March 9, 2023

If you sell on Shopify, you probably received a 1099-K from Shopify. You might have noticed that on the surface, the amount on this form doesn’t quite match the amount in your bookkeeping. In this post, I’m going to show you how to tie out your Profit & Loss report from your QuickBooks report to

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February 22, 2023

As an experienced accountant who has worked in public accounting and has run multiple online businesses, including Etsy shops and websites, I have a lot of experience to share with small business owners, especially those in the e-commerce space. In this post, I’m going to outline the important details you need to consider when you

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January 16, 2023

This page contains affiliate links, which means I will make a commission at no extra cost to you should you click through and make a purchase. Please see the disclosures page for more information. Are you running payroll in your small business? In this post, I’m going to share how you can streamline this process by connecting

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November 15, 2022

When starting a new business, one of the most important things to do is to set up a separate business checking account for your business. Too many people put this off for too long. They mix business income and expenses with their personal expenses, and then they have to untangle the mess to file their

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November 9, 2022

In this post, I’m sharing my recommendation for how to do your eBay bookkeeping. I’ll show you how this works in QuickBooks Online Simple Start, which is the accounting software that I love and use for all of my clients.  This page contains affiliate links, which means I will make a commission at no extra

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October 30, 2022

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Business Owners Do you have family members or friends who are business owners? Have you been scratching your head, wondering what to give them this holiday season? Well, I’ve got good news! In this post, I’m sharing a round-up of tried and true ideas that will help find the perfect

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October 7, 2022

If you’re a bookkeeper, there will likely be situations when you need to review the work of another bookkeeper, understand what they did, and determine where things stand. This might happen if you’re working with a new client who was previously working with another bookkeeper or if you begin to hire bookkeepers to work for

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July 13, 2022

Over the past ten years, I’ve talked with a lot of new Etsy sellers who wanted to make sure they were doing a good job with their shop finances. They were putting in the work to track their income and expenses and doing some sort of bookkeeping throughout the year, but QuickBooks Online was more

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June 20, 2022

Over the past ten years, I’ve helped a lot of Etsy shop owners and eCommerce sellers with their bookkeeping. This has allowed me to test different bookkeeping software and understand the various challenges small business owners face with their financial records so that I could create solutions. About five years ago, I began creating video

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June 3, 2022

I’ve gotten some questions about how to handle a little quirk that happens when you use instant transfer to move money from PayPal to your checking account. While instant transfer allows you to move money the same day, there is a fee for this service. That means the amount you’re transferring out of PayPal won’t

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