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4 Reasons Why You Should Have An Accounting Process In Your Business

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by Krystal Russell, CPA at LYFE Accounting. If you are not able to set this up, hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to help you through the process. A CPA has the expertise to set up your accounting or books that specific for your industry which will make categorizing transactions a breeze.

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Cash Flow

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The other two, an income statement (also known as a profit and loss statement ) and a balance sheet , complement the cash flow statement and help you see a full picture of your business’s finances. . It doesn’t take a CPA or an MBA to do it. Your cash flow statement is crucial for running your business well.

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The Hidden Costs Of Managing Bookkeeping On Your Own. Consider These Tips.

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You will bring the books to the trial balance stage where an accountant (or you) may prepare the income statement and balance sheet. The average cost for a small business CPA consultant is $150–$400 per hour, depending on their experience. The Hidden Costs of Doing Your Own Bookkeeping. Time Away from Business Tasks.

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Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement

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One is you should have an outside, I mean, obviously there are a lot of people that hire CPA, but they really just say, here's my stuff for the taxes in a lot of cases. And so typically owners are busy, they look at the p and l, but they don't look at the balance sheet or they don't look at a cashflow statement.

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5 Critical Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Managing Their Company's Finances.

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Starting and operating a small business is replete with challenges, but nowhere are the challenges greater than for an entrepreneur to know how to manage their company's precious financial resources. It is understanding what your numbers mean and how to best manage them.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

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Those of you that have had the opportunity to go to college, I am quite sure that you probably know someone who is a CPA and someone who is a lawyer and you want to add those two people to this kitchen cabinet as well because you need professional advice. Your business practice is really where the heart of your business lives.