While very few businesses operate without tapping into the services of an accountant in some shape or form, some businesses aren’t using the relationship they have with their accountants to the ...

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An accountant performs financial functions related to the collection, accuracy, recording, analysis and presentation of a business, organization or company's financial operations. In a smaller ...

If you own a small business, you need an accountant. Sure, you've been filing your taxes using one of those online tax services, but a digital solution can only take you so far. An accountant – a real ...

Just as small businesses make up the backbone of the American economy, they also make up the backbone of many an accountant’s book of business -- so understanding their needs and attitudes is a ...

In their book, Start Your Own Business, the staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. guides you through the critical steps to starting a business, then supports you in surviving the first three years as a ...

The role of management accounting in business planning is a critical one. Whether creating a business plan or making business decisions, there are many variables that must be considered before a ...

You are lucky if you are a business owner in today's world. Technology now does (a lot of) what an accountant did for your father's business. You don't need an accountant for that. But, you would want ...

IMGCAP(1)] As a small-business owner, you probably thrive in a DIY environment; but the more hats you wear, the less you’ll accomplish successfully. Accounting is one of the most important areas for ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...