by Kim Harris | Dec 27, 2012 | Accounting, Business Development, Business Tips, Management Tips, Time Management Tips
For businesses with fiscal years that coincide with the calendar year, the slate of revenues and expenses will be wiped clean on New Year’s Day. Starting with a clean slate gives us a chance to reflect on our 2012 results before we enter 2013 and experience the hope...
by Kim Harris | Dec 13, 2012 | Accounting, Bookkeeping Tips, Business Tips, Management Tips, Time Management Tips
When you think of an accountant’s duties, you might think about traditional tasks, such as tax preparation, bookkeeping, and financial statement preparation. Here are five additional tasks that accountants can help with that you might not think of. 1. Evaluating...
by Kim Harris | Nov 29, 2012 | Accounting, Bookkeeping Tips, Business Tips, Cost-Savings Tips, Payroll Tips
Year-end is coming up for many businesses, and it’d be nice to know what your final revenue and profit numbers will be for the year. Before we can calculate these key numbers, there are year-end adjustments that may need to be made to your books that will change the...
by Kim Harris | Nov 15, 2012 | Business Tips, Management Tips, Time Management Tips
We know we’ll never make tax season your favorite time of year, but perhaps we can make it easier. Here are five things you can do now to smooth out the time required to pull your records together for your tax preparer. 1. Contractor Clean-up In preparation for...
by Kim Harris | Nov 1, 2012 | Business Development, Business Tips
In a small business, the owner ends up wearing many hats to get the product or service delivered, the customers served, and the accounts settled. Within each functional area of a small business, there are even more hats. Although the accounting function might be...