| You have started your business and things are going | | | | you, but it will cost you more than what you need to |
| great, now you decide you need some help with | | | | spend for something as small as managing your books, |
| managing your books, you open the yellow pages and | | | | which is what you will be doing as a small business. |
| under accounting you see, CPA's, Accountants and | | | | You will take your books and all your receipts and |
| Bookkeepers. Which do you choose? Which one | | | | bank statements to the account or CPA and they will |
| would be good for your small business? And what's | | | | hand all that to their bookkeeper who will get your |
| the difference? | | | | books in a manageable and clean order at the rate of |
| There are differences, and one of those differences | | | | the accountant or CPA. |
| will be cost, and as you have learned when you | | | | If your needs are basic and you need someone to do |
| started your business cost will be a factor in almost | | | | your books or payroll or sales tax, my advice is a |
| every business decision you make. Which one will get | | | | bookkeeper. A bookkeeper will do just that, they will |
| you the most for your businesses dollar? That's a | | | | get your books in order, they can do your payroll or |
| question you will have to decide depending on the | | | | sales taxes and some can even do your taxes, all this |
| services you think you will need. | | | | a t a much lower cost, the average rate for a |
| A CPA (Certified Public Accountant) will be the most | | | | bookkeeper is $150.00 to $300.00 a month depending |
| expensive choice, and in my opinion, too much for a | | | | on your needs. |
| small business starting out. Depending on what you | | | | If you do have an accountant or a CPA, and you have |
| need a CPA's rates can run you an average of | | | | a bookkeeper do your books, you will still save money |
| $250.00 to $500.00 a month and if your not in need of | | | | because your books will be in good clean shape when |
| financial consulting or having tax problems, in my | | | | you give them to your accountant or CPA, meaning |
| opinion you will be paying an unneeded expense on a | | | | they don't have to have their bookkeeper do anything |
| service that wont be utilized for your business. | | | | and the time they bill you for will be quite less than if |
| An Accountant can do the same things as a CPA the | | | | they had to clean up your books every month. |
| difference is about a 4 year degree and the required | | | | Cutting cost in your business is going to be something |
| exams to be a certified public accountant, there rates | | | | you will always look for and this little tip could be a |
| wont be as high but the end results will be the same, | | | | savings you don't want to ignore, my advice do some |
| there average rate will range from $200.00 to $ | | | | research, call some CPA's Accountants and some |
| 400.00 a month with basically the same services. | | | | Bookkeepers, compare their services and rates, then |
| A CPA and an Accountant will both do fine jobs for | | | | choose the best for your business. |