| You have started your business and things are | | | | for you, but it will cost you more than what you |
| going great, now you decide you need some help | | | | need to spend for something as small as |
| with managing your books, you open the yellow | | | | managing your books, which is what you will be |
| pages and under accounting you see, CPA’s, | | | | doing as a small business. You will take your |
| Accountants and Bookkeepers. Which do you | | | | books and all your receipts and bank statements |
| choose? Which one would be good for your small | | | | to the account or CPA and they will hand all that |
| business? And what’s the difference? | | | | to their bookkeeper who will get your books in a |
| There are differences, and one of those | | | | manageable and clean order at the rate of the |
| differences will be cost, and as you have learned | | | | accountant or CPA. |
| when you started your business cost will be a | | | | If your needs are basic and you need someone |
| factor in almost every business decision you | | | | to do your books or payroll or sales tax, my |
| make. Which one will get you the most for your | | | | advice is a bookkeeper. A bookkeeper will do just |
| businesses dollar? That’s a question you will | | | | that, they will get your books in order, they can |
| have to decide depending on the services you | | | | do your payroll or sales taxes and some can |
| think you will need. | | | | even do your taxes, all this a t a much lower |
| | | | | cost, the average rate for a bookkeeper is |
| A CPA (Certified Public Accountant) will be the | | | | $150.00 to $300.00 a month depending on your |
| most expensive choice, and in my opinion, too | | | | needs. |
| much for a small business starting out. Depending | | | | |
| on what you need a CPA’s rates can run you | | | | If you do have an accountant or a CPA and you |
| an average of $250.00 to $500.00 a month and if | | | | have a bookkeeper do your books, you will still |
| your not in need of financial consulting or having | | | | save money because your books will be in good |
| tax problems, in my opinion you will be paying an | | | | clean shape when you give them to your |
| unneeded expense on a service that wont be | | | | accountant or CPA, meaning they don’t have |
| utilized for your business. | | | | to have their bookkeeper do anything and the |
| An Accountant can do the same things as a CPA | | | | time they bill you for will be quite less than if they |
| the difference is about a 4 year degree and the | | | | had to clean up your books every month. |
| required exams to be a certified public | | | | Cutting cost in your business is going to be |
| accountant, there rates wont be as high but the | | | | something you will always look for and this little tip |
| end results will be the same, there average rate | | | | could be a savings you don’t want to ignore, |
| will range from $200.00 to $ 400.00 a month with | | | | my advice do some research, call some |
| basically the same services. | | | | CPA’s Accountants and some Bookkeepers, |
| | | | | compare their services and rates, then choose |
| A CPA and an Accountant will both do fine jobs | | | | the best for your business. |