Accounting Systems

4 Things You Should Get From Your Accounting System Business accounting is about more than just getting information to do your taxes. It should provide you with useful information that helps you understand how you are doing, provide a way to manage cash flow, prevent...

Garbage In Garbage Out

Accounting System Input Determines Accounting System Output The first thing I learned about computers back in the days when programs were written on punch cards, was garbage in garbage out. This old adage is even truer today than it was when I learned over 40 years...

FICA Tax — An Explanation

Who the heck is FICA, and why is he getting my money? That is the question my kids asked when they received their first paycheck. As I explained to them, and they will have to explain someday to their children, FICA is the money the government uses to pay older people...