A trial balance is a simple accounting report that lists all of your business’s accounts — assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses — along with their ending balances at a specific point in time.

Many small business owners believe that bookkeeping can wait — that their accountant will simply “clean everything up” at year-end before filing taxes. It’s a comforting idea: you focus on running your business, and the accountant handles the mess later.

Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business’s financial transactions—like income, expenses, payroll, and bank reconciliations—while compliance means following all the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to your business, such as filing taxes, maintaining licenses, and meeting payroll reporting deadlines. In short: bookkeeping keeps your financial records accurate; compliance keeps your business legal.

In the world of small business finance, waiting until April (or your filing deadline) to wrestle with messy records is like trying to sprint a marathon with your shoelaces untied. When it comes to Bookkeeping Before Taxes, the time to act is long before your tax return is due. Whether you file with an accountant, CPA, or tax preparation service, having reliable books in place is not optional — it’s foundational. In this post, I’ll argue why investing in bookkeeping before tax

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