Clients new to our services frequently ask how to best organize their books. We tell them the sooner you clean up your books, the better among many other bookkeeping tips. Focus on growing your organization without letting the books fall to the wayside. Below are the 5 worst bookkeeping practices you should break right now.
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We recently shared how a woman stole $2.7 million from her employer. This week the Internal Revenue Service and its partners outlined six critical steps for tax professionals to protect their email and equipment for the purpose of safeguarding sensitive tax data. We saw the usual tips detailed and thought it could use a modern […]
Unfortunately, the new tax law will not affect the taxes you file this year, aka your 2017 taxes. The new law will go into effect for this year’s taxes in 2018. You may see an immediate uptake in your next paycheck, as your employer may adjust for lower rates. The new lower rates only apply […]
We at B&J Bookkeeping are experts in small business bookkeeping. Every year a report entitled “The State of Small Business” comes out with some interesting facts, finds, stats, etc. We’ll save you the trouble of reading it all for yourself by sharing these 6 key small business bookkeeping takeaways that range from the semi-obvious to […]
It’s time for another of our Ask a Houston Bookkeeper series. The Dow Jones industrial average grew to a historic 23,000 today. It is the first time the index closed below a 1,000 point milestone it hit on the same day since it was at 16,000. With all this capital being created with more on […]
You’re a general contractor, not a bookkeeper. Is it really in the best interest of your business’s finances to handle your own numbers? Even if someone on your crew or family member offers, what is the slightest slip up going to cost? Below, we will give you some invaluable tips for why and how to […]
As we’ve previously stated, just because you aren’t an expert bookkeeper doesn’t mean you should be in the dark when it comes to your finances. Even those who know nothing about bookkeeping, finances, or investing can learn the basics. Sadly, too many clients are too busy to learn even tthat. Now they can learn or […]
We at B&J are all about sharing bookkeeping and tax tips, both of which boil down to money. But did you know there may be a science to the need and want for money versus the actual outcome? We did a little digging and found an interesting study conducted April 2017 from the University of […]
We at Houston B&J Bookkeeping love warning you about tax scams and have more to share. In short, tax identity theft can occur when someone uses your personal info to file a phony tax return and collect your return. This includes information such as your Social Security number, birthday, and more. It also can occur […]
We have recently discussed The Best Financial New Year’s Resolutions but with tax time looming, we’ve decided to switch gears. Being a business owner requires learning everything about your company from top to bottom. When the topic of your business tax return pops up, can you honestly say you know everything or even enough about […]
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