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Accounting ServicesTo become an accountant, you begin by studying accounting at a college or university. I received a Masters Degree in Professional Accounting from Georgia State University in Atlanta. I received my accounting experience working as an accountant for the IRS in Atlanta and a tax accountant for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta.
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Accounting has been described as the language of business. Furthermore, accounting is the process by which all businesses record and report their business transactions. Financial statements are the result of business transactions passing through the accounting system. If you want to know whether you have a fever, you use a thermometer. If you want to learn about the health of a business, read their financial statements.
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I like to think of accounting services as being similar to a manufacturing
plant. Every day businesses sell their products and services and the pay their
employees, and operating expenses. At the end of the day, month, quarter and
year, when all the accounting transactions have been recorded, the accountants
prepare financial statements and the accounting manufacturing plant closes down
until the next business day. So, the end product of the accounting
manufacturing process is the financial statements. There are basically two
financial statements that accountants prepare for every business; a Balance
Sheet and Income Statement.
My accounting services include the preparation of monthly financial statements from information furnished by my clients. I use a very sophisticated accounting software program designed for professional accountants called Creative
Solutions. Today, accountants have lots of competitive accounting software
packages to chose from. Perhaps the number one accounting software package is
QuickBooks. QuickBooks is easy to use, is very forgiving and probably causes
more problems than it solves. It causes problems because the internal integrity
of this accounting software program is too loose. And I disagree with their
statement that users of QuickBooks do not need to be an accountant.
Accounting is becoming more computerized and accountants are becoming more
computer savvy. This is both good and bad. It’s good because we accountants are
no longer recording business transactions in pen and ink and then making
extensive use of an adding machine. Today, accountants can go into Office Depot
or Staples and buy QuickBooks off the shelf and begin recording business
transactions. Accountants can discard their calculator. I would venture a guess
that many accounting careers are now obsolete because of computerized accounting
programs. What’s bad about computerized accounting systems is that it’s harder
to find a mistake and mistakes can be covered up without a permanent record
being made. You still need an accountant who knows how transactions should be
posted to fix input errors in accounting software programs.
I have been providing accounting services as a sole practitioner accountant for
almost 20 years. My accounting office is located in Union City, Georgia which
is in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. I compile financial statements, from
information furnished by my clients, in accordance with Statements on Standards
for Accounting and Review Services issued by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants. These financial statements are useful in many cases to show
if expenses have gotten out of line and if the business is taking on too much
debt.
My accounting career covers 31 years in the Atlanta area and it has been a
wonderful experience. In my accounting practice I have met many successful,
hard-working small business owners who it has been a pleasure serving. If you
are in the Atlanta area or beyond, and need accounting, QuickBooks, payroll,
investing or tax services, please call me at 770-969-9850.
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Accounting Services
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• Compile Financial Statements
• Process Payroll Checks
• Reconcile Bank Statements
• IRS Audit Representation
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• QuickBooks Installation
• Income Tax Preparation
• QuickBooks Consulting
• Investing Services
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| Call for immediate help: 770-969-9850 |
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