Bookkeeping


Recent Bookkeeping Articles

Benchmark: Up to Your Eyeballs in Old Files?

By David Abrahamson |  Nov 1, 1997

Do you really need that tax return from 1991? Here are some general guidelines to help you decide.  Read more


Forget Spreadsheets

By Norm Brodsky |  Nov 1, 1997

Brodsky stresses that the best way to track monthly sales and gross margins is to do it by hand.  Read more


Help! We're Facing a Cash-flow Crisis

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1997

Here's how one company motivated employees to develop solutions to a cash-flow crunch.  Read more


Obit: Boston Ad Agency Finds Cost of Doing Business Doesn't Add Up

By Phaedra Hise |  Feb 1, 1997

The obit of an advertising/PR firm that was started by three talented partners and why the firm failed.  Read more


Taxing Endurance

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1996

A CFO and a tax expert detail how to avoid some of the pitfalls of state audits.  Read more


Accounts Receivable: Phoning Slow Payers Pays Off

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1996

A management expert offers some tips on how to get slow payers to pay and what slow payments might mean.  Read more


Accounts Payable: Creating a System of Safeguards

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1996

An architectural firm's vice-president explains his four-step system to manage accounts payable.  Read more


Advisers: Rent a CFO

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1996

A company president explains how his business brought in a short-term CFO.  Read more


Why Start-ups Fail

By Norm Brodsky |  Dec 1, 1995

A veteran entrepreneur explains that the capital problems start-ups have usually are a result of bad planning.  Read more


Advisers: Taxes 'R' Us

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1995

A CFO explains why she feels that having only one tax advisory firm can keep costs down.  Read more


Leading Edge: Paging for Cash Flow

By Zicklin |  Dec 1, 1995

A CEO tells readers how he is able to monitor his daily numbers with a new pager, and how to get the pager.  Read more


Second-Time Smart

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 15, 1995

A look at an Inc. 500 CEO, who left his first company because of a rift with his partner, and the lessons he learned.  Read more


Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars

By Jay Finegan |  Aug 1, 1995

CEOs from 11 different companies share tips and suggestions on how to fund a start-up with under $1,000.  Read more


Software Selection: Budget Accounting Software

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Aug 1, 1995

A look at five inexpensive small-business accounting software packages.  Read more


Cash Flow: Barter to Contain Expansion Costs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1995

A fitness retailer explains the benefits of using an international bartering network, and how to contact them.  Read more


Accounts Receivable: Speedier Collection

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1995

A CEO tells how he ratcheted-up collection efforts as soon as interest rates started to climb.  Read more


Raising Capital: Credit Card Dos and Don'ts

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1995

An accountant warns entrepreneurs about using personal credit cards for a business quick fix.  Read more


Time Out for Foreign Cash Flow

Jan 1, 1995

One company credits its growth to an obsessive focus on daily cash management and careful utilization of international bank accounts.  Read more


Closing the Sale (Completely)

Jan 1, 1995

This distributor runs under the theory that a sale doesn't count until the money comes in.  Read more


No Pay, No Work

Jan 1, 1995

Manage cash flow by taking a hard line when it comes getting paid.  Read more


Accounts Receivable: A Bounty on Late Bills

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1994

A company's owner briefly explains the benefits and pitfalls of a bonus system for collecting old receivables.  Read more


Accounts Payable: Bookkeeper in a Box

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

A drug-store owner talks about how he has solved many of his accounting problems with off-the-shelf software.  Read more


Managing People: Powerful Payroll Processing

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

A treasurer explains how he moved from calculating payroll by hand through a couple of computer system upgrades.  Read more


Keeping Sales Growth Profitable

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1992

Analyzing comprehensive costs before accepting new business.  Read more


Avoiding Payroll-Tax Problems

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1992

Some defensive strategies for avoiding payroll-tax problems.  Read more