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Accounting Insights, Page 2
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What Counts as a Cash Receipt and How to Record It
In bookkeeping, cash receipts means all money coming in, not just bills and coins. What counts, how each kind is recorded, and the controls that keep the cash account honest.
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Switching From Sole Proprietor to LLC: The Bookkeeping Checklist
An LLC only separates you from the business if the money and records are separated too. The bookkeeping steps that make the switch real, from the new EIN to the opening entry.
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What It Means to Break Even, and How to Find Your Number
Break-even is the sales level where you cover all your costs and make nothing. Two formulas, two worked examples, and the decisions the number changes the day you run it.
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What Bookkeepers Should Look for in Accounting Software
Ten things that decide whether accounting software saves a bookkeeper hours each week or costs them: screens per transaction, bank feeds, contacts, permissions, and support.
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What to Look for in a QuickBooks Alternative: 10 Things to Check
Ten criteria for judging any QuickBooks replacement: screens per transaction, bank feeds, tags, saved reports, budgets, real pricing, bill management, and support.
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Gross Margin vs. Markup: Which Number Should Set Your Prices
Markup and margin measure different things, and confusing them is what turns a profitable-looking price into a loss. Here is how to convert between them and which number should set your price.
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What Startups Need in a Wave Alternative
Seven things a startup should check before leaving Wave: audit-ready books, bank feeds, invoicing, tags, budgets, board-ready reports, and permissions for a bookkeeper.
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What to Evaluate in a FreshBooks Alternative
Seven things a service business should check before leaving FreshBooks: ledger access, reports, contact records, expense categories, invoicing, users, and support.
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Audited With No Receipts? What Happens and What to Do Now
The audit letter arrives and the receipt folder is thin. What the IRS actually requires, which deductions survive on other evidence, and how to rebuild the rest.
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How the Startup Accounting Software Options Compare in 2026
What a startup should judge in accounting software, why GlassJar fits an early-stage company, and how QuickBooks Online, Wave, Xero, Zoho Books, and FreshBooks compare.
