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Expenses That Can Be Included In COGS (That Might Surprise You)
Some Cost of Goods Sold (“COGS”) expenditures are obvious (eg. raw materials or subcontractors working on a customer’s job), while others that …
How To Be Prepared For A Business Personal Property Tax Audit: Tips From Bookkeepers & CFOs
By: Jeff Heybruck As a fractional CFO and bookkeeping firm, we’ve gone through our fair share of business personal property audits with …
Accounting & Bookkeeping FAQs
In this installment of our frequently asked questions, we demystify some accounting and bookkeeping questions that our CFOs and accountants get asked …
Five Key Insights from My First Year as a Fractional CFO for Small Businesses
By: Saxby Morehead Transitioning from auditing large publicly traded companies to serving as a fractional CFO for privately owned small businesses has …
Should I Use The Same Company for CFO and Bookkeeping Services or Keep Them Separate?
by Lucrum Staff Is your company considering outsourcing fractional CFO and bookkeeping services to two different companies? Using a single provider for …
Do I Need a Fractional CFO, Interim CFO or Part-Time CFO? What’s the Difference?
by: Lucrum Staff As a business scales, it reaches a point where more financial expertise is needed than existing resources can provide. …
When To Politely Turn Down A New Business Opportunity
By: Jeff Heybruck New business opportunities are, for good reason, exciting. But wise business leaders are able to take off the rose-colored …
QuickBooks Online Migrations Gone Wrong: 3 Cautionary Tales
by: Lucrum Staff With the approaching end of QuickBooks Desktop, more and more organizations are considering Intuit’s cloud-based QuickBooks Online. Our team …
I’m On QuickBooks Desktop Pro or Premier…Should I Migrate to QuickBooks Online or Upgrade to QuickBooks Enterprise?
by Debbi Silva If you’re on QuickBooks Desktop Pro or Premier, you’ve likely already heard about Intuit’s plan to phase out the …
Cash Flow Forecasting 101 (and Tips for Organizations Using QuickBooks)
By: Jeff Heybruck Forecasting cash flow is one of the most difficult but impactful planning exercises a business owner can undertake. There …
Small Business Tips to Negotiate Better Payment Terms & Conditions with Customers
By: Jeff Heybruck Net 30? Yeah, right. AR from large clients can be tricky. A common refrain we hear from small business …
QuickBooks Integrations: A Checklist To Successfully Plan Your Next Integration
By: Jeff Heybruck In addition to reducing tedious, duplicative data entry across multiple systems, integrating apps with QuickBooks can enable real-time financial …
QuickBooks Desktop 2024: What’s New & Different
By: Debbi Silva The 2024 release of QuickBooks Desktop brings a few notable updates and changes. As our accounting software of choice …
Is QuickBooks Desktop Being Phased Out? – Your FAQs Answered
Heard the buzz about QuickBooks Desktop being phased out, but aren’t sure what that means for your organization? Our Lucrum QuickBooks experts …
The Power of QuickBooks Custom Reports: Real-World Use Cases
Out-of-the-box reports in QuickBooks are a great starting point, but QuickBooks custom reports are the key to creating actionable financial dashboards. We …
Comprehensive Year-End Accounting Checklist
By: Jeff Heybruck Fall is an opportune time for businesses to get 2023 financial documents in order and plan strategically for the …
Advantages of QuickBooks Desktop vs. Online
By: Jeff Heybruck While QuickBooks Online has gained popularity for its accessibility and cloud-based convenience, QuickBooks Desktop continues to be a strong …
QuickBooks Setup Dos & Don’ts For Actionable Reporting
By: Jeff Heybruck Whether running a salon with multiple locations or managing a services business across territories, proper QuickBooks setup is crucial …
Budgeting in QuickBooks 101: Create A Budget In QuickBooks
By Jeff Heybruck Short on time? Take me to the key takeaways. Business owners who fail to spend at least one day …
How To Score & Rank Your Customers: Stratifying A Client Base
By: Jeff Heybruck Not all clients are created equal. Some are more profitable than others, and some are just plain difficult to …