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Budgeting vs Forecasting: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter? Businesses run on money. Without cash flow, your business will quickly fall behind. You need a budget to manage your money and a forecast to better understand what your finances may look like in a given reporting period. If you don’t know the difference […]
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Cash vs Accrual Accounting: Which One is Right for You? Your accounting method matters. As a business owner, your choice will impact how and when you need to report expenses and revenue. You’ll need to make the decision between cash vs accrual accounting, and it’s one that is a double-edged sword: Cash is easier for
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When using QuickBooks Online (QBO), it’s easy to assume that most transactions fit neatly into two categories: sales transactions or purchase transactions. However, several types of transactions don’t fall into either category, yet they’re essential for maintaining accurate financial records. These Special Transactions include bank deposits, journal entries, and zero-dollar transactions. Let’s break down these
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In a prior blog post we discussed sales versus income. Today we will dive into another set of similar terms that have different meanings in QuickBooks. When working in QuickBooks, it’s essential to understand how the terms “purchases” and “expenses” are used. These terms may seem straightforward in everyday language, but in QuickBooks, they carry
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In our previous blog post, we explored the foundational features of the QuickBooks Online Projects tool, including its dashboard, setup, and general benefits for job costing. In this follow-up, we’ll take a deeper dive into Project Reports; a robust toolset for assessing project profitability, labor costs, and unbilled time. We’ll also explain how to link
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Many businesses operate on a project-by-project basis and require a system to track revenue, costs, and profitability for each project. QuickBooks Online’s Projects feature is a great tool that enables businesses to consolidate all project-related activities into one central location – the Projects Dashboard, also known as the Project Center. Let’s dive into the features,
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How to Use KPIs to Improve Financial Health Key performance indicators (KPIs) can help you improve your financial health through strategic monitoring of metrics that help you understand the underlying stability of your business. Let’s dive in! What are KPIs and How Can They Improve Financial Health? KPIs help you monitor an intended result. We
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When working in QuickBooks Online (QBO), it’s essential to understand the difference between sales vs. income. These terms have specific meanings within the QuickBooks ecosystem that does not necessarily align with their broader real-world definitions. This blog post will help clarify these distinctions, explain their implications, and guide you through proper configuration and usage in
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Tracking Business Expenses: Why You Can’t Afford to Be Lax Tracking business expenses is often the last thing small business owners want to do. We see it all of the time: You’re making sales, revenue is up and while you used to monitor every dime that you spent when first opening your doors, you now
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How Profitability Analysis Helps Businesses Understand Financial Performance You run a business. Sales are coming in, and it can be easy to assume that since you can pay your bills, you’re in good financial health. But that may not be the case. A profitability analysis can provide some answers and help you better identify: Trends
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