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Click Here For Full Article  - End of Year Tax Preparation – What Does Your CPA Need – Really?

It is that time of year again when you are ready to think about what you need to give to your bookkeeper or accountant. Here is a simple and easy to understand list of the paperwork and the reports that person needs to help them prepare your taxes as easily and ‘pain free’ as possible. No need to put things off this tax season.

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Click Here For Full Article  - Get Sales Referrals – Three Tips to Help You Succeed

If you decide to get involved in a networking group, it can be hard (at first) to get referrals from your other networking group members. What you can do, instead of tossing in the towel and giving up, is to motivate and encourage these people to spread the word about your services and your company. That may seem daunting at first – especially if you are normally the person ‘behind the scenes’ and feel a bit awkward or shy. You may even feel as if you are wearing blinders and that getting involved in a referral group is the carrot dangling in front of you. In a sense, that is true, the leads are the carrots and everybody but you seems to have a sack full of them.

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Click Here For Full Article  - A Simple Quickbooks Review – Will Quickbooks Perform For You?

Beginning a bookkeeping business in 1999 had me running to try to find different software that was both effective and affordable for my clients. The accounting software I was ideally looking for also had to be as easy as possible to use and understand because I had to teach people how to use it and get the most out of it. That was when I found QuickBooks.

Sure there are other accounting software programs, but QuickBooks accounting and small business software proved to quickly become an industry standard, narrowing my choice almost immediately.

Although Peachtree and Quicken continue to be used by a smaller percentage of users, these programs still provide a good accounting tool for beginning users.

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Click Here For Full Article  - Choosing a New CPA – Question Tips on What to Ask to Find a Good CPA

Ok, so you are looking for a new or different CPA.

. . . Maybe you had a great CPA in the past,

. . . Maybe you are just looking for someone new and different because you want to or

. . . Maybe you are feeling as if you could do better on your taxes if you switched your CPA (OR Bookkeeper).

Whatever your reasons, there are a few things to keep in mind when you are choosing a new CPA (OR Bookkeeper).  Tax filing season is upon us and ideally, your search has begun long before this time of the year. The bottom line is that the sooner you get started, the better, because good relationships have a chance to develop before it’s crunch time!

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