| The export of jobs overseas has become a | | | | packages using someone other than a company |
| hot-button issue in newspapers, political debates, and | | | | courier, then you are already outsourcing and |
| business management. Strong feelings exist on both | | | | understand the benefits of doing so. |
| sides and many people simply cringe when they | | | | Any time you hire another agency to do a job for you, |
| consider the possibility of outsourced accounting | | | | from watering the plants to catering the Christmas |
| services. | | | | party, you are using outside labor. That is a normal and |
| However what many people don't understand is that | | | | cost-effective way of doing business that has been |
| outsourcing and foreign jobs are not the same thing. | | | | used as long as companies have existed. |
| Domestic Outsourcing Keeps Jobs In The US | | | | There are a lot of reasons companies use outside |
| When a company contracts for outsourced | | | | labor. Cost is a big one, and one of the leading reasons |
| accounting services, this means the service is sourced | | | | for offshore contracts, but not the only one. |
| out of the company not necessarily out of the country. | | | | One advantage of outsourced bookkeeping services |
| When those jobs are done be personnel in other | | | | is expertise. Small companies in particular often can't |
| countries it is called offshore outsourcing. However | | | | offer benefits packages to attract the top accounting |
| many outsourced bookkeeping services have all of | | | | talent and have to settle for inexperienced |
| their personnel based in the US. Contracting with such | | | | bookkeepers who think accounting is nothing more |
| a firm is referred to as onshore or domestic | | | | than adding and subtracting. Outside contracting means |
| outsourcing. | | | | your books are handled by professionals with years of |
| Some managers feel that jobs should be kept in this | | | | experience doing nothing but company finances. |
| country. Others may just feel conflicted, seeing merit in | | | | Another reason companies go for this arrangement is |
| both sides of offshore jobs arguments and reluctant to | | | | security. Hackers and viruses are one threat; natural |
| commit to either side. Still others may be concerned | | | | disasters are another. But protection technology such |
| about public opinion if word gets out that they are | | | | as data encryption, firewalls, virus scanners, tape |
| moving jobs to other countries. | | | | backups (plus the cost of outside storage) all add up |
| Whether you are in favor, against, or neutral toward | | | | to substantial expenses. |
| the idea of offshore contracts, that is irrelevant to your | | | | Outsourced accounting services means your data will |
| decision to contract for domestic outsourced | | | | be stored on secure servers and protected with |
| accounting services. Those jobs stay in this country. | | | | frequent offsite backups. Your data is safer just like |
| What Can Outsourcing Do For Your Company? | | | | your money is safer in a bank vault than under your |
| Does your company employ the janitorial staff? If the | | | | mattress. |
| copier repairman is not on your payroll or if you deliver | | | | |