BookKeeping Tips

Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper with One Way to Maximize Time

By Patty Hansen | Oct 5, 2022

Time Batching For small business owners, it seems like there is never enough time to get everything accomplished. One tool that will help you get the most out of your time is time batching, also known as time blocking. If practiced correctly, it can revolutionize the way you approach work.…

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Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper with 5 Ways to Make Your Business More Efficient

By Patty Hansen | Sep 21, 2022

A great entrepreneur will always be on the lookout for ways to improve their business. Efficiency is a goal everyone wants to achieve when it comes to business because it can translate into less work and more profits. Below, Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper has listed five ways you and/or…

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Understanding Equity on the Corporate Balance Sheet

By Li Lin | Sep 7, 2022

Your favorite number on the balance sheet might just be Cash. It’s easy to understand and something every business has. But there is a more meaningful number, at least in the long-term sense, and that’s equity. Below, Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper takes a deep dive into the equity section…

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5 Subtle Ways to Increase Your Business Profit

By Patty Hansen | Jul 13, 2022

Whether we’re headed for a recession or not, it’s always a good time to squeak out more profits from your business books. We’re not talking about drastically slashing expenses or spending a lot to raise revenue; Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper has 5 great tips to gently lift up your…

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Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper with Your Mid-Year Review

By Patty Hansen | Jun 15, 2022

Can you believe that almost half of 2022 is gone already? That means it’s a great time to take stock of how your business has done for the first half of 2022 so that you can meet your financial goals for the entire year. Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper is…

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How a Loan Affects Your Financial Statements

By Patty Hansen | May 25, 2022

Getting your business loan can be an exciting step in the growth of your business. Recording your loan properly in your accounting system usually requires special handling by your accountant or bookkeeper. Your favorite Orange County Bookkeeper has some great notes about loans to share with you. Your loan statement…

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Online Payment Systems: They Are Not All the Same

By Patty Hansen | Mar 23, 2022

Collecting money from customers is a key function in any business, and the more automated this process is, the easier it is to collect many payments. The payment function varies by type of business, but more and more, there are online options available for collecting money over the internet. Here…

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Keep Your Profits on Track with Variance Reporting

By Patty Hansen | Jan 26, 2022

While there are literally hundreds of accounting reports that can help you run your business better, one of the most popular – and greatly underutilized – reports is the variance report. This is one of Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper’s favorite tools! A variance report helps you compare how you…

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4 Easy Ways to Get your Clients to Pay You ON TIME from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper

By Patty Hansen | Sep 22, 2021

It happens all the time. A customer fails to pay on time, the credit card expires, or the check bounces. What can you do as a business owner to spend as little time as possible on these items, but still get the cash collected? Your favorite Orange County Bookkeeper is here…

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Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper with Six Items to Look for Every Month in Your Accounting Reports

By Patty Hansen | Sep 8, 2021

While Net Profit and your cash balance are probably the first two numbers you look at on your monthly Profit and Loss Statement, don’t stop there. Below are six items to review in your monthly accounting reports from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper. There are a lot more gems you…

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