Bookkeeping for Tradies Made Easy

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When you’re a tradie running a business, you have a lot of hats to wear…and we’re not just talking hard hats! Apart from being on the tools, you’re also often project manager, customer service manager, head of human resources, and even the bookkeeper. Although it might seem more cost-effective to do it all yourself, is it really? In this article we’ll explore the benefits of professional bookkeeping for tradies, as well as other tips and tricks to save you time and money.

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Restaurant Bookkeeping: A Quick Guide

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When you’re starting a restaurant, as well as when you’re running one, so much of your time and energy is spent planning and fine-tuning the menu and getting customers through the door. But all this effort counts for nothing if your restaurant business isn’t making money. To make sure you’re maximising the potential of your business – and minimising the time spent on the accounts – we’ve put together this restaurant bookkeeping quick guide.
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Why Combining Your Bookkeeping and Accounting With The Same Firm Makes Sense

Bookkeepers and accountants both play an essential role in managing your finances. Most businesses utilise both because, while they serve many similar functions, they also have some main differences. They work in different stages of the financial cycle. In very simple terms, bookkeepers record business data and accountants analyse the data. Continue reading

Sell Your Bookkeeping Clients – Find a good Home For Your Clients By Letting Us Buy Them

Make sure your clients are looked after by getting in touch with a reputable firm like Darcy Bookkeeping. We want to see our clients succeed!

If you are looking to move out of the field of bookkeeping, taking a break or even retiring and are passionate about good service and the welfare of your clients business consider selling your bookkeeping clients to us and talk to us today. Continue reading

Bookkeeping and Taxation Services all at the one Firm

When considering hiring the services of a bookkeeper and an accountant, there are many advantages to having them operate from the same firm.  The services they provide are complimentary which gives the benefits of increased support to the business owner, saving them time, and reducing the risk of errors.

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Find a Bookkeeper Thats Right For Your Business

In every business the bottom line comes down to dollars and cents. No matter what industry you are in, at some point you are going to have to deal with money and managing finances.  Doing this well with proper record keeping and account management can be a difficult and time-consuming task.  This is where the help of a good bookkeeper can take the pressure off, allowing you to be more efficient, reducing the risk of errors and releasing you to focus on the rest of your business.

All it takes is a quick online search to see that there are multitudes of options available when looking for a book keeper; free lancers, firms and even outsourcing overseas. Finding the right book keeper can seem like an overwhelming task.  Here are three things to do to start your search: Continue reading

Single Touch Payroll (STP) – What You Need To Do

Starting on July 1, 2018, Australian businesses with 20 employees now have to comply with the STP or the Single Touch Payroll initiative. These same businesses are expected to have conducted a headcount of their employees on April 1, 2018 to determine their reporting requirements. But what exactly is STP and are you ready for it? Continue reading

Hiring a Part Time Bookkeeper – What You Should Know

Bookkeeping is just as important as innovating products and ideas. For growing businesses, keeping track of financial records and books of accounts is a crucial job that may hamper growth if not done well.

Failure or mistake in keeping books and records may have legal consequences such as missing to pay taxes due, paying wrong amounts, delays in payments and failing to evaluate the business’ performance on a regular basis. Accuracy is the bread and butter of bookkeeping and choosing the right part-time bookkeeper is also an investment a businessman should look into. Continue reading

Bookkeeping Rates Adelaide – Are You Paying Too Much?

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Australia has always been a great place for business, but much of the economic success of the country can be attributed to small businesses. About half of all productive, working Australians are employed by small businesses and money spent by local businesses circulates within the community, generating income and jobs. This shows small businesses make a substantial contribution in tax towards the prosperity of our country.

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Real Estate Bookkeeping – What You Need To Know

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There’s the glamorous side of real estate, the adrenalin rush of hustling to add another property to your portfolio and scoring a commission upon its sale. The side that shows like Selling Sunset love to depict. But we rarely see any of these high-flying agents sitting down to ‘do the books’ at the end of the day. That’s because real estate bookkeeping and accounting isn’t as sexy. And often it’s the multi-tasking Receptionist back at the office doing the financial paperwork, inbetween fielding sales enquiries and making appointments.

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