Author Archives: Christine Galli

Jill Shalett’s Bookkeeping Journey

Jill Shalett’s Bookkeeping Journey

My Discovery About two years ago I finally discovered what I want to be when I grow up. I want to do bookkeeping. This decision came almost 20 years after I graduated college. with a degree in Family and Community Services. Although I have a degree in Family and Community Services, my true education was learningContinue Reading

Eye Opening – A Story of Fraud

Eye Opening – A Story of Fraud

I’ve written on this topic, I’ve spoken on this topic and I continue to throw out my outrageous statement to every new client “Never trust anyone with your books, even your own mother!” Each time I speak this way, my new clients will recoil in horror as if they’ve just discovered they have hired a she-devil. But, sadly,Continue Reading

Profitability: A Tale of Two Roads

Profitability: A Tale of Two Roads

“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden  You’ve heard of the road less traveled. Can you picture yourself weighing out the cost of a new car in exchange for aContinue Reading

QBO for On the GO!

QBO for On the GO!

From the original DOS 1.0 version of QuickBooks, to QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise, which are all considered desktop versions, I was bound to end up on QuickBooks Online (QBO), and now I’m loving the new QBOA (QuickBooks Online for Accountants) environment. I get to be invited to my client’s QuickBooks Online (QBO) data filesContinue Reading

How Do You Know If Your Company’s Books are Accurate?

I’m not trying to insult anyone’s intelligence, but comments I’ve heard from business owners begs me to ask the question, “How do you know if your company’s books are accurate?” Many business owners hire staff for their expertise to organize their source documents, flawlessly record details  and keep fastidious backup records, paper documents and electronic files. This jobContinue Reading

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