Habitual neglect of bookkeeping duties eventually affect the overall performance and condition of your business. One neglect can form into a habit, which triggers red flag.

1. Not Setting Due Dates and Deadlines

Every business needs to get detailed information about monthly reports. If your bookkeeping is late and inaccurate, the negative result will no longer come as a surprise because you failed to set due dates and deadlines. You need to know when reports will be delivered. You do not want to take a wild guess which direction your business is going don’t you? Plus, ATO can chase you for all your late payments.

2. Not Organising Receipts

A piece of paper can turn into one of your worst nightmares when the ATO comes knocking on your door. It is highly recommended that you organise and keep receipts for up to 5 years. If you have stacks of invoices on your desk, not knowing what to make of them, you need to start including ‘organise’ in your vocabulary.

3. Not Managing Payroll Taxes

The world of payroll management can be complicated that you might find yourself completely alienated by the process. Get someone to manage your payroll taxes to spare yourself form the headache of dealing with it. However, do not go totally hands-off as you still need to check if your bookkeeper is doing things right.

4. Skipping Regular Bookkeeping Training

The only thing constant in this world is change and keeping up with the changes in technology is the only way to stay relevant. Your bookkeeper may still be spending hours burying their heads in stacks of papers when there are easier and faster techniques to run a report. It could have been done better, had you thought about giving your bookkeeper a regular training on the latest bookkeeping regulations and cloud software.

5. Not Integrating Data

What better way to manage data than utilising cloud technology? Business owners are plagued by financial reports because the process that running them entails can be quite tiring. This is where data synchronisation becomes necessary because it reduces error and even improve your time management. What’s not to love?

6. Not Standardising Monthly Financial Reports

The reason for standardising your financial report processes every month is to ensure that you run the same report  on a monthly basis. Standardised reports ensure you track your financial data effectively.

7. Not Keeping Track of the Invoices You Sent

Your business may generate profit, but without a steady flow of cash, the money in your business is still not enough to shoulder monthly expenses. You should know when you will get paid because monthly expenses do not have a ‘pause’ button. You will continue to pay for them regardless of your financial condition.

Published On: October 28th, 2016 / Categories: Bookkeeping / Tags: , , , , /

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