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Choosing The Best Accounting Schools
Accounting is defined as the measurement of assurance about certain information in the aid of resource allocation for managers and other decision makers. The most popular and most commonly practiced branch of accounting is financial accounting. This branch of accounting involves processes where data is recorded, summarized, analyzed, organized, interpreted and communicated to others concerned. Many individuals are enticed to enter the accounting field because it can be a very…
Understanding Accounting Vocabulary
The following article is an excerpt from the free online course “Using Finance & Accounting in Your Small Business”.
Does Your Erp System Have A Carbon Footprint?
When you study history, you see that the challenges society faces are cyclical in nature. If you get nostalgic for the good old days, watch the local television station that rebroadcasts shows from the 70s. You might notice the hot issues look awfully familiar: saving the environment, the energy crisis, race relations, immigration.
Buy The Best Accounting Software
One of the most important decisions that you will have to make while starting or operating your small business is that of which accounting software to use. It could certainly be a nightmare if you make the wrong choice.
Everyday Accounting
By the end of the day, imagine the amount of money you have spent. Just think for a second. Some of you may not have spent much at all, if anything. The rest of us generally spend more than we need to; or at least, we spend more than we realize.
Pros And Cons Of Plastic Cards
Living without credit cards today is a very brave thing to do. You need them for everything from checking into a hotel room to shopping on line and everything inbetween. With the cards comes the temptation, and with the temptation comes high interest rates and charges that add up so fast. Fortunately there are alternatives: the debit card and the bopo card. They both use your own cash, but in different ways.
Don’t Overpay Your Taxes
Pay your fair share of taxes and not more. You should be a responsible adult, pull your weight and not shirk your responsibilities. But why overpay your taxes.
Card Rate Cut? Just Ask For It
I had reached a stage where my credit card was approaching my limit and the monthly charges were crippling. I was going nowhere fast as the charges each month on top of trying to pay some off the total were getting too much! I found inspiration on the Oprah Winfrey Show of all places. I was so impressed by a strategy that helped viewers ask for a better deal from their credit card providers that I decided to give it a go myself.
Basic Steps To Take To Obtain A Secured Loan
A person that applies for a secured loan is on the lookout for financing by securing his personal assets against the loan as collateral. This helps the banker feel secure if, in the event of default, the banker has something to collect from the individual. The collateral is generally some form of major asset such as a house, car, or major jewelry. The key to the collateral is that it needs to be worth something, and be a true asset. For example, if there are payments still du…
Tax Returns – 7 Steps To Reduce Your Stress
The end of year tax return must be the most stressful part of running your own business. It is even worse if you have earnings abroad and have to fill in tax returns from those countries as well.
How can you make life easier?
1. Start an accounts system. This can be in a hardbck ruled ledger that you can buy from any stationery store.
2. Keep receipts for everything. Enter these into your accounts once a week, or once a month
3. Enter any payments made to you in y…
3 Ways A Professional Bookkeeper Will Save You $$$
Some small and medium business (SME) owners try to do their own accounts or they may employee a bookkeeper directly. This can be fine if you are lucky enough to recruit a good bookkeeper directly, however unless you have an accounting background and a thorough understanding of the accounting software involved, it can be difficult to know what questions to ask at the interview process.