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What is the difference between a Bookkeeper/Small Business Accountant and a CPA? |
Quickbooks looks and feels warm and fuzzy just as the marketers intended. Unfortunately, many small business owners rush out to their local big-box retail store, make the purchase, install the CD, and think they are magically turned into bookkeepers. In reality, it simply doesn't work that way.
That said, the features and functionality Quickbooks contains for the modest prices charged provide a truly remarkable suite of tools and reports to use in managing your business. I have a couple of ideas if you find yourself in the spot of having a set of books that you have fallen out of love with or once purchased haven't even gotten into them enough to discover that has happened. |
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) generally specializes in one or both of two general functions, financial audit services and income tax preparation. These are the areas in which they are trained and generally where they have the most experience. On the other side, a Bookkeeper (Small Business Accountant) specializes in the internal recordkeeping and preparation of financial statements for businesses and individuals. Over the years, there has been an increase in CPAs trying to become one stop shops for financial services. These CPAs offer audit, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, financial advisory and consulting services. In our opinion, when you try to be all things to all people, you can stretch yourself too thin and may end up providing less than exemplary service.
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