The Profitjets Blog
Finance Writing for People Running the Business
Practical articles on bookkeeping, accounting, tax, payroll and financial strategy, written for founders and operators rather than for other accountants.
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What is Bookkeeping: A Step-by-Step Guide
What bookkeeping covers, how it differs from accounting, and the five-step process behind a clean set of books.
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10 Easy Examples of Bookkeeping for Small Businesses
Ten everyday bookkeeping entries, from accounts payable to owner's equity, explained the way they appear in real books.
10 Essential QuickBooks Procedures Every Business Owner Should Know
1. Connecting Bank Feeds, 2. Invoicing and Receiving Payments, and 3. Bill Entry and Payment.
4 Common Bookkeeping Mistakes Made by Small Businesses
The four errors that show up again and again in small business books, and the fix for each one.
4 Steps To Set Up ACH Payments for Your Business in 2026
Setting it up, reconciling it, and controlling the risk.
5 Benefits of Using Virtual Bookkeeping Services
Five things entrepreneurs actually gain from virtual bookkeeping, beyond the cost saving everyone leads with.
5 Key Traits of Top CPA Firms
1. Proactive Communication (Not Just Year-End Check-Ins), 2. Industry Specialization, and 3. Technology Integration.
6 Accounts Payable Best Practices to Optimise Your Process
Six practices, the controls a small team can actually run, and the metrics.
6 Bookkeeping Services to Outsource to Profitjets
The six pieces of the finance function that outsource cleanly, from payroll through to budgeting and forecasting.
6 Reasons to Keep Your Bookkeeping Current (Not Just at Tax Time)
1. Know Your Cash Position Any Time, 2. Catch Fraud Early, and 3. Meet Loan and Investor Requests Quickly.
6 Techniques to Improve Your Accounting Data Entry Process
1. Bank Feeds and Auto-Categorization, 2. Receipt Scanning and OCR Tools, and 3. Standard Chart of Accounts and.
8 Ways to Simplify Accounting for Your Small Business
1. Open a Dedicated Business Bank Account, 2. Use Accounting Software (Not Excel), and 3. Go Paperless.
Accounts Payable Process & Cycle
Each step, the control at the centre, and where it stalls.
Accounts Payable vs Accounts Receivable: Key Differences
What sits on each side, and why they should be read together.
Accounts Receivable Turnover: What It Is, How to Calculate It, and How to Improve It
The formula, what distorts it, and how to improve it.
Accounts Receivable: Challenges, Automation, and How to Get Paid Faster
The metrics, why credit control beats collections, and escalation.
Basic Bookkeeping: Everything Every Business Owner Should Know in 2026
The terms, the routine, the templates and the skills that keep a small business set of books accurate from the first month.
Best Last-Minute Bookkeeping Tips for Every Business Owner
Ten things worth doing when the deadline is close and the books are not ready, in the order that saves the most time.
Bookkeeper Hourly Rates in 2026: What to Expect and How to Budget
Freelance Bookkeeper Hourly Rates, CPA-Firm Bookkeeping Rates, and Monthly Retainer Packages.
Bookkeeper vs Accountant: Differences and Similarities
Tasks, timing, and where the handover between them actually sits.
Bookkeeping Hacks That Help Small Businesses Resolve Financial Issues
Five practical habits that cut the time your books take and the errors they collect, without new software.
Bookkeeping Services Pricing Models: Hourly vs Monthly vs Value-Based
1. Hourly Pricing, 2. Monthly Fixed (Retainer) Pricing, and 3. Value-Based Pricing.
Bookkeeping for E-Commerce Startups: What You Need to Track
Revenue Recognition: Gross vs. Net, Platform Fees, and Sales Tax Nexus.
Bookkeeping for Lawyers: Trust Accounts, IOLTA, and Attorney Finances
IOLTA Accounts: The Foundation of Attorney Trust Accounting, The No-Commingling Rule, and Three-Way Trust.
CPA vs Bookkeeper: Key Differences and Which You Need
Scope, cost, and how to use both without paying twice.
What we write about
Eight topics we come back to
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Bookkeeping
Clean books, reconciliations, chart of accounts and month-end close.
Accounting
Close process, financial statements, cash against accrual, and reporting that gets used.
Tax
Preparation, planning, entity choice, deductions, quarterly estimates and the IRS forms behind them.
CFO
Forecasting, cash flow, fundraising readiness and the executive roles founders confuse.
Payroll
Withholding, payroll taxes, W-2s and 1099s, and multi-state teams.
Metrics
The ratios and statements that tell you what is actually happening in the business.
Software
QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite and the tools that feed them.
Business Finance
Entity formation, banking, budgeting, funding and getting the finances in order.
Would You Rather We Just Did It?
Reading about reconciliation is useful. Not having to do it is better.