More than Money Blog
There is more to living a happy and productive life than staying hyper-focused on finances.
While staying within your means and keeping on top of money matters can help you highlight what’s important, it’s the “what’s important” that truly matters. Broussard Poche wants to shift your focus from being worried about finances to enjoying the fruits of your labor. Our blog will keep you on the right track, offering advice, tips, and reminding you to enjoy your business and your family along the way.
CONTRIBUTOR: Elizabeth J. Moreau, CPA/ABV, CVA, CHFP
Liz is a partner in the tax department of Broussard Poché, LLP with more than 25 years of experience in virtually every dimension of business. She’s cultivated a wealth of knowledge in areas of corporate taxation, financial analysis and business appraisal. She shares her knowledge here, on the More than Money Blog.
CONTRIBUTOR: John L. Istre, CPA
John has been with Broussard Poché, LLP for 20 years, becoming one of the go-to sources for audit info. Now, John serves as Audit Department Head — performing audits for all types of entities with a special emphasis on financial institutions and Nonprofit Organizations. He shares his audit and general business knowledge here, on the More than Money Blog.
Do Not Fear the Auditor’s Management Letter
If your company has a annual financial audit, you may receive an Auditor’s Management Letter as part of the final procedures. This often isn’t and shouldn’t be a bad experience–it can be an opportunity, if the recommendations aren’t seen as criticism. Management Letters are used to give businesses a comprehensive list of areas that need […]
Letting Fish! into our Lives
Luckily Fish! in this case is a philosophy and not another item that should be on our plate. This idea swims around being joyful and productive at work, it’s the focus for every employee and should be for employers as well. The Fish! Philosophy grew out of a fish market in Seattle. The folks over […]
Using Classes in QuickBooks to Evaluate Performance
Every business has a multitude of products and services that they offer. In most cases, these products and services can be divided into groups, depending on the nature of the business. For some it could be product/service line, for others, location; or it could be both of these. It’s intuitive (and necessary) that you would […]
Entering and Paying CC Charges in QuickBooks
Did you know that you can keep track of your credit card accounts in QuickBooks the same as you do your bank accounts? The charge transactions can be entered directly through the Enter Credit Card Charges window and you can then pay the credit card through the Write Checks feature, always maintaining the correct balance. […]
QuickBooks Consulting
While visiting with a client recently, the conversation turned to their accounting software. She mentioned that she and her trusty QuickBooks were just not getting along. Somewhere along the way (whether from personnel turnover, lack of training, or a little of both), things just stared to get “messed up.” For one, her customer receivables aging […]
Health Savings Account Limits for 2016
At Broussard Poché, we serve as a lifetime firm — here for you at any point in your life that needs financial guidance. And as your trusted advisors, it’s our job is to keep our clients and our community fully informed about new policy changes and emerging trends. Because when big financial policy changes happen, […]
Taking a Closer Look at Business Investments
Part of owning a business is the overhead. Operating costs are an undeniable part of the big picture and they’re endless as long as the business is in business. And sometimes the biggest expenditures are business investments that are going to keep the company up and running over an extended period of time. These business […]
What is the Difference Gross Profit & Net Profit?
Part of our roles as lifetime accountants is to keep you — whether you’re a client of ours or not — as informed as humanly possible about the intricacies of managing your finances. In last week’s blog, we explained the difference between profit and cash. Now, we’d like to dig a little deeper and explain […]