Patty Hansen

Clean Financial Books for a Smooth Tax Season

By Patty Hansen | Mar 1, 2024

Tax preparation season is upon us. As entrepreneurs, it is up to us to ensure we are on the right path to proper tax filing, with the help of tax and accounting professionals, of course! Your local Orange County bookkeepers at Team One Accounting are ready to help get your…

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Starting the New Year Strong: Identifying Your Priorities as a Business Owner

By Patty Hansen | Jan 14, 2024

As we begin the New Year, now is an opportune moment for entrepreneurs and business owners to reflect on their aspirations and set the tone for the year ahead. At Team One Accounting, your trusted local Orange County bookkeeping service, we understand the significance of starting the year on the…

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Understanding 1099 Forms: A Small Business Guide

By Patty Hansen | Jan 3, 2024

When it comes to running a small business, managing finances is paramount. One essential aspect that often puzzles entrepreneurs is the realm of tax forms, especially the enigmatic 1099. As the year begins to come to a close, it’s important to begin preparing for tax season as a business owner.…

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Building Your Supply Chain’s Resilience

By Patty Hansen | Oct 2, 2023

Supply chain breakdowns continue to stymie small businesses, causing them to lose sales and profits. Whether your business has been affected or not by supply chain delays and shortages, it’s a good idea to take steps to make your supply chain as resilient as possible. Your supply chain starts with…

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Understanding Goodwill in Accounting

By Patty Hansen | Sep 24, 2023

You might know the word “goodwill” as the name of a local charity where you can drop off household items you no longer need. It might also be something that’s talked about at church. But in accounting circles, goodwill is something completely different. This article contains a lot of technical…

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Cool Tech Tools: ChatGPT

By Patty Hansen | Sep 15, 2023

The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the news quite a bit recently, and one of the reasons is the launch of an AI chatbot called ChatGPT. The GPT in ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a program that can realistically write like a human and…

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Don’t Shortchange Yourself: What an Entrepreneur’s Pay Should Cover

By Patty Hansen | May 30, 2023

Being in business means taking a lot of risks, especially financially, and as an entrepreneur, you deserve to be rewarded for those risks. Your pay is just one of the many benefits of your self-employment. But it’s not like the pay you get as an employee; it needs to be…

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Team One Accounting is Orange County’s Local Bookkeeping Service, here to help with all your bookkeeping needs. Let’s explore:5 Ways to an Accountant’s Heart

By Patty Hansen | May 15, 2023

1. A Successful Partnership Intuit conducted a survey in October 2022 which found tremendous benefits to the accountant-business owner relationship: ● Nine out of ten small businesses with an accountant or bookkeeper say they contribute to the business’s success. ● More than eight out of ten business owners say accounting…

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Team One Accounting is Orange County’s Local Bookkeeping Service, flying in to help with your bookkeeping needs.

By Patty Hansen | Apr 28, 2023

Cool Tech Tools: Drones Drones were considered fun when they first came out, but they are far from toys. Drones have surprising benefits with extremely high return on investment to certain business owners. A drone is a robot that can fly and that is controlled by a remote device. The…

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