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Author Archives: April Gentry
Accounting as Art
I catch my breath sometimes when I look at certain art. Van Gogh’s Starry Night does that to me every time. Some Degas and even Dr. Suess can stir my senses. What makes art Art for me? Well I could … Continue reading
Website help a crap shoot?
At least once a week I hear a vendor tell one of our clients, “Oh, just log on to our website, download the form, fill it out, and send it to us asap.” No directions, no human contact to walk … Continue reading
Paychex finally helps; Part IV
This is the final installment, Part IV, of Bob Jones’ headaches with Paychex and handling his payroll for Bob Jones Company (BJC). Refreshing the story from February, Business-keepers Consulting (BKC) was hired by Bob Jones Company (BJC) to handle bookkeeping … Continue reading
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Paychex: an indifferent company – Part III
This is Part III of Bob Jones’ headaches with Paychex and handling his payroll for Bob Jones Company (BJC). Resuming our episode, Bob hired Paychex to handle the payroll for his company, Bob Jones Company (BJC) several years ago. I … Continue reading
Corporate Compliance Center–a “certificate” not worth its paper.
This is a cheesy form from Corporate Compliance Center. I am not an attorney and therefore do not claim to provide legal services. However, I do know that corporations are supposed to have annual stockholder meetings and take minutes documenting … Continue reading
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Paychex: an indifferent company – Part II
This is part two of Bob Jones’ headaches with Paychex and handling his payroll for BJC. Resuming our episode, Bob hired Paychex to handle the payroll for his company, Bob Jones Company (BJC) several years ago. BJC is a California … Continue reading
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Paychex: an indifferent company – Part I
I am going to write multiple blogs about Paychex that reflect my struggles with their payroll and 401k plan services over the last several years and in particular the last few months. I believe I am obligated to my readers … Continue reading
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Keep up the upkeep in an HOA
Common Area Maintenance (CAM) can be a nasty check to write check every month to your HOA. However, the common area is what keeps your community’s property value up. If HOAs just pay for the bare minimums and ignore required … Continue reading
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Tagged board meetings, community living, condos, HOA, maintenance
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New Quickbooks 2012 features:
This is going to be a stream of conscience based on a webinar I recently sat through. Added Lead Center: This is QB way of adding a CRM into the software. Now you can enter prospective names without adding them … Continue reading
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Mediation team can avoid hardships in HOAs
Association living in planned communities can have many rewards, but sharing land with perfect strangers (at least when you first move in) can be like a slow drip, draining your reserve of patience. Creating a mediation team out of Board … Continue reading
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Tagged accounting, bookkeeping, Homeowners associations
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