Fran McCully
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Financial Strategist and Bookkeeper Expert
Fran McCully Quick Facts
Fran McCully has over 30 years of combined experience as an administrative and executive assistant, in finance and budgeting, and in general business. This includes experience gained as a long-term employee at Washington State University.
She previously owned a small business, partnering with her husband, in wild land firefighting where they contracted with the Forest Service fighting wild land fires. In 2004, she decided to consolidate her work skills and life experiences and launch Your Administrative Solutions, a virtual professional company. She remains committed to honest and open communications with her clients and stays loyal to her values-based practice.
Your Administrative Solutions specializes in bookkeeping/accounting, database and business-plan development, and human resource services. Fran partners with small business, micro companies, solo-preneurs, and individuals.
She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Idaho and is a graduate of the Virtual Assistant Training Program (VATP), a comprehensive program learning how to produce virtual work for clients using the latest technology.
Her personal affiliations include International Virtual Assistant Association (IVAA), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and LinkedIn. Currently she is the vice President of the local Palouse Networking Alliance group located in Moscow, Idaho. She is also a founding member of the Inland Virtual Assistants Alliance.
Fran McCully of Your Administrative Solutions specializes in bookkeeping/accounting, database and business-plan development, and human resources. Fran partners with small businesses, mirco companies, solo-preneurs and individuals. To receive your free report, “Know Your Cash Flow,” and discover additional resources from Fran McCully, Financial Strategist and Bookkeeper, please visit www.YourAdministrativeSolutions.com
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Setting Expectations For a Bookkeeper
We like to think we can learn any skill it takes to run a company, that might be true for some business owners, but for others learning to do the books properly can be a huge challenge. Hiring a bookkeeper may be helpful for the bookkeeping-challenged. Here are 10 expectations a business should have to make sure a bookkeeper will have the skills to be part of the team.
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Bookkeeping Tips for Your Business
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Tracking the Critical Numbers of Your Business
You don't have to be a CPA to understand which numbers are most critical to the health of your business. Having a strong relationship with your accountant is a must for any business owner - however, as a business owner the financial health of your business is ultimately your responsibility. The most critical numbers of your business can be found on three very important documents a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. Below is a quick review of these basic financial documents that track the flow of money within your company.
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Budgeting, a Real Value for Your Small Business
A budget maps out where you're business currently is and where you plan for it to be, like a road map. A budget will also help you cope with the inevitable roadblocks and detours you will encounter on your way to where you want your business to be. Budgeting is important, estimating and matching expenses to revenue helps small business owners determine whether they have enough money to fund operations, expand the business and generate income for themselves.
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Why Do You Need a Bookkeeper?
Bookkeeping is the activity or profession of recording the financial transactions of a person, business, or organization. Transactions include sales, purchases, income, and payments. This definition makes bookkeeping sound very simple - but it truly is work for an expert. Let us be honest. If you are anything like most small business owners, you started off trying to be your own bookkeeper and maybe you still are. But now the business has started growing. Things are a little more complicated and you just do not have the time or the expertise needed to keep accurate business books.
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Business Income and Expenses Tracking
The actual process of keeping books is easy to understand when broken down into steps: 1. Keep receipts and or other acceptable records of every payment and expenditure from your business. 2. Summarize your income and expenditure records on a periodic basis (generally daily, weekly, or monthly). 3. Use summaries to create financial reports that will provide specific information about the business. For example, how much monthly profit is the business making or how much the business is worth? Bookkeeping and accounting functions of a business share two basic goals:
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1099 Vs. 1099-K: What You Should Know
You are an independent contractor. When beginning to work with a particular client, a W-9 should have been received or request for taxpayer identification number and certification. That information is used by each client to issue a 1099- MISC, or Miscellaneous Income form, which states the amount of non-employee compensation you received from the client last year. Unlike a W-2, no taxes have been withheld from the money received from the client.
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Simple Bookkeeping for Small Business
There are many reasons to closely monitor everyday transactions. Hiring the right bookkeeping professional to monitor your books and teach you how to properly keep track of the business's finances will help your small business thrive.
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Stress-Free Bookkeeping
Managing your books is a cumbersome but critical task for any business. It is very time-consuming, frustrating, and could mean working late hours. However, it has to be done to know the worth of your business and to satisfy the government for taxes. You also need to do this on a regular basis to get an accurate idea of your financial health. How do you make this a stress-free task work for you?
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What Is The Best Way to Start a New Business
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Profit From Better Bookkeeping
Every business can make more money by following a few important steps in the accounting side of the business. Owners of unprofitable businesses can either follow these steps or live with the consequences. It is imperative for a successful business to have a sophisticated accounting system in place. A bookkeeper handles the day-to-day financial record-keeping and reporting associated with the operation of a business. Bookkeeping is just one process in the accounting system.
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The Many Benefits of Creating and Using a Database
We all need to keep track of information, whether it's a list of phone numbers, a mailing list for postcards or newsletters or information for hosting a mastermind group. A database can be a useful tool for organizing your information. A database gives you more control and accountability over how your information is managed and stored. There are many programs to help you create your own databases, Excel for example has built in tools to help you keep track of data and to find specific information when you need it.
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