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Accounting is way of keeping financial records for an individual, business, a corporation, or organization. It is necessary for an entity to keep track of its day-to-day transactions for tax purposes, as well as for growth and financial security. Accurate accounting can help to project which way the company should go in the future, such as downsizing or expanding. Without accounting, a business could not secure loans, if needed, or know if it is making wise decisions with money management. Some agencies have to report their gains and losses to stockholders, without efficient accounting practices this would be hard to accomplish.
The government uses accounting as a way to determine the economic conditions and growth of the nation. Even in the lives of individuals, accounting practices are used everyday to assess their financial stability. Can you imagine never balancing your checkbook, keeping a budget, or knowing how or where you spend your money? You use accounting to show your net worth for insurance purposes, to help you save for the future, and to keep order in your finances.
Accounting costs in a business records the expenses of production, a deficit in production lets a company know that in order to be more productive a change may be needed. Most businesses have an accounting cycle that can chart the performance of a company. The accounting cycle makes sure the company records are accurate and the company complies with state laws and regulations for tax purposes.
A successful company will adhere to strict accounting policies. A CEO of a company relies on the accounting department for accurate records, correct balance sheets, and performance charts to share with the stockholders or investors.
All functions of a company are related to the accounting department in some way. As an accounting professional, there are many opportunities for work and advancement within a company. Accounting software has even added more efficiency and ease in the bookkeeping or payroll departments. If you find the job you are working in now, has lost some flavor in your life, maybe an online course in accounting can be the change you need. There will always be a demand for competent accountants in an ever-changing world of business.
There are many areas in accounting that offer job variations such as, payroll taxes, managerial positions, and bookkeeping. Schools offer online programs and degrees to refresh, update, or complete a course in accounting. There is a market for proficient accountants and companies pay good money to qualified individuals, and salaries can range from $50K to $100,000K. Accounting also offers the flexibility of becoming your own boss and working independently.
Jobs in auditing, allows the individual to help companies keep accurate accounting records, thus protecting the investor or stockholder. If you like working with numbers and analyzing information, you may have found your career in the field of accounting.
Accounting is a very vital part to the success of any business and although it does not directly add to your profits, it can indirectly because of the power to measure your businesses performance.
Professional accounting services contribute to your business finances because the professional accounting services will improve your day-to-day managing aspect of your business and help with the overall business growth.
There are a fair few benefits to using professional accounting services and in this article covers three of them.
The first benefit to using professional accounting services is financial counseling.
A professional accountant will know that at the end of the day funds and finances are what keep the business afloat and, in many cases, keep you as the business owner afloat. As a professional accountant’s focus is on the accounts, incoming and outgoing, they can take note and highlight issues arising in the businesses finances, especially because their attentions are mainly on the finances. Basically professional accounting services means issues are noticed as they arise and fixed as soon as possible.
Professional accounting services can help you on your business spending habits too, which will see you manage cash outgoing better. They can also help with planning, from setting financial goals to accomplishing them. Also, at the beginning of your business, professional accounting services can help you plan the whole thing from predicting finances to possible pitfalls.This makes going into business more viable in the long run.
The next benefit to using professional accounting services is legal counseling.
Professional accounting services will involve prior knowledge of the rules and regulations of business accounting. They can help you with tax breaks that your business is allowed and they can help with tax problems, if they were to happen.
The last benefit in this post of professional accounting services relates to networking.
Many accountants will have a database of clients that will include an array of businesses. So, they can be a great way to network your businesses services and find other business to benefit your own. Networking can advantage the business; the accountant’s other clients and the accountant as the possible contact can drum up possible customers, sellers and even business partners.
By employing professional accounting services you, the business owner, can take your mind off the accounts and focus managing and building on other aspects of the business.
Also, as stated above, professional accounting services bring more to your business than just keeping an eye on cash flow because they also supply you with up-to-date tools and software that your competitors may not have access too, making your business ahead of the game. So, why wouldn’t you want to hire a business ‘assistant’ that has more than one benefit?
Tax season is here and it’s important that you and your business are prepared well before the deadlines. We wrangled the Accounting Troops and asked our small business accountants that they provide us with some useful tax filing tips to ensure you get the best return possible.
General Tips: – Always itemize your deductions if you exceed the standard deduction threshold. – Review the tax documents you gave to your tax preparer last year to ensure nothing is missing from your current year documents. – Inform your tax preparer of major changes from last year that may affect your tax return. Changes include moving, new dependent, marriage/divorce, new job etc.
Refund/Balance Due Advice: – Always remember to e-file and setup direct deposit for a quicker refund. – File early for a quicker refund. – Use Direct Withdrawal if you owe taxes. You can file your return at any time and the funds will not be withdrawn until April 15th.
Penalties: – Always file on time regardless of your ability to pay tax liabilities. This will avoid the automatic failure-to-file penalty. – Be sure to determine your estimated taxes that are due for the current year in order to avoid estimated tax penalties.
Retirement: – Contribute the maximum amount on your 401k to reduce your tax liability. – Make contributions to a regular or Roth IRA by April 15th. The upper limit to put in is $5,000 ($6,000 if you are 50 or older), and you must have earned income at least equal to the contribution. Regular IRA contributions are usually tax-deductible, but withdrawals are taxable. Roth account contributions aren’t deductible, while withdrawals are usually tax-free. Income and other limits apply for both. Taxpayers stymied by the limits can do a -backdoor- Roth IRA: put up to $5,000 ($6,000, 50 or older) in a -nondeductible- regular IRA, and then convert it to a Roth account soon after. Income taxes are due on the conversion, but they will be minimal because the account won’t have earned much. – Filing an extension also provides self-employed taxpayers an extra six-months (until October 15th) to fund a SEP-IRA or SIMPLE IRA.
Medical: – Medical deductions need to exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income to be deductible on Schedule A (if you qualify). – Contribute to health savings accounts. You may deduct up to $6,250 per family ($3,100 single) for a health savings account if you had an approved -high-deductible- health plan linked to the health-savings account. The contributions may be made until April 15th.
Real Estate: – Remember to deduct your personal real estate taxes and mortgage interest on Schedule A. – If you refinanced your mortgage, be sure to properly deduct the points paid if any. – Points paid when you refinance may be able to be amortized and deducted over the life of the loan.
Charitable Gifts: – Employees who donate to charities via payroll deduction often forget to include the donations on their personal tax returns. The number isn’t on the W-2 form, and often there is no letter from the charity. – Donors may not deduct their labor or time, but they may deduct mileage or uniforms. For 2012 the allowance is 14 cents a mile. Board members or certain others may also deduct unreimbursed expenses for attending a conference.
Important Dates: – Feb 28th: File information returns, including Forms 1098, 1099, W-2G and form W-3 with Copy A for payments made during 2012. – March 15th: S Corporation tax returns and tax payments are due. – Remember April 15th is when Individual and Partnership tax returns and tax payments are due. Only tax returns can receive a six-month extension, not tax payments.
If you have any other tax related questions, we at Presti and Naegele are at your disposal.
About the author: Here at Presti and Naegele we offer tax services for both businesses and individuals. Investing in tax preparation services and income tax services in this period of the year can become profitable for both companies and individual taxpayers. If you have any tax accounting related questions, our staff is available on phone or via email (www.prestinaegele.com/contact) and if you decide to visit us in person, you are welcomed in our offices in Manhattan, Long Island and Philadelphia.
Peachtree Accounting software is not any easy program to learn. The software is all inclusive as well as multifaceted. The advantage of Peachtree versus other accounting software is that works for any size business.Remaining centered and resolute is a definite plus to learning Peachtree.
Use the following step by step tips to guide you along the way.When choosing a program, it is necessary to know what the needs of a business are. Peachtree programs can handle a variety of tasks such as: payroll, inventory, accounts receivable and payable, spread sheets, bill management, check development and much more.
After installing the program, reading the manual, activating the software and going through the preparation checklist, view the tutorial. Complete the tutorial until you are comfortable with the program. View the demos as well to answer the most common questions you may have.
You can convert from other accounting software to Peachtree by using the conversion utility.Decide whether to use cash or accrual. Next, enter the business information and the accounting period, monthly and yearly.Start by entering information into the Chart of Accounts which processes and tracks all the business information. From there choose which accounts to include.
Then move on to the general ledger.Choose the responsibilities that the General Journal will need to track. Set up the accounts receivable and payable information.Enter the inventory needs of the business. Determine any information that is going to be needed as far as inventory is concerned.
Creating other reports may be necessary for the business with this software such as tax information, bank reconciliation and payroll.Use the step by step software guide to continue through the program so you can add any more reports and accounts that may be required for the business.