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Why You Should See Your Accountant More Than Once a Year

By Virtual Heights|2021-10-24T09:53:16+00:00May 27th, 2020|Accounting, Business, Taxes|

It’s important to see your accountant more than once a year—during tax season. The health of your business could depend on it. Accountants help with so much more than filing your taxes, yet businesses rarely seem to take advantage of this. Not only will you have a better idea of how your business is doing financially, but when you have regular business checkups with your accountant, you also have the ability to make necessary changes to improve business processes, increase profit, and save tax. There’s No Time Like the Present to See Your Accountant It’s really difficult to plan for tax [...]

How Do I Fire My Accountant?

By Alissa Bryden|2021-10-24T09:53:18+00:00June 14th, 2017|Business|

Are you thinking of leaving your current Accountant? In my experience, this can be a very stressful topic for business owners. They are unhappy and want to find a new advisor but they hold back. People do not like conflict and feel a sense of loyalty. When they discuss this conflict with me I have one question for them: Why were you thinking of switching? Poor Customer Service The most common response relate to the service they receive. I recently spoke to a business owner who was one year behind in filing their tax returns. They brought the books to their [...]

Fraud – Three Examples of Fraud that Hit Small Businesses (4 min read)

By Alissa Bryden|2021-10-24T09:53:19+00:00November 15th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Fraud is not a common topic in small business but when it does occur the results can be devastating. Fraud can take many forms and be difficult to identify. Every business owner must ensure they are taking precautions to protect themselves. To give business owners and idea of what can happen, I will tell you three real world examples that I have come across. The details have been kept vague to maintain privacy. Two stories are from my work as an Accountant and one dates to my University years. In that case, speaking to students about wrongful doings was part of the fraudsters [...]