by Jelena Arkula | Sep 30, 2026 | Procedures
Startup bookkeeping due diligence comes down to five systems: a monthly close that finishes on time, revenue that ties to contracts and bank deposits, a balance sheet that carries every SAFE, note, and loan, a burn and runway report built from real cash, and clean...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 28, 2026 | Procedures
Monthly financial reports worth a small business owner’s time come down to five: the profit and loss statement, the balance sheet, the accounts receivable aging, the accounts payable aging, and a cash view for the next few weeks. Read those five for twenty...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 25, 2026 | App Review, Cloud Accounting Option and Reviews
A QuickBooks bank feed that stops working is almost always a connection problem between your bank and the software, not a problem with your books. The fix is usually to update the feed manually, wait for the bank, or reconnect the account. The bookkeeping risk comes...
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 23, 2026 | Procedures
California payroll taxes come in four parts, and only two of them cost the employer money. You pay Unemployment Insurance, 3.4 percent for new employers on the first $7,000 per employee. You also pay the Employment Training Tax, 0.1 percent on the same $7,000....
by Jelena Arkula | Sep 21, 2026 | Procedures
Santa Monica bookkeeping has three local wrinkles that a generic setup misses. First, a city business license tax based on your gross receipts. Second, a seasonal revenue curve driven by tourism and the beach. And third, a sales tax district that differs from the city...
