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Top 7 Bookkeeping Mistakes

Whether you do it yourself or hire a professional for bookkeeping services, a little mistake can cost you big. From […]

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Tax Preparation Tip: Alternative Minimum Tax

Think the rich don’t pay enough taxes? The Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT, was intended as a means to ensure

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IRS Announces 2015 Tax Preparation Brackets & More

Never one to rest on its laurels, the IRS has announced its inflation adjustments for

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Tax Preparation Warning: 2 out 19 Tax Pro’s Get it Right

Last year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a study to test the field of tax preparation and found some

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It’s Time for Tax Preparation in Houston

We’ve previously shared a tax preparation checklist, which we hope you were able to utilize. Now with all your documentation

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Bookkeeping Tip: 7 Common Questions on Mortgages, Home Loans, and Business Loans

Today’s post is being brought to you by guest blogger Mario of Houston USDA Loans Those of you who hire

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Bookkeeping Services Houston Hack – Easy Invoices

Is invoicing one of your constant worries? If you own a business in the Houston area, you know how tough

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Tax Preparation Scams 2015

We’ve previously given you tips on tax preparation but were concerned that they weren’t enough. Everything from lottery wins to

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4 Amazing Tax Preparation Stats

With tax time in full swing, we did a little research and found some interesting statistics for tax preparation in

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Tax Preparation Tip: H&R Block’s Billion Dollar Claim

By now, we’ve all seen the H&R Block commercial with the guy telling you to “get your billions back, America,”

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Tax Preparation: Foreign Earned Income

There are many ways individuals and businesses earn income, and one of the most commonly ways they get it wrong

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Houston Accounting Tip: 5 Ways to Painlessly Cut $100 a Month From Your Spending

As a professional bookkeeper, I see a lot of spreadsheets of incomes and expenses, and sometimes it just doesn’t add

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Houston Accounting Tip: More IRS Troubles

With tax season upon us, it’s time for another bookkeeping tip from your Houston accounting pro. It seems that lately,

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Houston Accounting Tip: Tax Season and Cyber Scams

Tax season is stressful enough without having to add to it, but as with most things tax related, nothing is

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Houston Accounting Tip: IRS Notice Letter

Just because you filed your taxes and are expecting no refund doesn’t mean you’re free and clear. Around this time

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5 Free Invoice Tools for Bookkeepers

Hello, and welcome again to another useful bookkeeping entry from your local accounting firm in Houston. In today’s entry, we

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The A – Z of Most Common Tax Schedules

It’s that time again when individuals and business gather their documents and head off to an accounting firm in Houston

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5 New Tax and Accounting Changes for 2013

Anyone with an internet connection or television knows that fiscal year 2013 is going to be far different than the

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5 Things You Should Know About Houston Taxes (and Texas)

With the end of the year coming up, business owners and individuals alike are in the process of collecting their

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8 Best Tax Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Blogs

If you own a business, you can know the pain of filing two or more tax returns. With business taxes

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Tax Tips For Freelancers in Houston (or anywhere)

Whether you work for a big corporation or you are your own boss, there are always tax returns to be

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The 10 Best Nonprofit Accounting Blogs

Although nonprofit organizations have different tax and bookkeeping rules – and often benefit from them – they also must have

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Accounting Faux Paus: 6 Things You Should Never Put on the Company Credit Card

Thanks to Office Space For Rent for the content: Whether you work for yourself or someone else, having a company

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What You Should Bring With You to Your Houston Bookkeeper

Whether you’re coming by our offices or another Houston bookkeeper, there are some documents you need to bring with you.

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7 Small Business Accounting Blogs Worth Reading

Although we are an accounting firm in Houston, there are still tons of tools and tips out there that anyone

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Bookkeeper’s Recomendation on What Twentysomethings Should Know About Investing

On occasion, many clients find themselves with a substantial check after their tax preparation and ask for a bookkeeper’s opinion

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5 Must Have Free Tools for Accounting Firms

Hello, and welcome again to another useful bookkeeping entry from your local accounting firm in Houston. In today’s entry, we

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5 Business Accounting/Bookkeeping Blogs You Should Read

Sure, there are tons of accounting options in the blogosphere, in addition to this humble entry from your Houston bookkeeper,

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5 Best Free Alternatives to Bookkeeping With Excel

The days of Microsoft Office’s Excel dominating the field of bookkeeping are long behind us. But if you are buying

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