4 Tips For Organizing Your Books

It is important to keep well-organized books. Keeping well organized books will help you keep your business on good financial ground. It is important to make sure you know how to organize your books.

Tip #1: Start Using Bookkeeping Software

If you are not using bookkeeping software yet, now is the time to start. Spend a few hours learning the basics of the bookkeeping software will really help you get your bookkeeping together. You can choose one of the major bookkeeping software on the market, or you can use a smaller bookkeeping program. Choose a program that other businesses in your industry use, and then spend a few hours learning the basics of that program.  

Tip #2: Figure Out How to Track Your Mileage

Second, you need to start tracking your mileage. The driving you do for business can be a significant write-off at the end of the year, and if you are not tracking your mileage, you are losing out on a lot of money.

You can track your mileage manually with a spreadsheet. Or you can download and use an app that allows you to track your mileage. Just find a method that you can use to track your mileage and take advantage of that business write-off this year.

Tip #3: Get Your Bank & Credit Card Statements Synced Together

Third, try and see if you can get your bank and credit card statements synced together. Many banks and credit card companies will be willing to start and end your statements on the same day each month. This will allow you to easily synch and compare your bank and credit card statement easily. This will allow you to easier make sure that all the transactions are correct in your book.

Tip #4: Back Up All of Your Information

Fourth, you need to make sure you are backing up all your financial information, especially as you start to switch to digital records. Digital records can save money and space. However, you need to make sure you have multiple copies of that information. You can back up your digital records on the cloud and on a USB stick or external hard drive. Just make sure you back up your records each time you update your records. That could be at the end of each day, week, or month, depending on how often you update your records.

When it comes to running a business, you need to make sure you understand how to organize your books. You need to learn the basics about using a bookkeeping software. You need to make sure you are tracking your mileage correctly, as your mileage can be important tax information. Try to get your bank and credit card statements synced together so it is easier to reconcile that information, and always back up your financial information. It may help to hire a bookkeeper to keep things in order.