How to Start a Successful Home-Based Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation Business

How to Start a Successful Home-Based Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation Business

Author: Christy Pinheiro

Publisher: Pineapple Tax Guides

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780981897141

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This book is a genuine resource, packed with proven methods and valuable interviews with real bookkeepers and accounting professionals. These ideas and techniques show you how to quickly build a flourishing full-time or part-time bookkeeping or tax practice, and keep it running profitably. Some of the topics covered in this volume: *How to get clients and keep them *How to attract the most profitable clients *How to set and collect fees *How to offer tax services to your existing clients *How to get referrals from CPA offices *Information on how to become a Certified Bookkeeper through the AIPB *How to comply with the IRS recordkeeping requirements *How to avoid your liability for the dreaded IRS "Trust Recovery Penalty" And much, much more


Secrets to Starting & Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business

Secrets to Starting & Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business

Author: Sylvia Jaumann

Publisher:

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780973887921

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Now you can learn how to setup and operate your bookkeeping business quickly and efficiently. "Secrets to Starting & Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business" will show you all the inside secrets that only experienced freelance bookkeepers know. You'll learn how to: * Choose the right equipment, even if you have a low or non-existent start-up budget. * Find good clients who not only suit your skill level but will pay your invoices on time. * Setup your rates so that you'll know exactly how much you'll be making each month. * Establish boundaries so that you're not working 24/7. * Transition out of your full time job and work your way into freelance bookkeeping. * Setup essential office systems to help you keep yourself and your client paperwork organized. * Market your business and find clients quickly.


How to Start a Home-based Bookkeeping Business

How to Start a Home-based Bookkeeping Business

Author: Michelle Long

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0762769114

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In tough economic times and with rising unemployment, people are looking to take the bull by the horns and start their own home-based businesses.... From GPP's enormously successful How to Start a Home-Based Business series (more than half a million copies sold!), comes the essential guide to starting up a home-based Bookkeeping business.


Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies

Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies

Author: Tage C. Tracy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1118051408

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If you’re a small business owner, managing the financial affairs of your business can seem like a daunting task—and it’s one that far too many people muddle through rather than seek help. Now, there’s a tool-packed guide designed to help you manage your finances and run your business successfully! Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies explains step by step how to handle all your financial affairs, from preparing financial statements and managing cash flow to streamlining the accounting process, requesting bank loans, increasing profits, and much more. The bonus CD-ROM features handy reproducible forms, checklists, and templates—from a monthly expense summary to a cash flow statement—and provides how-to guidance that removes the guesswork in using each tool. You’ll discover how to: Plan a budget and forecast Streamline the accounting process Improve your profit and cash flow Make better decisions with a profit model Raise capital and request loans Invest company money wisely Keep your business solvent Choose your legal entity for income tax Avoid common management pitfalls Put a market value on your business Complete with ten rules for small business survival and a financial glossary, Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies is the fun and easy way® to get your finances in order, perk up your profits, and thrive long term! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.


The Enrolled Agent Tax Consulting Practice Guide

The Enrolled Agent Tax Consulting Practice Guide

Author: C. Pinheiro Ea Aba

Publisher: PassKey Enrolled Agent Review

Published: 2010-01-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9780982266045

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The main issue that tax practitioners face is how to grow and promote their practices. In talking with tax professionals, their questions are always the same:#13; #13; "How do I build up my client base?"#13; "Are engagement letters really necessary?"#13; "How do I encourage more client referrals?"#13; "How much should I charge for services?"#13; "How do I fire a bad client?"#13; #13; This book offers real answers to all of these burning questions. #13; #13; You will read multiple interviews with established, highly profitable EAs. You will hear how other EAs keep their practices profitable and keep clients (and money) rolling in. This book covers:#13; 1. Marketing techniques for enrolled agents#13; 2. How to use the internet and social networking to boost your community profile#13; 3. How to find profitable IRS representation cases#13; 4. How to avoid deadbeat clients#13; 5. How to get lucrative referrals from other professionals#13; #13; And much more!#13; If you have the tax knowledge and a desire to succeed in this business, this book will help you realize your own success.


Small Business For Dummies®

Small Business For Dummies®

Author: Eric Tyson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1118051882

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Want to start the small business of your dreams? Want to breathe new life into the one you already have? Small Business For Dummies, 3rd Edition provides authoritative guidance on every aspect of starting and growing your business, from financing and budgeting to marketing, management and beyond. This completely practical, no-nonsense guide gives you expert advice on everything from generating ideas and locating start-up money to hiring the right people, balancing the books, and planning for growth. You’ll get plenty of help in ramping up your management skills, developing a marketing strategy, keeping your customers loyal, and much more. You’ll also find out to use the latest technology to improve your business’s performance at every level. Discover how to: Make sure that small-business ownership is for you Find your niche and time your start-up Turn your ideas into plans Determine your start-up costs Obtain financing with the best possible terms Decide whether or not to incorporate Make sense of financial statements Navigate legal and tax issues Buy an existing business Set up a home-based business Publicize your business and market your wares Keep your customers coming back for more Track cash flow, costs and profits Keep your business in business and growing You have the energy, drive, passion, and smarts to make your small business a huge success. Small Business For Dummies, 3rd Edition, provides the rest.


Successful Quickbooks Consulting

Successful Quickbooks Consulting

Author: Michelle L. Long

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2007-10-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781434810694

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This book will help you start earning money in your OWN business with the wealth of information it provides. It includes steps to start your own business (and estimated start up costs); how to define your services and set billing rates (includes average billing rates); how to improve your knowledge and experience; obtain new clients and effective marketing ideas; details about websites, client engagements, market opportunities, growing the business, and MUCH more. The book includes results of a national survey of QuickBooks ProAdvisors about their annual income, use of engagement letters, over 300 comments and advice on things they wish they had known sooner or done differently, their KEYS to SUCCESS and more! Bookkeepers, accountants, tax preparers, and consultants will all find beneficial information in the book. With your own business, you can decide what hours you want to work, services to provide, and work from home if you choose! This book will help you SUCCEED!


Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today

Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today

Author: Robert Witham

Publisher: Robert P Witham

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1456575503

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More people than ever are considering starting a home-based business. Part of this interest in home-based businesses is driven by an economic recession, but part of it is also driven by the dream of independence.For many people, being self-employed or operating their own home-based business has always been a dream. Leaving the corporate world behind, eliminating long commutes to work, spending more time at home with family, and a desire for a simpler lifestyle have all been listed as reasons why people decide to trade the supposed security of a corporate job for a home-based business.There are many reasons to start a home-based business. In fact, there are probably about as many reasons as there are small business owners! Starting a small business is hard work, but it is also rewarding work. Working for yourself also provides a measure of security and flexibility not available in any job. How much security and how much flexibility depends on the type of business you operate, as well as your motivation and determination to succeed.Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today will help you get started on the exciting journey toward being a small business owner. This book is filled with small business ideas that can be started right from your own home with minimal expense or hassle. Each business idea is neatly organized into its own section so you can skip over any business ideas that do not sound appealing and focus on those that you do find interesting.Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today focuses on providing ideas to get you started. This book profiles 65 different business ideas that you can start at home.I trust you will find Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today to be a valuable resource as you consider starting your own small business. The list of business ideas that is included in this book is by no means exhaustive or comprehensive, but it does provide a good overview of the many types of home-based businesses that can be operated today.


Learn How to Become Your Own Accountant

Learn How to Become Your Own Accountant

Author: Dale Carnegie

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing

Published: 2019-04-15

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 3966615193

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Learn how to become your very own accountant in this comprehensive guide!Sheba Blake Publishing is here to help make difficult topics easy to understand. We help everyone be more knowledgeable and confident. Whether its learning about complex business topics, spirituality or building your self esteem; people who rely on us, rely on the information we provide to learn the critical skills and relevant information necessary for success.