Before becoming a virtual accountant, I worked in an accounting department for a development firm. One of the larger divisions of this firm was the custom construction of single-family homes. The craftsmanship of the final project was spectacular. Processing and filing the build paperwork? Not so much. One custom home could have several boxes of […]
Author Archives: Jessica Berkley
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Sep
Sep
Every skilled craftsman carries a toolbox. Big or small, a toolbox stores all the tools you need for the project at hand. It protects your tools from damage and keeps them organized, which can save you valuable time. Technology has brought many changes to trade businesses. As a result, the traditional toolbox for contractors has […]
10
Apr
Apr
One of the core features of Xero is the ability to upload bank feeds into your accounting system automatically. In recent years, Xero has been working to improve this aspect of their platform by providing direct feeds. Direct feeds are pretty self-explanatory: It is a direct connection between Xero and a financial institution for the […]
01
Aug
Aug
I stumbled upon a website called “Will Robots Take My Job?” The website sources its data from a 2013 report about the future of employment. Using the website is pretty simple; you enter your job or industry, and you receive an “automation risk level” for how likely your job could be replaced by a robot. […]
02
Nov
Nov
Much of my accounting background has been very “old-school”. I always worked in an office, in a traditional accounting framework. Everyone worked in a single desktop software system, and you worked in the same office.I figured that doing accounting remotely wasn’t in my future. I was happily mistaken. This month officially marks my first year […]
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Jan
Jan
Hiring your first employee is a major milestone in your business. Most business owners enjoy working with their team, but they don’t enjoy paying their employees. Why? Because payroll is complicated. With Gusto, it doesn’t have to be. Gusto understands the common pain points of paying your employees and subcontractors. They remove those frustrations with a […]
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Dec
Dec
We all know that Xero creates a user-friendly method to receive money from customers and spend money on the goods and services that your company needs. However, what if you receive a credit from a supplier and want to apply it to future bills? Xero manages Credit Notes quite expertly. In Part I of this […]
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Dec
Dec
We all know that Xero creates a user-friendly method to receive money from customers and spend money on the goods and services that your company needs. However, what if you receive a credit from a vendor and want to apply it to future bills? Xero can easily manage credit notes for you. We have a […]