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Unlocking the Language of Accounting: Understanding Common Terms

SMBAccountant

Accounting operates within its own language, a system of terms and conventions that serve as the backbone of financial communication and analysis. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting Cash accounting records transactions only when cash changes hands, providing a real-time view of cash flow.

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Sales Tax Accounting Basics [+ Journal Entry for Sales Tax Examples] 

Patriot Software

When you sell goods to customers, you likely collect and remit sales tax to the government. And when you purchase products, you typically pay sales tax. But, how do you record these tax collections and payments in your accounting books? Sales tax accounting.

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Backed up Bookkeeping – 5 Tips on Managing Your Accounting

MyIRSRelief

If you’re running your own business, in Los Angeles, or Orange County, regardless of how large or small your company is, you simply must ensure that you have your books and accounts in order. Here are several tips on managing your accounting. Always stick to tax deadlines. Get a free evaluation today 1-877-788-2937.

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Steps to Clean Up Accounting Records: A Checklist

xendoo

Taking steps to clean up accounting records can be a big undertaking for small business owners. You may diligently record your accounting transactions or have hired someone to take care of accounting for you. When and Why You Need to Clean Up Your Books. There are many reasons to have clean accounting books each month.

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Manual vs. Automated Accounting: What’s the Difference

Accounting Seed

Even in the 21st century, it’s still possible to do your bookkeeping with paper spreadsheets or account books. If manual accounting works for you, nobody can force you to change. Accounting standards are the same whether you use ledgers or laptops. Automated accounting programs save more time and offer more benefits.

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Friday Footnotes: Anyone Wanna Work in Hollywood?; Profit-Hungry CEOs Love Gen AI; KPMG’s SF Future | 1.19.24

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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Illinois Small Businesses: Upcoming Aug 5-14 Sales Tax “Holiday” Is Anything But One

Nancy McClelland, LLC

On June 27th I woke to find dozens of notifications from MyTax Illinois in my email inbox — one for each and every client of ours who files sales taxes. It costs small businesses more in accounting and bookkeeping work than it could possibly save anyone. They are stabbing in the dark and have no way to implement it at all.