Tag: accounting

Whatever the size or stage of your business, success requires strategic decision-making, effective allocation of time and resources, and concentration on the organization’s core competencies. Outsourcing your organization’s accounting function to a professional provider will allow you to stay focused on these crucial aspects. Further, increased controls, better compliance, and timely and accurate financial information will minimize risks and strengthen your ability to make decisions.  In addition to the primary benefits below, business leaders report greater scalability and access to… Read more ›

They say hindsight is 20/20. You can take advantage of that hindsight by holding regular project closeout meetings to find nuggets of truth about how the project went and learn from them. Not every project makes money for your firm. You can find ways to improve project and accounting management if you set a tone of openness to genuine feedback that will filter down to your project managers and other key employees. Here are some guidelines for success in this… Read more ›

  Recordkeeping is often essential to business operations and automobile dealerships are no exception. Many auto dealerships use the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method of inventory accounting. Although the LIFO method can provide significant tax benefits, you must be careful to meet certain tax law requirements. One such requirement that is often overlooked is the need to maintain comprehensive records. There are different LIFO methods for new and used vehicle inventories. For new vehicle inventories, dealerships electing to use the alternative… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) to be a bronze sponsor of the 2022 Greater Washington Society of CPAs’ annual Nonprofit Symposium. The GWSCPA nonprofit symposium, to be held on December 13, 2022, brings… Read more ›