This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Accountants frequently stay late or work on weekends to meet urgent and important requests from their clients. Due to the nature of these requests, even something as simple as sending a form can be integral to a business’…

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. What is a client onboarding day? It’s the first day an accountant takes the reins from the account management team and meets their new clients for the first time. …

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Pretty Books is an accounting boutique that combines modern accounting expertise with a passion for high-tech financial solutions to help businesses define, structure, and improve their everyday and long-term financial operations. Keeping all your accounting-related documents together in one online folder can help streamline processes like filing taxes and audits. Here’s our taste-tested recipe for an organized accounting folder system. Bon appetit!

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This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Pretty Books is an accounting boutique that combines modern accounting expertise with a passion for high-tech financial solutions to help businesses define, structure, and improve their everyday and long-term financial operations. It’s easy to think that accountants spend…

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Today is Study Group Day. On these days, accountants take a step back from their every day work and shift their focus to the broader accounting world. …

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Maintaining an up-to-date, written record of time your employees take off can help prevent disputes over PTO balances down the road. Here’s a recipe for creating and implementing a policy for managing time off-and recording it. Bon appétit! Before we get cooking, here are a few helpful hints: Create a time-off request form for employees to fill out when they want to request time off. …

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. Scrubbing the GL Verb. [skruhb•beeng•thuh•gee•elle] Accrued Dictionary definition: A spring cleaning of a company’s general ledger. Each quarter, accountants get on their hands and knees to make sure the general ledger has been thoroughly primped and polished throughout the year. Sometimes the ledger is shiny and clean, but sometimes there might be a dust bunny or two lurking behind the fridge. Either way, you can be sure that after Scrubbing the GL, the place is spotless.

This story was originally published in Pretty Books Magazine. Subscribe for more. It’s often overlooked how dedicated accountants can be to their client’s success. Although they may set regular office hours, it is not uncommon to find an accountant staying late or working on the weekends to meet urgent requests. …