Making Accounting Information Timely is Critical
Many times small businesses associate accounting only with having their taxes done at year-end. But monthly accounting helps you have meaningful and timely information – which is critical to making the right decisions. I’ve had potential clients come to me and say they would have done something differently if they would have had information sooner. I work with you throughout the year to help get you that timely information. By outsourcing, you can choose to outsource a portion or all the accounting.
Get Info into software
Accounting gives you meaningful info, but if you don’t like accounting
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Good Systems Simplify
Accounting may equal a headache to you. If you are overwhelmed with scattered financial information, we can create a system to simplify getting info into QuickBooks - we don't need to 're-create the wheel' every month.
Ongoing procedures can help decrease struggles ... and you'll be happy you have these if someone is sick or quits.
'Close' Monthly
Getting information entered in the software is just the beginning
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Double-checks are key!
Then, the month-end activities need to be done. One important activity is bank and credit card reconciliations--so you can double-check you recorded ALL transactions. Plus there's more work like recording depreciation and loan interest.
The list goes on, but the GOAL is to get you complete information. We help with month-end closing.
Prepare Reports
This is where we want to get to: what you need to make the right decisions
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Financial Statements
The Income Statement and Balance Sheet are two important pieces of 'financial statements'. This is often the first thing your tax CPA or the bank asks for.
But it's these reports that are key to YOU understanding and running your business ... don't wait until the year-end tax process to take care of problems. We work with you monthly to prepare these reports.
It’s important we work as a team
To get started, it’s important we discuss upfront not only the accounting help you need, but also talk about how involved you want to be monthly. We can also discuss how to communicate: it may be more efficient to communicate via phone, text, or email, but sometimes on-site meetings may be better.
Accounting Purpose: to keep a pulse on your business
Many entrepreneurs relate accounting to taxes. But that’s only part of the purpose.
Getting timely information (at least monthly) helps you keep a pulse on your business.