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5 Ways to Get Paid Faster

On your list of priorities in your business, I’m sure getting paid is high on the list. Keeping cash flowing in is the life blood of any business. Not getting paid is a huge problem, but so is having to wait and wait for customers to pay you. If you don’t know when you can […]

Moving Beyond – What our rebrand means for you

If you’ve seen our new home page you’ll have encountered a question we ask all our clients to get to the core of how we can help them. Are you telling yourself a story about your business, and is it true? A company’s brand tells a story too. Last year we realized that the story […]

Catching Lost Time: The History of Leap Year

In 2020, we will experience another leap year, meaning the month of February will have 29 days instead of its usual 28. While we are all for having one extra day in our pockets, the team at Beyond were curious about where exactly the concept of Leap Year came from. After a bit of research […]

Prepare for Year End: Finalizing Your Records

The beginning of the year is a busy time for business owners. It’s also the most stressful. Most business owners want to ensure their records are accurate before they provide them to their tax professional. But where to start? We’ve provided a handy checklist to help you. This checklist should give you a basic outline […]

In-House Bookkeeper or Bookkeeping Service – Which Should I Hire?

Since we are in the business of providing bookkeeping services, a common question we receive is “Should I hire an in-house bookkeeper or outsource to a bookkeeping service?” There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question because there are many variables. We have put together some areas to consider when you need to make this […]

New Year – New You: Setting Goals in 2020

It is hard to believe that we have just embarked on a brand new decade. I don’t know about you but I cannot say or think about the year 2020 without thinking about vision. Seeing clearly is, of course, very important to our day to day life. It is also essential that you have a […]

Xero in on Xero: Using GoCardless with Xero

Our founder, Cindy Hovig, recently contributed to Insightful Accountant’s Xero in on Xero Series. The latest article written by Cindy discusses using the payment service Go Cardless in Xero. You can read it here. We are big fans of using payment services like Go Cardless with Xero to get paid faster. For more articles on […]

Prepare for Year-End: Know Your Deadlines

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams I have to agree with my good pal Doug here – keeping track of deadlines is hard! For some business owners, it’s a full-time job. You have project deadlines for customers, payroll deadlines for staff and deadlines to […]

Prepare for Year-End: Save Your Documents

2019 is coming to a close and we are sure that you have many things on your mind. As you look forward to what 2020 will bring, it is also a good time to look back and think about what happened in your business in the past year. More specifically, it can be a good […]

Tools of the Trade

Most professions have “tools of the trade” that they use, and bookkeeping is no exception. I was recently reminded of how I love talking about and using such tools while attending the QuickBooks Connect accounting technology conference in San Jose in November. One of my favorite things to do at such conferences is to find […]

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