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It doesn’t matter if the economy is up or down. Your kids are watching what you do, especially the way you spend, save, invest, etc. Bookkeepers are a great way to teach kids about money because we focus our careers on helping families and businesses do the most with what they have. So think like […]

Electricity has changed the way we do business but can also be a burden. Organizations of all sizes try to reduce their energy consumption in the hopes they will improve their bookkeeping. Renowned expert in artificial intelligence Bastiaan de Groot believes there is far more money to be saved in the smart technologies of today […]

Planning for retirement is no easy task for anyone. It can be a challenge to find the best retirement planning advice in a web swimming with it. The right retirement tools can go a long way in helping you create an efficient, stress-free process. You don’t have the time or the patience to sort through […]

We at B&J love sharing a variety of bookkeeping tips. One challenge we often find which can be awkward is going to lunch with a prospective new client, boss, business partner. Which one of you pays? What should you order? How much small talk vs. shop talk do you make? We’ll give you all the […]

It’s almost time for the most dreaded days of the year: 2018 Tax Day. It is scheduled for this Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The 15th falls on a weekend, so we get an extra two days. It doesn’t have to be all bad. Many businesses offer tax day freebies to help ease the pain. We’ve […]

It’s that time again when individuals and business gather their documents and head off to an accounting firm to get help in preparing their Houston tax return. And while we’ve previously discussed tons of bookkeeping tips, we decided to give a little tutorial for those of you who use any schedule forms when filing taxes. […]

Depending on how you’ve been paid throughout the year, this just might be the time of year when you gain a windfall in the form of a tax refund. The size of these checks varies by state and income, but nearly 8 out of 10 Americans will receive one. The average refund for 2017 was […]

In continuing with our series on Tips You Must Read Before Donating to Charity we are sharing some final hacks and thoughts on how you donate spend your hard earned dollars. Our feeling is charities should work as hard to earn and responsibly spend their donations as you do. So with that in mind, check […]