Small business bookkeeping tips

You open your bookkeeping software and immediately close it. Maybe you meant to catch up "next week." Then next week turned into next month. Then tax season happened. Then life happened. Now it has been eight months and you are wondering: "Am I in trouble?" First: you are not the first business owner to end up here. You would be surprised how many businesses fall behind because of growth, burnout, family responsibilities, staffing issues, or simply trying to do everything the

One of the most common questions I get is: “Do you also file taxes?” The short answer? No — and that is completely intentional. Bookkeepers Anonymous was built to focus on bookkeeping, cleanup, reconciliations, organization, and maintaining accurate financial records year-round. Tax preparation, tax filings, tax strategy, and compliance work are best left to licensed tax professionals, CPAs, and Enrolled Agents who specialize in that work every single day. And honestly? That’

One of the easiest ways to create confusion in accounting is to leave behind numbers with no explanation attached to them. An adjusting entry may make perfect sense today while you’re actively working in the file… …but six months later? During tax season? During an audit? During a year-end review? After staff turnover? That same entry can turn into a giant question mark. That’s why I believe documentation matters just as much as the entry itself. Whenever possible, I like adj