The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast

Choosing between a Roth and Traditional IRA comes down to one question: what tax bracket do you expect to be in when you withdraw. Our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, breaks down the tax treatment, contribution limits, and Required Minimum Distribution rules for both, plus a quick look at how inherited IRAs work differently. A short, practical primer for anyone w...

When the accountant sent these books back as unusable, and three previous bookkeepers had all called them clean, our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum,  knew this cleanup would take a lot of time. Now he's deep into it and the books are starting to come together.

Picking up where Part 1 left off, Paul walks through the hands-on work of the last several weeks: ...

Who is responsible for deciding whether a business expense is tax deductible: the client, the bookkeeper, or the tax preparer? In this episode, our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, shares his approach to handling missing receipts, client gifts, business meals, and other bookkeeping gray areas. He touches on where professional responsibility begins and ends, and wh...

Three bookkeepers said the books were clean. The accountant said otherwise.

Bad bookkeeping creates business problems, not just accounting problems. Inaccurate financial records can lead to overpaying taxes, missing valuable tax deductions, making decisions based on unreliable numbers, and creating challenges when applying for loans or funding. Our favorite Bookkeeping ...

Nobody likes thinking about death, but getting your finances in order now can make things much easier for the people you leave behind. To help with this, our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here to explain the basics. He covers which debts are typically forgiven when someone dies, when an estate is responsible for paying what's owed, why family members usually...