Within the first meeting of any new small business owner there is a standard question “So do I need a bookkeeper?”. This is a great question and one I thought necessary to discuss. What is the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant? To discuss we really have to start with an explanation. I will first explain the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant. Before cloud accounting, a bookkeeper would take the receipts, invoices, bank statements and credit card statements etc. (called source documents) and enter them into the desktop accounting program. They may have also assisted with payroll and [...]