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Episode 42: Is Your QuickBooks Ready for Tax Season? Start Now, Not in January

Episode 42: Is Your QuickBooks Ready for Tax Season? Start Now, Not in January

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Episode 42: Is Your QuickBooks Ready for Tax Season? Start Now, Not in JanuaryTax season may feel months away, but waiting until January to examine your QuickBooks can leave you trying to untangle an entire year under deadline pressure.In this episode of QuickBooks Mastery for Small Business Success, Erica Northrup and Lee Davis explain why tax readiness is a year-round process—and why September and October are valuable checkpoints for small-business owners. There is still time to correct bookkeeping problems, gather missing information, speak with your tax professional, and make informed year-end decisions before December 31.You will learn what “tax-ready QuickBooks” actually means, why a correct bank balance does not guarantee accurate books, which red flags deserve investigation, and what your CPA expects you to provide. Erica and Lee also walk through a practical 15-minute review you can use to identify questions without making rushed changes to transactions you do not understand.Key Takeaways● Tax readiness happens throughout the year. Consistent monthly bookkeeping makes year-end dramatically easier.● September and October give you time to correct problems and pursue meaningful tax planning before the year closes.● The business owner is ultimately responsible for understanding the financial picture, even when a bookkeeper manages QuickBooks and a CPA prepares the tax return.● A matching bank balance does not prove that QuickBooks is correct. Duplicate transactions, personal purchases, uncategorized items, and incorrectly recorded assets or loans can still distort the reports.● Review reconciliations, bank feeds, the Profit & Loss, the balance sheet, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll liabilities, loans, undeposited funds, and contractor records.● Loan payments must be separated between principal and interest. Large equipment and vehicle purchases may belong on the balance sheet rather than the Profit & Loss.● Old bank-feed items, negative balances, unexplained accounts, and receivables you do not expect to collect are questions worth investigating.● Gather W-4s for employees, W-9s for contractors, receipts, bills, and supporting documents before deadlines to create unnecessary stress.● Your CPA’s job is tax preparation and tax planning—not becoming your forensic bookkeeper during the busiest part of the year.● If your 15-minute review reveals problems, make a list and investigate. Do not start deleting or changing transactions you do not understand.Questions to Reflect On● Are all bank and credit-card accounts reconciled through the most recent statement?● Are old or unexplained transactions still sitting in the bank feed?● Does accounts receivable represent money customers actually owe—and that you reasonably expect to collect?● Have all outstanding bills been entered into accounts payable?● Do payroll-liability and loan balances agree with the underlying records?● Were equipment and vehicle purchases recorded appropriately?● Are there negative, uncategorized, or unexplained balances on the balance sheet?● Do you have current W-9s for your independent contractors and complete employee information for year-end payroll forms?● Can you explain the major changes on this year’s Profit & Loss compared with last year?● Do you trust the numbers enough to have a productive tax-planning conversation?Mentioned in This Episode● Profit & Loss and comparative Profit & Loss reports.● Balance sheet review.● Bank and credit-card reconciliations.● Bank-feed matching and duplicate transactions.● Accounts receivable, accounts payable, and undeposited funds.● Payroll liabilities, W-2s, W-4s, 1099s, and W-9s.● Loan reconciliation and principal-versus-interest allocation.● Fixed assets, equipment, and vehicles.● Receipts, bills, and transaction documentation.● The free QuickBooks Clarity Scorecard.● The upcoming QuickBooks course and Episode 43 on practical tax planning.Recommended Resources● Free QuickBooks Clarity Scorecard● Lee Davis & Company● Questions or support: support@leedavisandcompany.com● QuickBooks course waitlistTimestamps00:00 - QuickBooks Mastery Podcast Intro00:45 - Episode 42: Is Your QuickBooks Ready for Tax Season?01:40 - When Tax-Season Preparation Should Begin02:59 - Why the Business Owner Is Still Responsible05:05 - What Tax-Ready QuickBooks Actually Means07:00 - When the Bank Balance Is Right but QuickBooks Is Wrong08:48 - The Biggest QuickBooks Red Flags Before Year-End10:32 - Uncategorized Transactions and Old Bank-Feed Items11:31 - Payroll Liabilities, Receivables, and Loan Balances14:49 - Why Finding Problems Before January Matters16:33 - Memory, Receipts, and Documenting Large Transactions19:04 - Bookkeeping Cleanup Versus Tax Planning20:13 - What Your CPA Expects at Tax Time23:04 - A Practical 15-Minute QuickBooks Review24:43 - Investigate Before You Change Transactions26:47 - You Have Time: ...
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