OSYB Blog: Number Crunch!
News and Views from OutSource Your Books, LLC
Sales Tax Check Up Time
January 2, 2013 by Ed Becker
As sales tax laws constantly change, is your Company compliant? There are experts out there who stay on top of these changes, you should check out are friends at Sales Tax Defense who provide helpful hints for check ups.
Sales Tax Penalty Abatements
December 21, 2012 by Ed Becker
An honest mistake can be viewed differently by a sales tax agency, so don’t just pay the penalty without talking to an expert. OSYB suggests using a professional such as Mark Stone of Sales Tax Defense, check out his comments on sales tax abatement. He really knows his stuff.
Fiscal Cliff Ahead-No Great Options
December 17, 2012 by Ed Becker
Great article written in Forbes Magazine on the Fiscal Cliff that awaits us. Seems that all parties don’t have the solution for this one.
Memorized Transactions in QuickBooks – What Options Do I Have?
December 15, 2012 by Ed Becker
Most users of QuickBooks have heard of memorized transactions as a way to save time and effort. These functions are a great way to simplify usage of QuickBooks and when set up correctly can be used for a variety of functions (bills, invoices, deposits, debit card activity, journal entries, etc). I have guided many of […]
Are Your Books Cooked?
December 13, 2012 by Ed Becker
It appears as though the SEC is spending much of their efforts going after ponzi type schemes and missing a much bigger picture pertaining to accounting fraud. For a great post on financial statement revsions happening as a result of fraud, check out this post called “Cooking The Books: Financial Statement Revisions”
Personalized Holiday Gift Ideas for Small Businesses
December 10, 2012 by Ed Becker
Its holiday season and do you know what to get your contacts and staff? If you answered no to either of these then check out this blog on “5 Personalized Holiday Gift Ideas” by Rachel Hartman.
How Long Should I Keep My Records?
December 10, 2012 by Ed Becker
As a follow up to my post on How Long Should I Keep My Accounting Records?, I am still receiving many questions on this topic. This post will hopefully clarify some of your questions and provide more insight for our clients and followers. Here are some sample examples and timelines for record retention. Each person’s situation […]
Public Relations Approaches for A Small Business
December 6, 2012 by Ed Becker
Here are 4 tips for the small business owner who may not have the resources (time or money) to engage a PR firm. Public relations can be very expensive, but as outlined in the Intuit post linked to below, there are some simple steps you can implement. Intuit recommends: Contribute to trade publications. Pitch trend […]
