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3 Things You Need to Hit Your Profit Goals This Year

Okay, it’s actually four things you need. Because the first thing you need is a GOAL! If you’re striving for a certain number of billable hours or a certain revenue number but don’t have a target...

Where did my profit go?

Where did my profits go? One of the most common questions I get is “Where did my profits go?” Typically, I’m asked when I’m going over financials with a client and they notice the profit on their...

Do you have to spend money to make money?

Do you have to spend money to make money? It’s an age-old question, but I think it may be the wrong question. It can lead us in the wrong direction and get us focused on the wrong things. So let’s...

3 Tips to ensure your trust accounting isn’t keeping you up at night (and a free template!)

Trust Accounting Tips Trust Accountingwe know, the only two words that can strike pure terror in the minds of lawyers. We get it, you aren’t accountants but are required to keep impeccable accounting...

Well, it looks like it is final, PPP expenses are not deductible (Just Kidding, they are now deductible!)

1.7.21 Update: The stimulus bill passed in late 2020 made the PPP expenses deductible, Yippee! The IRS dropped the official guidance (again so we knew they were serious) we have been waiting forthe...

4 Myths About Your Law Firm Finances

Law Firm Finances Myth #1 Myth #1 – You can do your accounting yourself Unless you have an accounting background, I realize some lawyers may have an undergrad in business and might have taken...

4 Headaches That Can Be Cured with a CPA Specializing in Law Firms

Work with a CPA Specializing in Law Firms Working with an accountant that specializes in accounting and tax for law firms can take away a lot of your headaches. 1.     Do you find yourself explaining...

3 Simple Ways Law Firms Can Improve Cash Flow

Are you wondering why you don’t have more cash in your checking account? Struggling to pay yourself? Find yourself using your business line of credit too often? Try these three tips to increase your...

Disaster Response Tracking 101

Disaster Response Tracking 101 No matter what the disaster is, whether it is a fire in your offices or something on the scale of the Corona Virus, proper expense tracking is critical disaster response...