Accounting Help for a Small Business

Businesses small and large need to get their accounting tasks done--bills need to be paid, and financial statements need to be compiled, at least for tax returns. As businesses get bigger and more complex, they set up accounting departments with clerks and managers. Accounting help can be cheap or expensive, depending on the complexity of operations and what needs to be done financially.

Employees

Many small businesses hire employees to do accounting tasks. They may come in full time or part time, depending on volume of operations and workload. Some Australian small businesses may hire one or two clerical workers and an accounting manager to handle daily finances, while others may hire only a bookkeeper. Since many times family members help out with bookkeeping, people are hired as employees on an as-needed basis. Test your prospective employees before hiring them to make sure they have the minimum required skills to perform the job.

Contractors

Accounting help for small businesses can be provided by accountants or bookkeepers who work for many small businesses, not just one. They may come in a couple of days a week and work on your accounting tasks, including payroll. Contractors may also work out of their own offices. Hiring contractors is usually cheaper than hiring full time employees because a business doesn't have to pay social security and Medicare, and doesn't need to provide benefits or paid vacations. Quality of service may be a problem since bookkeeping or consulting firms are not regulated and anybody can call themselves experts without any real proof.

CPA Firms

Many CPA firms offer accounting services to small businesses, besides the usual tax preparation work. They often hire bookkeepers or staff accountants to do most of this work, and are supervised by CPAs. This can be financially beneficial if it is the same firm that does tax returns for the business.You can negotiate a discounted rate for accounting and tax services. The other advantage of this setup is that quality is assured by CPA supervision.

Software

Software can help a small business run its accounting operations. Select a popular and well-known software that many people know about and have experience with. For example, Intuit has the QuickBooks program, favorite software for many small businesses. Many bookkeepers and other qualified personnel know this program, with quite a few having the official QuickBooks certification. It is relatively simple to find qualified help using this software.

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