Ida Peters

Business writer Ana Gotter shares why she sought a cloud accounting solution for her small business. Fresh out of college, there was one thing Ana Gotter knew for sure: She knew she wanted to be a writer. To do so (and be wildly successful at it), she had to find an edge; something that would […] The post Meet Ana, a Business Writer Who Uses Cloud Accounting to Stay on Top of Her Cash Flow and Ease the Pain of Tax Time appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

A tax audit is a stressful time for a small business owner, adding fear to the already exhausting list of entrepreneurial challenges. If you are selected for audit, depending on the depth of the investigation and how well prepared you are, you can spend hundreds of hours gathering documentation to fulfill the auditor’s requests. In […] The post Fight Your Tax Fears: Do These 5 Things to Pass a Tax Audit appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

February is the month of love! Check out our monthly product update and continue doing what you love this month and beyond. At FreshBooks, small business owners are our number one (that’s you!) With that in mind, we’re constantly finding ways to improve and innovate FreshBooks to suit your needs today, so you can thrive […] The post What’s Improved on FreshBooks? Monthly Product Update, February 2018 appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

I had blamed my accounting incompetence on the fact that I was a wordsmith, not a math whiz. Nope. I was just using the wrong accounting software. I knew I had a problem long before I took action. Invoices I created would often vanish in the system. Without digging through my bank account, I had […] The post Advice from a Freelance Writer: “It’s Not You. It’s Your Accounting Software” appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

A tax audit is a stressful time for a small business owner, adding fear to the already exhausting list of entrepreneurial challenges. If you are selected for audit, depending on the depth of the investigation and how well prepared you are, you can spend hundreds of hours gathering documentation to fulfill the auditor’s requests. In […] The post Fight Your Tax Fears: Do These 5 Things to Pass a Tax Audit appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Jasmine Jones recently purchased QuickBooks Online . Although inexperienced, she was eager to get started. But suddenly, something dawned on Jasmine. QBO looked much more complex than she initially though, which meant that there was plenty of room for error. Suddenly, Jasmine began to worry. If she jumped in, and started working in QBO without any prior experience, then she could eventually make errors. Over time, these errors could snowball into even bigger errors to the point where her QBO file would no longer be usable. Are you scared that you might make a mess in QuickBooks Online like Jasmine? Well, you and Jasmine are not alone. Every new QBO user is concerned that they might mess things up. Here are the top things you and Jasmine should know so that you can get off to a good start with QBO .  After working with hundreds of QBO users, I’ll share with you my insider tips on how to avoid making a mess in QuickBooks Online. Practice first and get training Most new users, like J

February is the month of love! Check out our monthly product update and continue doing what you love this month and beyond. At FreshBooks, small business owners are our number one (that’s you!) With that in mind, we’re constantly finding ways to improve and innovate FreshBooks to suit your needs today, so you can thrive […] The post What’s Improved on FreshBooks? Monthly Product Update, February 2018 appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

I had blamed my accounting incompetence on the fact that I was a wordsmith, not a math whiz. Nope. I was just using the wrong accounting software. I knew I had a problem long before I took action. Invoices I created would often vanish in the system. Without digging through my bank account, I had […] The post Advice from a Freelance Writer: “It’s Not You. It’s Your Accounting Software” appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Do you invoice immediately? Or do all your invoicing at month end? And how much does your timing impact whether – and how quickly – you get paid? As a new freelancer, Walt Kania once submitted his invoice and work to a client at the same time. He then received a response that when paraphrased […] The post Is Timing Everything When Sending Invoices? appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .