vote
2answers
38 views
Which expenses eat up investments the most: sales charge (front / back-end load), foreign exchange spread, or expense ratio?
I am a bit confused as to which expenses eat up most of the investment.
Some brokers have low sales commission but the foreign exchange spread is high. Some have higher sales commission but lower ...
2
votes
2answers
62 views
Can the interest on a cash out refinance for a rental property be claimed as an expense?
I currently have my home all paid off. I am thinking about purchasing another property as my primary home, and renting out my paid off current home. My question is should I:
Get a regular loan for ...
3
votes
1answer
125 views
Do transaction fees for investing in funds offset the benefit of a low expense ratio?
When looking for low expense-ratio funds (specifically Target Date funds), they all seem to be one of two options:
No transaction fees and high expense ratio (Example: AREVX $0 transaction, %.98 ...
1
vote
2answers
78 views
If you work from abroad for a week, does that count as a business expense?
I'll be working from abroad (I'm in the US and going to the UK) for about a week. I'll be spending my days 8+ hours working, and spending the nights out.
Can I deduct the plane ticket for this trip ...
4
votes
1answer
72 views
Two Different Websites List Different Expense Ratios - Which One Can I Trust?
I'm trying to find VXF's expense ratio.
Finance.yahoo.com says that it is .10%.
Seeking Alpha says that it is .16%. (and I suppose that I should consider that a tracking error of .11% further ...
1
vote
3answers
352 views
How to budget or gain control of daily spending if suffering from OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)?
I want to get better at saving money as I am a spendthrift. I am not always able to control myself since I suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I am not able to spend money wisely since ...
1
vote
1answer
50 views
1099 for settlement what about lawyer fees?
I am getting a settlement from a business over a suit but most of the settlement will go to the attorney to cover their fees incurred on contingency. If the 1099 reports the full settlement, will I ...
0
votes
2answers
155 views
Expensive agenda book/organizer. Office expense or fixed asset?
I am unsure how to book an agenda book/organizer that was purchased for our business. Normally I book office/organizational expenses (notebooks, printer ink, etc.) as "Office Expenses" but the cost ...
5
votes
1answer
290 views
What is considered a business expense on a business trip?
Scenario: I own my own business (LLC). There is a business-related conference that I wish to attend that requires travel. I assume airfare, cabs, hotel and conference tickets are all obvious ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
How to record expense sheet as journal entries in Quickbooks Online?
Let's say I own a business and I make 3 business-related purchases on my personal credit card in August. Given the following example expense report:
08/01/2011 - $20 - Web Hosting
08/05/2011 - $130 ...
3
votes
2answers
127 views
Run for the Gold!! Which one though?
There are many gold based ETFs, let's take GLD and IAN for this example.
GLD trades approximately at $160
IAN approximately at $16
If you compare the performances of the two in the past weeks, ...
3
votes
2answers
258 views
How to transfer personal auto lease to business auto lease?
What is involved in transferring a personal auto lease to a business auto lease? We have a car for our business that was leased prior to establishing our LLC, therefore it is under our names, ...
10
votes
5answers
840 views
How to determine how much to charge your business for rent (in your house)?
I started a business this year and have a dedicated room in my home for this business. How do I determine the rate at which I will charge the business rent for the space?
2
votes
1answer
98 views
How to properly use a personal income/expense sheet for budgeting (or more)?
I am just beginning to set up a personal income/expense sheet on a daily basis. After a month, I have a bunch of raw data in it.
Due to lack of experience, I am not sure how to use this record. Do ...
1
vote
1answer
177 views
How to represent “out of pocket” purchases in general ledger journal entry?
If you use personal money to pay for expenses (advertising, equipmemt), how do you represent this in a journal entry? Normally, if the money was coming from the business, you would just decrease the ...
2
votes
1answer
63 views
What is expense growth in this diagram?
Taken from Standard Chartered's 2010 full year web print final
My questions are:
1) What are the 'C's referring to? Eg. c.400 c.350 etc.
2) What are WB and CB?
3) What's BAU?
4) Why is ...
5
votes
6answers
545 views
How to keep control of shared expenses inside marriage?
I've been married for a couple of years now, and we've been playing pretty loose with our finances (we keep separate accounts and like to pay more or less equally for our common expenses). Lately, ...
3
votes
3answers
178 views
Are taxes applied to expense reimbursements?
I have recently accepted a new job which requires me to move across the country and as part of my employment I was offered a signing bonus to assist with relocation. It just barely occurred to me that ...
1
vote
1answer
98 views
What is the procedure, and limit of medical expenses in order to claim for tax returns in US?
Since last year I have spent sufficient amount of money on medical bills (greater than $1500) as a result of 20% that I am supposed to cover under my insurance. My questions are:
For an ...
4
votes
2answers
153 views
Where do expense ratios show up on my statement?
This answer describes the lowered expense ratios of Vanguard admiral shares compared to Vanguard investor-class shares.
How do I tell from my statements that I am saving money through the lowered ...
10
votes
8answers
324 views
What expenses do most people not prepare for that turn into “emergencies” but are not covered by an Emergency Fund?
I'm looking for expenses that most of us should be planning for, but that we may not think about. Some of these would be re-occurring expenses that happen infrequently, while others would be one time ...
4
votes
2answers
189 views
What expenses do 401k funds charge?
What expenses do 401k funds charge? For example, do they charge front-end or back-end loads (commission when buying or selling funds)? Also how do I find out if the 401k administrator charges a fee?
15
votes
2answers
269 views
What should I reserve “emergency savings” for?
Should I reserve my "emergency savings" solely for times of unexpected unemployment, or keep these savings flexible enough to cover other unforeseen critical needs?
5
votes
3answers
168 views
Why are ETF MERs lower than mutual fund MERs?
Why are exchange traded fund (ETF) management expense ratios (MERs) lower than mutual fund MERs?
5
votes
2answers
140 views
Working abroad in Australia, what is involved financially and administratively?
I've always dreamed of making it down to Australia to work, intentionally for the long term but would probably go for 1 year as a "trial" (or at least force myself to go that long)
What would the ...
6
votes
2answers
129 views
What is the difference between a charge card and a credit card?
There used to be a type of card that was offered called a "charge" card, how is that different from a credit card?
