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Bookkeeping guides

Straight answers about the books.

Plain-language guides for small-business owners in Wethersfield and across Hartford County: what to do when the books fall behind, how the monthly checks work, and what to ask before you hand them over.

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Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet or Cash Flow: Which Report a Glastonbury Business Needs

The P&L says whether you made a profit, the balance sheet says what you own and owe, and the cash flow statement says where the cash went. Here is when each one matters.

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Vehicle Mileage Records for a Manchester Small Business

What a mileage log needs to show, the two 2026 IRS business rates, which drives count, and how a Manchester owner keeps vehicle costs straight in the books.

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What a Bookkeeper Costs for a Newington Small Business

Monthly bookkeeping with Brittany Rose Bookkeeping starts at $500 a month. Cleanup and catch-up is quoted separately. Here's what makes a monthly figure bigger or smaller.

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Contractor or Employee Records for a Wethersfield Small Business

What a Wethersfield business keeps for a contractor and for an employee, side by side, with the Connecticut ABC test and the 2026 Form 1099-NEC threshold.

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Cleaning Up an Old QuickBooks File or Starting Over: A Hartford County Owner's Guide

An old QuickBooks file is usually worth fixing, not replacing. Here's how a Hartford County owner can tell which one they have, and what to keep either way.

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CT Paid Leave Deductions: What a Bristol Employer's Books Need

Hold the deductions in their own account, check them against the payroll report each quarter, and confirm the payment cleared. Here's how that looks for a Bristol employer.

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Hiring a Bookkeeper or Doing Your Own Books: How a Bloomfield Business Decides

Use last month's reconciliation as the test. If the books are current and the work fits your week, keep going. If not, hand off the part that slips.

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Petty Cash for a Bloomfield Small Business: When a Fund Makes Sense

Most Bloomfield businesses don't need a cash box. Here's how to tell if yours does, and how to run one so the books still match the bank.

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How a Manchester Small Business Can Tell If Its Bookkeeper Is Doing Honest Work

Three checks any owner can run without learning bookkeeping: the monthly reconciliation, your own login, and your own record of payroll deposits.

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Business Expenses Paid With a Personal Card: How a Hartford County Owner Records Them

You grabbed your own card at the supply store. Here is how that purchase gets into the business books, and whether to pay yourself back.

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How to Find and Hire a Bookkeeper in Hartford County

Work out which job you need done first, then find someone who works in your software, and settle scope, access and records before anyone opens your books.

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Connecticut Personal Property Declaration: What Your Books Need Before November 1

The declaration asks for the cost and purchase date of your business equipment. Here is where those numbers live in your books, and what to do if they are not there yet.

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Behind on Your Bookkeeping? How to Decide What to Do First

Three months behind is a different problem from a year behind. Here is how to sort out which one you have, and the order to fix it in.

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Local research

Our latest study: CPA offices outnumber bookkeeping and other accounting offices more than two to one in the Hartford area. The method and the downloadable data sit on the same page, and every study we publish is listed under News & Research.

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