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Cash Flow vs. Profit

Cash Flow vs. Profit: Why Both Matter for Growing Businesses

Every successful business owner keeps a close eye on their bottom line, but focusing on profit alone doesn’t always tell the full story. You can show a healthy profit on paper and still struggle to pay the bills. On the flip side, you might have strong cash flow even while posting a short-term loss. Understanding […]

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Cash flow for law firms

Managing Cash Flow for Law Firms: Billable Hours vs. Fixed Fees

Law firms face a unique challenge when it comes to managing finances: balancing the ebb and flow of client billing with the steady need for predictable cash flow. Whether your practice relies on billable hours, fixed fees, or a hybrid model, each approach affects how money moves through your business. Understanding cash flow for law

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Reviewing inventory in Quickbooks Online

Reviewing Inventory in QuickBooks Online

After reconciling your bank, credit card, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable balances, you might think your Balance Sheet is finally wrapped up. But if your company tracks inventory, there’s another critical step before you can close the books: Reviewing Inventory in QuickBooks Online. Inventory is one of the trickiest areas of accounting. It affects not

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receivables and payables

Closing the Books in QuickBooks: Reviewing Receivables and Payables

Once the bank and credit card accounts are reconciled, many people think the hard work is done. But if you stop there, you could still be leaving big gaps in your financial records. Reconciling the bank is only the beginning of closing the books. The next step in your checklist is to work through the

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Open Items

Why Open Items Matter in QBO

You’ve made it to the $0.00 difference on your reconciliation screen in QuickBooks Online. That green checkmark is tempting. But before you click Finish now, there’s one more step you can’t afford to skip: reviewing your open items. Open items are the remaining transactions that haven’t been checked off as cleared during the reconciliation. Even

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Troubleshooting reconciling

Troubleshooting Reconciling in QuickBooks Online

Troubleshooting Reconciling in QuickBooks Online: A Guide to Getting That $0.00 Difference   Reconciling your bank or credit card accounts in QuickBooks Online (QBO) is a key part of closing your books and ensuring accuracy. But what happens when the numbers don’t line up? One of the most common challenges is troubleshooting the current reconciling

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troubleshooting the beginning balance

Troubleshooting the Beginning Balance in QuickBooks Online

In our last blog post we went over the crucial first step of reconciling your accounts in Quickbooks. Once you’ve selected the checking account to reconcile in QuickBooks Online (QBO), the next step is troubleshooting the beginning balance to verify that what is shown on screen matches the beginning balance on your bank statement. This

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Reconciling the Balance Sheets

Reconciling the Balance Sheet: The First Step in Closing the Books

Closing the books is a fundamental part of the accounting cycle. It ensures that your financial records are not only complete, but are accurate, and even compliant. It also sets you up for timely reporting and thorough analysis. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the key steps, focusing on reconciling the balance sheet

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Bank Feed Matching

Mastering QuickBooks Online Bank Feed Matching

In our last blog post, we explored how to use banking filters in QuickBooks Online (QBO) to categorize transactions efficiently by leveraging matches, rules, and suggestions. However, once these automated features have done their job, we’re often left with some transactions that still need to be addressed. In this post, we’ll walk through the next

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Bank Feed

Mastering the Bank Feed in QuickBooks Online

Managing your bank transactions efficiently is a crucial part of keeping your books clean and accurate. QuickBooks Online (QBO) simplifies this process with its bank feed feature, allowing you to automatically import, categorize, and reconcile transactions from your linked bank and credit card accounts. However, to get the most out of the bank feed, you

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