FAQ’s

Yes, but do you have the time? Can you afford mistakes? Your bookkeeping mistakes may not seem like a big deal now but how big of a deal is it when you get audited? When you want to partner with someone? When you want your business to run itself?

You started your business because you possessed an expertise in a certain area. To learn everything about running a business would take years. When you hire professionals, you’re not only buying knowledge and expertise you don’t have time to acquire, you’re also buying TIME and RESOURCES they have taken the time to learn, perfect, and customize.

How much is your time worth? If you spent an hour with a customer or a prospect or working on that sales pitch, how much is that worth for your business in a month? …in a quarter? … in a year? That is what you are losing when you spend that same hour on accounting matters.

If you are not an accounting professional, you will come across areas of difficulty and you will not make the most of the program. There are features available to streamline processes and simplify your life. We have the years of experience and knowledge of what works and what doesn’t, what’s the fastest way to do it, where to look for mistakes, pitfalls, and problem areas. We also know how to customize one-size-fits-all software to your business.

Can you afford to NOT know where you are financially every week, month, and year? What you don’t know can hurt you. Don’t wait until you are forced to hire a bookkeeper by the IRS, the bank, a private lender or The Department of Taxation. Your financial reports tell a story and someone will want to know it eventually to assess your stability and your trustworthiness.

We work as your financial administrators in the background. Nothing is completed without your consent. You maintain all control of your finances. All data is submitted for your review and we pride ourselves in our communication skills.

We communicate daily, weekly or bi-weekly depending on the accounting tasks you assign to us. It is up to you how much you would like to delegate and how frequently you want updates.

We all know systems and processes are the way to run an effective and successful business. We have put in place the systems and processes that work for all small business in general, however, we are flexible and experienced in customizing our services to each business owner we work with. We’ll lay out your options and help you narrow it down to your preferences and pricing. You may benefit from only 1 or 2 services or all of them. We assess your goals and work out an arrangement that fits your accounting flow and the way you run your business. Some clients like to see all the detail, some like just the bottom-line. We provide you with as much or as little information you want to be on top of.

We make sure our hourly rate is competitive and compensates us for the quality of work we offer. What a lot of business owners don’t realize is that most times paying hourly is less expensive than paying a flat fee. Hourly fees are dependent on activity and amount of work, therefore, the smaller you are and the less activity, the less you pay. We love to work with startups and grow with you. The knowledge and abilities you gain from having your finances in order more than pay for our fees. More times than not, you find our fee in what you save in other areas from having control and being aware of your spending. In certain situations, the tax penalties and late fees you incur due to lack of organization, are much more than our fees to keep your organized and in control. Not to mention, the ability to budget, forecast, save and plan ahead for the future- it’s priceless.

Are you tired of paying for talent that doesn’t help you, doesn’t take work off your hands but create more for you? Are you ready to have your business running smoothly and producing the results you intended it to? We’re here to partner with you in accomplishing that and more!

My experience as a Bookkeeper consists of working as the “right hand” to many small business owners. I specialize in Business Managerial Accounting- not just tracking transactions to transfer to your tax return. What does that mean?

 

Yes, I will customize your accounting file to your industry and even implement your CPA’s/Tax Preparer’s recommendations (we will use the term CPA from here on), but most important of all, I will customize the file to how you- the owner- run your business. My reports will make sense to you because they won’t contain summarized figures you won’t understand. We like to make accounting easy to understand and beneficial for you, not just for your CPA. Unlike CPA’s who hire bookkeepers to work under them and still charge you their premium rates, we work independently applying a variety of experience and knowledge we’ve gathered in the field, hands-on, with real business owners. We still meet the needs of your CPA so they can accurately complete your tax return, but we focus on the details of your accounting that you need in order to productively run your business. We will get the file ready for tax season accurately to minimize tax preparation fees. The reports I provide you will give you, at-a-glance, the information you need and to answer every question you have regarding the financial health of every area of your business. They will help you make important decisions on the spot without waiting for possible troubles to become too large to resolve. Bookkeepers work on tedious tasks that CPAs do not, such as setting up and/or handling bill-pay, payroll, and many more accounting and business management tasks. We save you a lot on CPA fees because we do the tedious work and your CPA is left to handle tax planning and tax preparation.

 

We focus on QuickBooks, but use and recommend many other software packages. As a Bookkeeper of this century, I combine technology and business management knowledge to provide solutions that will improve your work life. We even go beyond business bookkeeping to offer you solutions in personal finance and budgeting accessible through your smartphone. Technology makes us more productive, thus, allowing us to provide timely, above-average customer service, and a large volume of work in a short period of time.
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