Setting Up For Success With Bookkeeping in Portland, Oregon
How to Handle Bookkeeping For Your Business As we’ve said before, financial problems are one of the top reasons why businesses fail. It usually comes down to poor planning and management. If you want your business to succeed, you need to keep your finances straight....
3 More Ideas To Get More Out of Your Bookkeeper
How Expanding Bookkeeping Can Expand Your Budget Do you want to get more out of your bookkeeper? A lot of people under-utilize their bookkeepers. Many think that all they do is import the financial records into Quickbooks and make sure it’s all ready for tax season....
3 Things We Can Do To Give You More Vacation Options
Don’t Overwork Yourself They say time is money. While it’s true that you can spend time to make money, all time isn’t the same amount of money. There’s a large body of research that demonstrates how working too many hours backfires in the long run. The reason is...
3 Ways To Get The Most Out of a Virtual Assistant Bookkeeper
Bookkeeping is a vital part of any business. Having a virtual assistant as a bookkeeper is very good for helping manage your money. If you want to get the most out of your virtual assistant bookkeeper, though, there are three things you should make sure you do. 1....
7 Need To Know Facts About the Payroll Protection Program
What Is the Payroll Protection Program? As we’re going into the second year of the Covid-19 outbreak, more and more businesses are struggling to stay afloat. While everybody checks under couch cushions and between car seats for spare change to keep going, congress...
Do I Need QuickBooks?
QuickBooks For Accounting If you run a business of any size, you’ve probably heard of QuickBooks. It’s one of the most popular suites of accounting software on the market. It has lots of tools to help you with accounting and bookkeeping. What Does QuickBooks Do? It...
3 Things You Should Write Down For Tax Purposes
End Of The Year It’s the end of the year. That means it’s time to start thinking about taxes. Tax season might not be for another few months, but that’s not something you want to leave to the last minute. If you haven’t scheduled an appointment with your bookkeeper to...
The New Tax Form in 2021
The IRS has drafted a new tax form to be used in 2021 and moving forward. Or, to be more precise, it’s brought back an older tax form. The tax form is the 1099-NEC (non-employee compensation) and is a revival of an older tax form that hasn’t been used since 1982. How...
Tax Extension Time Running Out
Time To Get Your Taxes Done Covid has been making trouble for a lot of us, including the IRS. While the basic filing deadline was in July, the tax extension deadline was sent to October 15th this year. It’s now September and the time to get your taxes done is running...
3 Pros and Cons of Do It Yourself Bookkeeping
Should You Do It Yourself or Not? Whether you do it yourself or not, the bookkeeping needs to be done. You have to keep your budget straight to succeed in any business. If you don’t do it, you’ll screw up your tax returns and spend more money than you make. Poor money...