{"id":1136,"date":"2025-05-16T20:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2025-05-16T20:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T20:04:26","slug":"how-to-make-your-accounting-feel-less-painful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-accounting-feel-less-painful\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Accounting Feel Less Painful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05-23-2025-iStock-1322670390.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05-23-2025-iStock-1322670390.jpg 724w, https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05-23-2025-iStock-1322670390-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve heard many descriptive words when it comes to accounting and maybe it\u2019s because most people don\u2019t find accounting as exciting as accountants do. Here\u2019s how to make your accounting less painful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outsource<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most small businesses use QuickBooks Online to maintain their accounting records. Instead of doing this yourself, you can outsource this to your accountant or an accounting\/bookkeeping staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bulk of accounting transactions are derived from bank and credit card statements, which then have to be categorized into QuickBooks. If you set aside time each day, week or month, it helps to avoid getting behind on updating your accounting records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Work with a Professional Regularly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When using QuickBooks, it significantly helps when your QuickBooks file is being looked over by your accountant throughout the year, instead of just once a year. This way, your books and records do not spiral out of control and maintain integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use the Software as Intended<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take advantage of the software\u2019s features that help to save time and make your accounting more accurate. Examples include: setting up categorization rules, merging duplicate vendors, customers and categories, and reconciling your bank and credit card statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you know a business owner who can benefit from our services, then we would appreciate your referral.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And if you like what you just read, then don\u2019t hesitate to forward to your friends, and\/or click \u201cLike\u201d on LinkedIn!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure to subscribe to our weekly emails to receive practical business, financial and tax strategies! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belbolcpa.com\/newsletter-signup.htm?\"><strong>Sign Up Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve heard many descriptive words when it comes to accounting and maybe it\u2019s because most people don\u2019t find accounting as exciting as accountants do. Here\u2019s how to make your accounting less painful: Outsource Most small businesses use QuickBooks Online to maintain their accounting records. Instead of doing this yourself, you can outsource this to your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,247,7,8,85,138],"tags":[286],"class_list":{"0":"post-1136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-budgeting","7":"category-business","8":"category-employees","9":"category-expenses","10":"category-financial","11":"category-quickbooks","12":"category-time-management","13":"tag-accounting","14":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1138,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions\/1138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}