Bookkeeping

Advantages and Disadvantages of Forming a Corporation

Because they are considered employees, and not owners, they are able to reduce self-employment taxes that individuals within another entity formation, like an LLC, would have to pay. The salary, dividends, and additional compensation they receive help reduce self-employment tax liabilities. Before discussing the advantages and disadvantages of a corporation, we must first understand what makes up a corporation. The simple definition of a corporation is a legal business entity that exchanges ownership of a company, also known as [...]

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What is a Contra Revenue Account?

The amount on the equity contra account is deducted from the value of the total number of outstanding shares listed on a company’s balance sheet. Contra account is important as it not only allows a company to report the original amount of a transaction but also report any reductions that may have happened so that the net amount will also be reported. They are useful in preserving the historical value in the main account while presenting a write-down or [...]

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Understanding the Cost of Goods Sold COGS Definition, Calculation

At the end of 2021 (December 31st, 2021), the company had an inventory balance of $120,000. Throughout the year, the business purchased $50,000 worth of merchandise. COGS is just like any other expense, but it must be shown separately in the income statement. That is due to its importance in establishing how the sales are – or can be – profitable. Both merchandising and manufacturing companies have to calculate it. Information Needed to Calculate the Cost of Goods Sold(COGS) It can [...]

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It also syncs with either QuickBooks Online or Netsuite (as opposed to syncing just with QuickBooks, like most virtual bookkeepers). Along with offering the typical outsourced bookkeeping services, AccountingDepartment.com provides outsourced controller services. With this service, their CPAs manage bookkeeping while also budgeting, forecasting, doing job costing, managing cash flow, tracking inventory, and performing other financial management tasks on your behalf. Bookkeeper is one of the pricier business bookkeeping services on our list, but it comes with many possible [...]

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