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Mastering Your Accounting Skills

intermediateaccountingIt’s your money and it is vital that you manage it well

Money is the life line of your business and when it is gone, you could be out of business.” Furthermore, it takes money to start a business and it takes money to maintain the business. Moreover, that is why I want to inspire you to Master Your Accounting Skills.

Do you plan to have an Accountant or do you manage your own money? Many business owners choose to have an accountant because they are not good at managing money, however, if you want to save your self some money; you must become a mastermind at Accounting.

My thoughts on having an Accountant: I have decided that an Accountant is necessary in the event you meed an outside audit or if you have multiple locations.  Also, if you plan to have multiple locations, it is vital that you have an accountant to monitor your book keeping practices.

To find out how to master your accounting skills or for more Business Management tips, be sure to subscribe to my 21-day (Going to Another Level) Mastermind Mind eCourse. Click here

Shiketa Morgan

Issuing Tax Statements To Parents

At the end of every year, I begin to prepare childcare totals for each family. Then in January, I send home a statement for each family that indicates the amount of childcare expenses paid to me for the previous calendar year. In fact, I believe it is vital that you issue  childcare tax statements in a timely manner (preferably by January 31st), so that parents can file their child care expenses on their tax return. A tax statement does not have to be a fancy document. However, it must contain the following information for tax purposes:

  • The name of your Business
  • Your Business phone number, Address, City State and Zip Code
  • Your Tax Id Number or Social Security Number
  • The Name of the child that you provided care for
  • The Amount Paid to you for childcare services
  • Be sure to sign the document

If you do not have a Tax ID number, you may want to consider applying for one to issue to parents for tax purposes.  As you are in the process of preparing statement, be sure to issue a parent letter  or post a notice that indicates when tax statements will be issued. If you do not have a Parent Tax Statement form to issue to parents, I have created one for you—>  Click here (Be sure to change the tax year on the form)

I wish you Continued Success!

Shiketa

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