Whether you run your own business or only speak to Shaelene about your personal taxes, consider setting yourself up with Quickbooks Online and Receipt Bank. Quickbooks is simple, easy, online bookkeeping. Receipt Bank allows you to take pictures of all your receipts and invoices so you can upload them to the cloud where we can instantly see them in real time. While it does cost a monthly subscription fee, you can write it off as an accounting fee; these are reasonable accounting fees that you pay so that you can prepare and file your income tax. It helps your accountants tremendously when all of your data is organized in a simple web interface.
Did you know?
As a self-employed professional you can deduct the cost of any business-related courses you take. This includes computer courses, any business courses, or any other course or class that can be used to improve your bottom line.
When claiming meals and entertainment expenses be sure to write down the name of the person you were with, for example, “potential client: Jane Smith”. Getting into this habit will help to audit-proof your return.
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