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Why You Should Practice Accounting Advisory With Emotion

If there are specific people that business owners trust, their accountant is very high up on the list. Accountants watch over their clients’ finances, make recommendations for cost-saving and growth opportunities, and they ultimately provide their...

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Tm2 Saves 30 Hours A Week with Botkeeper’s Accounting Partner Program

Tm2 Accounting Solutions in Nashville, Tenn., was developed out of the idea that there’s a better way to serve and meet clients’ financial and tax...

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Business Budget Essentials: A Guide to the Cost of Employee Benefits

What’s the secret recipe for keeping your employees happy? Some might think it’s as simple as bringing in a ping pong table and free lunch, but a...

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Job Costing Pros & Cons: Is It Right for Your Construction Company?

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Job Costing Pros & Cons: Is It Right for Your Construction Company?

Owning a company is like owning anything else: you love some aspects of it, and you despise others. We hear about the best and worst parts of...

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Case Study: How the Radical CPA Grew by 7x

Before Jody Padar joined her father’s Chicago-based CPA firm, the bulk of their work and focus was on helping clients with tax prep and filing. There...

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Recording In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits | Everything You Need

Your client's nonprofit organization is required to record and report not only cash donations but in-kind contributions, too. Sound like a lot?...

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When Things Don't Add Up: Navigate Common SaaS Accounting Challenges

In a world where the average company uses at least five clouds at once to store data and information, SaaS businesses are in high demand. SaaS —...

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What Percentage of Construction Costs Is Labor?

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What Percentage of Construction Costs Is Labor?

Sometimes there’s truth to the old adage that if you want something done right, you do it yourself. And usually that’s when you’re working on a...

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Tax Education: Everything You Need to Know about the Federal Tax Deadline | Botkeeper

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Tax Education: Everything You Need to Know about the Tax Deadline

Any American with a pulse knows that individuals and businesses pay a plethora of taxes. But it wasn't always that way. Even though taxes have been...

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Job Costing for Construction: What It Is & How It Helps

There are a lot of responsibilities that come with running a successful construction business, but job costing is one of the most important. It's...

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Construction Accounting Basics for Contractors

A day in the life of a contractor is a busy one. You’re up early to answer emails and sort through paperwork before heading to a job site. From there...

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Bookkeeping vs. Accounting: What's the Difference?

Unless you’re a bookkeeper or accountant by trade, you probably don’t spend your days thinking about the two (but hey, no shame if you do)....

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