Close kit
A working set of checklists, definitions and comparisons for the person keeping the books. Each page is general information, and each says where your CPA should decide.
- Run sheet
Month-End Close Checklist for Small Businesses
The tasks that turn a month of transactions into statements you can trust, in a working order.
- Feature
How to Set Up a Chart of Accounts for a Small Business
Structure, numbering and level of detail for the list of accounts every report is built from.
- Table
Bookkeeper or Accountant: Who Does What
Which tasks usually sit with a bookkeeper, which with an accountant, and how to choose between them.
- Lexicon
Accounting Terms for Small-Business Owners
Thirty-odd bookkeeping and accounting terms defined in plain language for owners and office managers.
- Charter
How Close the Books Works
What the guides are, what they are not, and how figures, dates and corrections are handled.
- Worksheet
Cash Runway Calculator: Months of Cash Left
Work out how many months your cash would last at the current rate of inflow and outflow.