Wake Up Call

Tracking our personal expenses in QuickBooks has definately been a wake up call. It's great to know how much you've spent so far each month and where you are spending. It makes it a lot easier to create a budget and to see where you are overspending.

I think everyone should use some type of software or tracking program for their expenses. Some banks offer online tracking of expense types. There is also mint.com, which is a free online service that connects to your online bank accounts and allows you to easily track your spending.

So take charge of your finances. You know you need to.

Benefits of Using Software

Many people start out thinking they can just keep track of their income and expenses with their check book and a receipt box. Which you can do, but your accountant is not going to be very happy at tax time.

There are also those that use spreadsheets and templates to organize income and expenses into different categories. When that is done, they still need to generate financial statements which will involve yet another spreadsheet.

The simplest way to handle your business finances is to purchase a financial software program such as QuickBooks to organize all of your income expenses. You will only need to enter the data once and be able to generate professional, comprehensive financial reports.

Most programs also have the advantage of merging with your CPA's tax software for seamless and painless tax preparation.

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