As a CPA, I am constantly in learning mode. New technologies, new tax laws, and new accounting requirements require me to always be reading, researching, listening to webinars, taking classes, and interacting with other CPA’s. It sometimes feels like it is impossible to do enough. I do the best I can. Fortunately, I love learning, […]
Springtime, Taxes, and New Beginnings for Small Businesses
I always look at the day after tax day as a new beginning. I think the spring season has something to do with it, but it is also the reality that many small business owners will now finally start to focus on the numbers for 2012. In the past couple of months, I have spoken […]
Why Small Businesses Should Consider the “Cloud”
I am a CPA and I love technology. I love technology not just for the sake of technology, but for its ability to help business owners work smarter and have access to better, faster information. Until recently, most small businesses were presented with QuickBooks as their most cost effective bookkeeping option. QuickBooks can be powerful […]
The Difference Between Tax Reporting & Management Reporting
At this time of year, all business owners are thinking about taxes. They are finalizing their accounting for 2011 and reaching out to their tax preparers. Their tax preparers will take their financial statements, make some adjusting entries, and start plugging the information into tax software. Business owners hope that all of their expenses are […]
Systems and CFO Services
When I try to simply explain what we do, I tend to go way past the “30 second elevator speech”. It can be technical and complex to talk about software and reporting capabilities and how to analyze data. When I say CFO services, people start to understand that we help businesses make decisions. But to […]