Fiance's business has been too much to handle for us for a while, but we wanted to wait until after tax season to find an accountant. We asked everyone we could think of until we found someone THRILLED with their accountant.
She's a former auditor for a big accounting shop, but she quit last year to have a baby. Her husband does some kind of day-job still. So, she takes care of her baby and works at home. She does small business taxes and bookkeeping at home. You just email her what she needs, maybe talk on the phone a little, and there you go! That's a pro-woman, low-overhead business model I support!
Fiance and I spent four hours organizing statements and scanning receipts. We were a mess. There was business stuff mixed in the personal accounts (thankfully nothing personal in the business accounts!).
A week later, she put it all in Quickbooks and turned around a report of profit/loss (obviously loss this quarter), fixed the messes, and she billed $50 a hour for only five hours! A bargain indeed for a whole quarter.
I don't understand why schools don't pitch accounting as a female-friendly industry. This kind of low-volume bookkeeping sounds like the perfect job for a woman who needs flexibility (and can send her kids to Grandma's at tax time). I'm so proud of my accountant for just making it work. It's not easy out there for moms sometimes.
2 comments:
Do you use quickbooks on your end? This in conjunction with her efforts are bound to save you much money.
I am her and I love the flexibility at home.
It sounds like you've got quite a deal on your hands!
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