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winter newsletter 2012 comprehensive business solutions 1395a tolland turnpike manchester ct 06042 info@cbsbookkeeping.com 860.645.0273 let us maintain your books www.cbsbookkeeping.com so you can maintain your business sm 2012 news we re offering a training course in february contact us for more details and to register a fantastic open house this past november we held an open house to celebrate our new office location we had a great turnout and it was encouraging to see so many people attend that evening we had the pleasure of meeting many new faces as well as catching up with current clients and old friends everyone was really pleased with the wonderful catering from our friends at royal ice cream co andrée s waffalloons and moe s of glastonbury a special thanks to them cbs was built on this kind of support and we would like to thank all who joined us that evening affiliates behind our name many know of us as just a bookkeeping service but there is a lot more to cbs which makes us a comprehensive business solution for you bookkeeping accounts payable and receivable general ledger cash flow budget sales use tax property tax small business job costing and accounting system/software updating human resources new hire/resume screening interview setups employee handbooks employee management background checks and payroll marketing local internet marketing including search engine optimization social media and ppc campaigns web site design and maintenance email and direct mail blasting print and ad design training consultation quickbooks software training and tutoring business start up resources business planning and strategizing be sure to like follow our social media feeds for news updates!

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comprehensive business solutions end of year bookkeeping checklist check out the following items before the year s end to make sure you re in good standing for 2012 if you need help or are feeling overwhelmed then give us a call we can help reconcile your bank accounts catch up on invoices record transactions ­ don t forget about the credit card and cash purchases search your pockets for receipts categorize expenses ­ make sure all of your income and expenses have been properly categorized don t forget mileage ­ have you recorded all the time spent in the car remember your daily commute doesn t count your estimated taxes ­ to avoid penalties when taxes are due be sure you ve paid enough in estimated taxes for the year check your income statement ­ compared to prior year don t forget to reverse stale cheques record any year end accrual entries ­ and depreciation check accounts receivable and accounts payable for accuracy bad debt write offs if any and hopefully there aren t prepare a budget for next year ­ one quick way is to take your profit and loss statement from the year that is ending and export it to a spreadsheet then compare it to what you would like to increase/decrease for the upcoming year thinking of updating your software many clients are asking cbs to assist in updating their old accounting software over to the latest edition of quickbooks having the correct software as well as having it properly calibrated plays an integral role in how your business operates if your system is outdated or not performing as you would like be sure to contact us our project manager nick valente was recently certified in quickbooks 2012 as well as point of sale and can answer any of your software questions new additions to our team as many of you may know cbs is rapidly growing and expanding with this type of progress comes new additions to our team first we would like to welcome debbie locke as our new office manager daniela nollez recently joined us as our human resources specialist lastly karen cunningham was hired as an accounting associate to our expanding accounting department we re looking forward to another year of growth and development in 2012!

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