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Wanna know the #1 Secret about Accounting and Bookkeeping?
“Secret Agent Man, Secret Agent Man They’ve given you a number and taken away your name” That song kept on rolling around in my head as I sat down to write. Want to know why? Because in every spy story...
View ArticleThis online accountant says “There’s no freakin’ way I’d do this to you!”
“I can’t believe they said that”, Gail said. “That’s just so wrong!”. We were in the car, headed for Walmart to pick up some ice cream for Gail’s birthday cake. Earlier that day I had read an email. I...
View ArticleShould Accountants be terrified of AI?
Everyone’s talking about AI. And some people are saying that accountants and bookkeepers should be terrified of AI. 5 years or so ago….Intuit’s QBO and other cloud-based accounting software introduced...
View ArticleWinter is coming. Are you ready to repay your CEBA loan?
Sorry to interrupt your summer. BUT … December 31st is coming. And this year, it’s not just New Year’s Eve. It’s the CEBA loan repayment due date (if you took one) in order to qualify for any of the...
View ArticleCPA confession – I don’t do taxes. Am I crazy? No (And here’s why)
Yes, I’m a CPA. Got the framed certificate and everything. No, I don’t do taxes. It’s a clear strategic and practical decision that I made when I started my practice. Like Tevye says “Sounds, crazy,...
View ArticleDon’t want to get lost in your bookkeeping? Here’s an easy way to avoid that!
“I think we’re lost. I’m going to turn left here. It’s not the street on Google Maps, but I think I missed that one”. Yes we were lost – no strike that – we were having an adventure – in Hamilton (ON)...
View ArticleDo you know the First Rule of Checklist Club?
A couple of weeks ago, I screwed up. Big time. I forgot to file the T4 for one of my clients. (For my American readers, that’s the Canadian version of the W2). I emailed the client right away and told...
View ArticleWhat’s the connection between my Lunch, Rocket Science and Bookkeeping?
12 noon, Friday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. Time to come out of the sunniest basement in Thornhill to deal with the Pooh-style rumbly in my tumbly. The one slice of leftover frozen pizza was a...
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Can bookkeeping be warm and fuzzy like your favourite puppy?
I wasn’t always owned by cat(s) (as I am now). That’s me and Smokey, our current cat, in the picture. He chases me onto the couch in the afternoons for nap time. I don’t have much of a choice in the...
View ArticleYes, bowties are cool. And December 3rd is a special day for me.
I was standing in the bedroom, in front of the big mirror. And I was seething. Frustrated. Angry. I looked down at the purple-patterned pieces of cloth clutched in my hands. My pre-tied bowtie that I’d...
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