Do You Need a Bookkeeper?
Let's do a quick scan to see if your books are accurate.
(90% of the small businesses I see don't pass these basic tests)
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Balance sheet:
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Credit cards and bank accounts are positive
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Nothing in the opening balance equity account
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Undeposited funds balance is all from within the past 7 days
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Reconciliations were done as of the end of last month
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Schedule L from last tax return matches last years ending balance sheet
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Equity section matches legal business format
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AR and AP are current
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Income Statement:
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Nothing is coded to parent accounts
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Nothing coded to uncategorized
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If classes/locations are used they are always used
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COGS vs OpEx is being used appropriately
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Chart of Accounts:
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Accounts have account numbers
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You have enough accounts to provide needed detail
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Don't have too many accounts
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I'll diagnose your books for free with the above criteria and more.