Independent Contractor Bookkeeping: A Simple System for Freelancers

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Going independent means you set the hours, pick the clients, and answer to yourself. It also means you quietly became the accounting department. Nobody withholds taxes for you; there is no controller two desks over, and payments show up in lumps that rarely line up with your rent. Here is the part that stings: every […]

Bookkeeping for Restaurants: A Step-by-Step Guide for Owners

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  Want to know how to do bookkeeping for a restaurant?  Maybe you’re an aspiring restaurateur who wants to learn the financial management side of things. Maybe you’ve been in the business for a long time now, but want to brush up.  This post is for you.  We will cover all the basics from setting […]

Outsourced Bookkeeping: What to Expect and How to Start

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Picture it: the quarter just closed, and instead of reviewing your numbers you are digging through a shoebox of receipts trying to remember what a charge from four months ago was for. You started this business to do the work you love. Reconciling bank statements at midnight was never part of the plan. That is […]