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Accrual Method of Accounting | Basic Accounting of Cash Method
There are two basic ways to maintain your books and keep track of income and expenses: The cash method and the accrual method.
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Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet details what a business owns, what a business owes, what a business is worth, and how shareholders financed the business.
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Business Success or Failure Begins with Cash Flow Management
With the array of cash management solutions available, small business owners never have to be in the dark about their cash situation, and their cash will never sit idle again.
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Breaking into Business Evaluations
Thinking about adding business valuation offerings to your practice? You are not alone. Business valuation is a multi-million-dollar industry, and accountants are well-positioned to capture a piece of it.
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What Small Businesses Want from Their Accountant
As an accountant to small businesses, having an attractive service package can help you retain clients, grow your practice through referrals, and build a profitable niche.
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How to Become a Strategic Partner with Your Small Business Clients
If you are consistent in presenting yourself as a professional who understands your client's business, thinks strategically, and offers his or her best ideas, you will find they begin to involve you in key decisions and rely on you in ways that go beyond traditional accounting.
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Bringing Financial Statements to Life for the Small Business Owner
Financial statements are the ubiquitous staple of running a business, big or small. Unfortunately, for many small business owners financials often turn into a once-a-year check-the-box exercise for taxes or a business loan.
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Why Small Businesses Make the Best Tax Clients
For many accounting practices, a large volume of their business comes from completing tax returns. While you have many options for creating a niche for your practice, consider making small businesses a part of your focus.
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Helping Your Small Business Clients Find Capital
Funding is critical to any small business. Whether your clients run into a temporary cash flow problem or need the funds for a planned expansion of the business, at some point they may need help with financing.
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