Bookkeeping & Payroll Services for Small Businesses

 

  Many businesses consider Quickbooks Online (QBO) as an alternative to Xero to manage the finances in their business. QBO has by far the largest market share in the USA, but it is a long way behind Xero in the Australian marketplace despite having very similar functionality and a much cheaper price point. If you are looking for help staying on top of your bookkeeping in QBO, you should narrow your search to an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor in Australia and check out iKeep. iKeep has recently been recognised as a Gold Pro Advisor with QBO, which is recognition for our teams familiarity with the software and the successful completion of various courses to ensure we are maximising our use of all features. Also we are Xero Platinum partners that puts us in a great position to help yo migrate from one system to another. One of the key benefits of Quickbooks Online is that is has fantastic integration with other cloud-based apps, which brings automation (and generally accuracy) to the f

  Offshoring has been a common practice in the business world for a long time, but it's something that has become accessible to smaller businesses in recent years. There are plenty of passionate views as to why people think it’s either a great idea, or a terrible process. We’ve been working with offshore team members for over 10 years and think that it’s wonderful! … once you’ve got your processes nailed. In this blog post, we will draw from our experience and talk through some of the myths and compare them to our reality. Offshoring is unsafe - This is a common myth that has been spread around by those who do not understand the concept of offshoring. By outsourcing to an offshore company, you can be assured that your data and information will be safe from hackers as it isn’t stored in one place. There are many MS office setups that can help you implement higher security for your data. Offshoring hurts local jobs - This type of thinking is ol

 Using invoice templates in Xero You can personalise your invoices, quotes, customer credit notes, customer statements, and purchase orders display using templates in Xero. You can add multiple invoice templates to use in different situations, such as different payment terms or different logos. There’s no limit to the number of templates you can add and personlise.  You can Create/copy/edit/preview an invoice template Create an Invoice Template Click the organisation name, select Settings, then click Invoice settings Click New Branding Theme Enter a name to help identify the theme Adjust the options as needed to customise your invoice's appearance or to show additional fields. You can also enter your contact details and invoice or quote terms. Click Save. Copy an invoice template Click the organisation name, select Settings, then click Invoice settings. Find the template you want to copy, click Options, and then select Copy. Enter a name for your new templ