We are reaching the home stretch – only a few more weeks left in the year! Even though the end of the year is close, it’s not too late to schedule a meeting to talk with your CPA or tax professional about taxes. “But taxes don’t have to be paid until the Spring.”, you might […]
Author Archives: Cindy Hovig
We have already mentioned a lot of interesting things that you can do with Xero Files such as attaching a W-9 to a contact, and organizing your documents. Today we are going to focus in on how you can attach images of checks through Xero Files and how this can help you automate even more […]
It’s that time of year again! We’re watching 2018 come to a close and at Beyond we are reminded of the many necessary tasks that accompany the end of the year. One of these is the filing of 1099-MISC and other information returns. Below are some frequently asked questions that we’ve received in the past […]
We love using bank rules in Xero and we hope that you do too. Our founder, Cindy Hovig, has been featured in Insightful Accountant’s latest Xero in on Xero Series. Her contribution is entitled Bank Rules Tips & Tricks. This is a great article to learn more tips on using Xero’s bank rules. If you are […]
An Income Statement is one of the most common reports in accounting. As a business owner, you have no doubt looked at your income statement. But we like to get back to basics here at Beyond, so we are discussing: What is an income statement? What should you look at when reviewing your income statement? And how can you […]
We are continuing our series on those in the trades – specifically construction – and one area that those in the trades have special consideration is payroll. Payroll can feel hard. We get it. In the construction field, there are other factors to consider such as where your employees are, what jobs they are working […]
Cindy recently wrote an article about how she walked for 30 days consecutively. She mentioned that she was inspired by Amy Vetter and how she talked about picking an activity you enjoy and committing to doing that activity every day for 30 days. The important part is that you do it every day whether the duration […]
Even though it is not officially Fall until later this month, most of us think of Labor Day as the end of summer. For those of us in California, this might seem a bit crazy as the weather in September and even October is usually still quite warm. Nevertheless, Fall is in the air! Fall is […]
Today we are talking about how to copy an invoice in Xero. Have you ever wanted to charge one of your customers for something very similar that you have billed them before? Perhaps you do work for someone once a year. You could just copy the invoice from last year and only edit the dates. This is […]
I recently read a great article on the Xero blog about what tradespeople want from their accountant or bookkeeper. It struck a chord with me because we love working with those in the trades. My dad is a licensed landscape contractor and my mom (the founder of BBB) has always done his books. She saw […]