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Award Winning Duluth/Lawrenceville/Norcross CPA Provides Bookkeeping Advice to Metro Atlanta Business Owners

Below is a sample inquiry we might receive from a taxpayer who is looking for financial guidance and support:

Would like to discuss your assistance with monthly bookkeeping as well as helping us stay on schedule when taxes are due, to whom, how much this time, etc.   We’ve been having trouble keeping up with all of this and it seems as soon as we have something figured out they change it and we owe more frequently or something along those lines, which causes us to incur penalties if we don’t catch or understand the notice. 

We use QuickBooks Premier, and our current accountant does not.  They’ve been taking our info and putting it into their books, then sending us a report. They have not been willing to help us keep our QuickBooks system current, so it is definitely out of date (balances on some accounts are wrong, etc, as they have not been reconciled monthly).  I’d REALLY like to have our books (in our own QuickBooks) current and I feel it would make the system more useful to us and make me feel more like I have a better understanding of what’s going on around here . In Him!

Below is my response:

Using a computerized accounting package which has a balance sheet and profit and loss capability is a great start to being able to track your business transactions accurately and efficiently. Generally speaking for many small businesses QuickBooks is good system and often has much more capability than you will ever need. However this program is not a universal fit for everyone and you should take care to carefully evaluate your needs to ensure that you select a system which will work for you long term. Special consideration, for example, should be given if you need a POS/Point of Sale System, detailed inventory costing/tracking/and valuation, or if your business will require a multiple user system. However for all of our clients we suggest that:

-We both work together to ensure that your books and records reflect all of the ongoing business results and operations and that all adjustments are properly reflected and recorded on your internal books and records.

-I recommend that all business owners utilize the services of payroll service as the administrative duties and responsibilities to successfully process payroll to be burdensome. For decades I have known this to be a prudent and wise choice for Atlanta taxpayers.

Being an expert at running your business does not make you one at the responsibility of accounting for your business. By applying our decades of experience we are well suited to guide you to track the financial and operational affairs of your business 

Utilizing a payroll service will do much to make this administratively burdensome process more seamless than if you strive to go it on your own. To learn more visit http://www.hiscpa.com/payroll.html

Knowing what is a legal tax deduction and the documentation thereof is essential to sound business management. To see  how you can be ready http://www.hiscpa.com/business-expenses.html

Ensure that your workers are properly classified predominantly to ensure that there are no workers, who are truly employees, that you are in error classifying as employees, visit  http://www.hiscpa.com/independent-contratctor.html

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm) today.

To learn more about addressing IRS Tax Issues and Back Tax Returns visit http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html  

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Atlanta/Johns Creek/Hall Award Winning CPA on Tips to Preparing Your Business Books & Records

Accounting for Beginners: Bookkeeping 101

Providing Atlanta With Bookkeeping, Accounting Needs & Financial Statements for Decades

This is the Latest of A Financial Survivability Series of how you can look to the future by analyzing the present to help plan both short and long term for the future. Business Owners throughout Metro Atlanta will continue to be challenged as the U.S. economy strives to unlock itself from the economic frailties which still hold it down. Struggling with a Weakening Dollar, a High Jobless Rate, Limited Demand and Purchasing Power still have to overcome to get our economic steam engine back on track. 

First and foremost in keeping your company legitimate is to make sure that you keep your personal expenses separate from your business expenses. To keep and maintain a clear delineation of your company from your personal affairs you should only pay business expenses out of your business/corporate account. Accordingly you will want to ensure that you only issue monies for your personal affairs out of your business and not out of your corporate account/monies.

Secondly it is prudent to have a sound basis and understanding of what is, and what is not tax deductible and how to properly record and account for your business expenses and revenue. Below is sample letter of one that might be used to give a client insight and guidance on their tax and bookkeeping issues. For convenience I have recapped my answers to the inquires in all capital letters: 

Hi John,

I hope you and your family is having a great Christmas season. I am still working on the statements.  Most of the work I have to do relates to figuring out the charges on my credit cards.  98% of the time my business card was only used for business expenses but I have had to go back through them to try and figure out the category of the expense.  To make matters worse, I have transferred balances and opened new accounts and so forth so I have had to chase down the original transactions.  Here are some questions I had. 

1)  Categories.  I guess this is also referred to as my chart of accounts.  I know you want me to put a lot of things in Office Supplies but I wanted to check on these because I wasn’t sure if Office Supplies is where you wanted them.  

a)  Client gifts:  Christmas gifts or just sometimes purchasing them a piece of equipment or something.  I also remember something about $25 being the maximum per client each year so if this is true where should the rest of it go?  $25 IS THE LIMIT AND THE EXCESS WILL GO TO SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS

b)  Referral fee:  If a client refers another person I write them a check for between $50 and $100.  ADVERTISING

c)  Internet education subscriptions:  I pay a monthly fee to access articles and forums relating to fitness.  I am a member of 2 of these sites which charge around $10 per month.  TELEPHONE & UTILITIES

d)  Water Delivery:  I have bottled water for my clients to drink. TELEPHONE & UTILITIES

e)  National Memberships:  I have 2 certifications that I maintain annually for about $100 to $200 per certification.  OFFICE SUPPLIES 

2)  What if I charged my credit card for some gas and then paid that credit card out of my business account but the gas was not a business expense? IF YOU PAID THE CREDIT CARD PERSONALLY THEN YOU WOULD JUST NOT LIST IT AS YOU ARE RECORDING BUSINESS EXPENES NOT YET REIMBURSED. 

IF YOU PAID THESE DIRECTLY OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND WAS FOR GAS, AS YOU WILL BE DEDUCTING MILEAGE, YOU SHOULD CODE THESE TO SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS. 

IN THE FUTURE I WOULD SUGGEST PAYING ALL CAR EXPESES PERSONALLY AND THEN TURNING IN A MONTHLY EXPENSE REPORT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR ANY BUSINESS EXPENSES PAID PERSONALLY 

John Dillard is a Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant (All Rights Reserved). To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ (An Atlanta CPA firm) and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and to learn about his ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ To contact John Dillard CPA (Atlanta Christian Author/Speaker) today call 770. 814.9304 Proudly serving Duluth, GA, Gwinnett County and Beyond. 

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!” What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Why are these verses here? Learn how His CPA became a Christian Accounting firm visit http://www.hiscpa.com/christian-CPA.html  

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Award Winning Roswell/Sandy Springs CPA Advises  on Accounting and Bookkeeping for Your Atlanta Business 

This is the third of a Series about how Atlanta Business Owners & Entrepreneurs can make sound Accounting & Bookkeeping Decisions to Both Track and Record their Business Assets, Liabilities, Income and Expenses.

To determine the future net worth of your business, a determined and insightful understanding of your Profit & Loss statement (P&L) is essential and critical. Though a balance sheet is a recap of what has happened to a business’s assets and liabilities to date, a P & L, if properly presented/managed/understood is a look into the company’s short as well as its long term viability. A businesses P & L essentially measures how well the business is utilizing company assets, personnel procedures and facilities in its effectiveness of serving customers while keeping a keen eye on profit maximization. By properly gathering and studying one’s operations and its corresponding P & L, one can learn much about a business which is useful for measuring rates of return, detecting both positive and negative trends, taking corrective action, and business valuation.

As with all ratios, care and attention should be given to evaluate them in light of company size, maturity, business climate and industry. Though there are many general rules of thumbs for a variety of different industries, there is no substitution for wise and judicious counsel of a wise and trusted business adviser/CPA. They will help evaluate these and many other nuances which make your particular circumstances, operating overhead and unique niche. Below is a sample letter we might use to help get the data we need to help a business owner as they take steps to correct errors in their internal books and records. Having served as an Atlanta CPA for decades, I know firsthand that the beginning to properly running and managing an Atlanta Business is to have Adequate Bookkeeping & Financial Statements that reflect actual operating results.

If you might please print out and mail to me. 

2009 Standard Balance Sheet

2009 Standard Profit and Loss

2009 Trial Balance 

Please be reminded to ask your prior accountant to give us a copy of your detailed fixed asset schedule. 

Please forward to me a copy of your 2009 Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns. 

Please forward to me a copy of your Journal Entries for both 2008 and 2009 being sure to list them on separate reports. 

Please forward to me a copy of your detailed general ledger by year for 2008 & 2009

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Why are these verses here? Learn how His CPA became a Christian Accounting firm visit http://www.hiscpa.com/christian-CPA.html  

 John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ Contact John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian/Speaker & Author) to retain him to speak to your business group or church congregation. 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, and Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.   

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Award Winning/Honors Graduate Atlanta CPA Serving Norcross and Alpharetta for Decades 

Are you Looking for a Good Christian CPA and Accountant in Metro Atlanta? 

Below is a sample inquiry we might receive off of our web-site. We seek to always remember that you are the client and that you deserve and are entitled to accurate, efficient and highly professional and qualified CPA and tax services. 

Hi, I found your website when I goggled “Christian accountant Georgia” and was very impressed with everything I read. We are in need of a CPA/advisor, etc. for our business and personally. We have lots of different things going on that we need advice on and also someone to do corporate and personal tax returns. It has been my desire to find a personable accountant who will answer questions and help in our tax matters. After finding your website I feel you might be who we’ve been looking for. Please let me know if we/I could come in and talk with someone. 

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http://www.hiscpa.com/marketing-efforts.html Tracking Marketing Statistics for Your Georgia Business 

And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ Contact John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian/Speaker & Author) to retain him to speak to your business group or church congregation. 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

His CPA PC: We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping. 

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Gwinnett CPA Firm on  a Single Man Duluth GA CPA Firm We Have Advantages that Others Cannot Compete With: 

-When you call in you will always get the lead CPA.

-Your account will not get reassigned to those less skilled than the lead partner.

-The CPA you hire, will be the CPA who does your work, and not a “gunny” in the back

room. You will always work with the lead “dog” and not the one back in the “pack.”

-You will not have to “re-train” a new CPA for your account every other year or sooner.

-Your work will be done by people at the top/an award winning CPA/who graduated with Honors/who strives for excellence in all things.

-Years/Decades of consistent and superior service and a CPA who lives by the “Golden Rule” of serving others.

-You get a CPA whose faith intersects with the workplace, as we Take Christianity Into the World

Utilizing a payroll service will do much to make this administratively burdensome process more seamless than if you strive to go it on your own. To learn more visit http://www.hiscpa.com/payroll.html

Knowing what is a legal tax deduction and the documentation thereof is essential to sound business management. To see  how you can be ready http://www.hiscpa.com/business-expenses.html

Ensure that your workers are properly classified predominantly to ensure that there are no workers, who are truly employees, that you are in error classifying as employees, visit  http://www.hiscpa.com/independent-contratctor.html

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

To learn more about addressing IRS Tax Issues and Back Tax Returns visit http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html

 Provided by John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Atlanta Award Winning CPA Keynote Business Speaking & Bureau 

Providing insight wisdom and technical knowledge to business owners has been at the heart of John Dillard CPA’s business practices for decades. Adding wings into effective management and leadership strategies helps encourage business owners to add the structure and business model to obtain their long-term business vision. Staying away from canned rhetoric, John Dillard’s presentation style will exhort and encourage you to take your business to the next level. Using Biblical principles, and his books A Voice of One and Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s as a backdrop, while encouraging entrepreneurs to achieve excellence at all levels. He is available by reservation for your business/networking group/Chamber of Commerce, radio or television, corporate retreat, church seminar or civic group. 

Covering a wide host of business and tax  issues such as those on my web site at www.HisCPA.com and our blog there. 

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for Small Business and Individuals
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Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved)

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

 We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Award Winning CPA Helping Georgia Taxpayers Address Back Taxes and IRS Representation Issues for Decades 

When forwarding correspondence to either the IRS or the state of Georgia it would be concise, considered and intended for a purposes. Below is a sample letter one might use to request that no collection efforts be made will an Installment Plan is established. 

Georgia Department of Revenue

Installment Payment Unit

1800 Century Blvd., Ste. 18225

Atlanta, GA 30345                                   

 I am following up to get a detailed record of account for the above referenced taxpayer detailing all of their payments and their outstanding balance. 

Please cease all garnishment efforts on the above referenced client. A garnishment will be a financial blow to the clients that I do not anticipate they will be able to recover from to address both their Georgia monies owed as well as the federal Offer of Compromise that is presently pending in the IRS Appeals Office. 

I am following up on the taxpayers open monies due the state of Georgia and to set up an Installment Agreement thereon. I have previously forwarded for your review a copy of the last piece of correspondence regarding their IRS Offer in Compromise. As you can see from the previously forwarded correspondence the taxpayer has no substantive assets, cash flow or funds of any type. This is the most they are able to commit to at this time. Accordingly, please cease all garnishment efforts while this Installment Agreement is being processed.  

I have previously forwarded GA Form 9465: Installment Payment Plan Application for the above referenced taxpayer listing the most that they would be able to commit to on an monthly basis as $125 per month. In this package the client has been able to commit to having a $400 monthly payment. We sent this request to be confirmed in writing on 7-23-09 and to date have not yet received any confirming correspondence. Accordingly I have asked the client to send a check for the first monthly payment by 9-1-09 and to continue to pay monthly until the account balance is paid in full. The taxpayers are desirous to settling all of their tax debts and this will be a positive step in that direction.  

Please accept this Installment Plan as originally forwarded. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need any additional information.

To learn more about addressing IRS Tax Issues and Back Tax Returns visit http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

Award Winning Atlanta CPA

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Getting “Fire Insurance” for Your Money 

Award Winning CPA Serving Grayson, Lawrenceville, Snellville & Beyond 

I am constantly encouraging homeowners to get “Fire Insurance” for their money. It’s free and all it takes is a little initiative, a little time, a home and a bank. Banks and savings and loans have long helped homeowners finance life’s little surprises by offering a home equity line on their home. This amount is a function of both the equity in your home as well as your credit score. Even though the market for loans is tight and home values are depressed setting up a line with the bank is usually free and will help ensure you have money “when you need it.”

Homeowners routinely spend hundreds of dollars, as well they should, and yet most of us, fortunately, will never have a fire at our home. However, all of us in our lifetime will have several financial challenges in our lifetime for which having a “lifeline” or an equity line will do much to help ensure we can overcome financial setbacks will mitigated damages. Always living within your means and being debt adverse are your best defense to financial challenges but having a drop back position in an equity line will help ensure financial difficulties are not as devastating. 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or all John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304

 Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder and Woodstock

Choosing an Accounting Software…Making the Right Choice for your Atlanta Business

Award Winning CPA Serving Roswell, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs & Beyond

Recently I received the below question on my web-site asking “My dad wants to start a small business. What accounting/bookkeeping software would be appropriate?”

As a general rule I would suggest QuickBooks HOWEVER that is akin to diagnosing a patient without seeing them. Please feel free to give me a call and we can give you a more directive response as you may have very particular needs that need to be addressed in making an informed decision such as:

-Processing of Payroll

-Departmental Reporting

-Point of Sale Systems

-Cost of Goods Sales Analysis

-Job Costing

-Management Reporting

Though choosing an accounting package is a important decision, it is frequently less important than:

-Choosing to have an outside payroll service handle all of your payroll processing and reporting needs.

-Choosing the right entity for your business. Frequently business owners will select to be either an LLC or an C Corporation, when an S Corporation might be able to provide an overall lesser tax.

-Setting up a qualified (tax deductible) retirement account for long range and quality of life issues.

Seeking advice for all important business decisions is essential especially as you are rapidly growing or in the start-up phase of your business.

To read more about John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ (All Rights Reserved)

To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/

Helping Clients with Corporate & Personal Income Taxes, Incorporation Advice, Tax Planning, Virtual CFO, Financing, Business Plans, Back Taxes, Offer in Compromise, Tax Advocacy, Business Acquisitions & Sales, Business Plans, and IRS Representation.

Serving Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, and Beyond

Award Winning Atlanta Keynote Speaker John Dillard CPA’s to appear at the GAYA /Georgia Book of the Year Awards

Overcoming Life’s Challenge’s, God’s Way, is Subject of Mr. Dillard book

Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s has been nominated for the Georgia Book/Author of the Year Award in the Specialty Books Category.  The event is sponsored by the Georgia Writer’s Association; to read more about the event visit http://www.georgiawriters.org/content/view/26/29/

About Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey

A  believer’s life is often fraught with trials and tribulations leading to both defeat and victory. Life’s tragedies, your personal 9/11’s come into our lives seemingly in waves as we face obstacles, which both challenge our confidence and test our faith. Time stood still as the towers fell on that fateful day on September 11, 2001 and lives all over the world were changed forever and the world as we knew it would never be the same.  It is only by the power of an almighty God that we are to persevere.

When tragedy befalls our life, God shares his wisdom with us so we might overcome the world. By leaning on him in the darkness that befalls us, we are able to rise above circumstances that otherwise might cripple our lives. There will be times when you will feel abandoned by all those about you who choose to criticize rather than support and encourage you. We all need a “safe place to fall,” a family member or a brother or sister in Christ who will comfort us in our time of need. Come along one man’s journey as he loses it all becoming both mentally and physically challenged at every turn discovering God never leaves his side and indeed believes in him even during his darkest times. God has a unique calling on our lives and it is through Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s we are able to become more like him.

Two thousand years before the birth of Jesus Christ there lived an ordinary man who, despite challenges that face him, continues to believe in God. Despite ravenous trials, which arrive in quick succession, Job never deters in his faith choosing to believe God would ultimately redeem him. Living in the land of Uz near the desert land between Damascus and the Euphrates River just northeast of Palestine, Job lives his life in pursuit of God while doing His work and bidding. Our lives need to be built on the rock of our faith in Jesus Christ, as it is our belief in Him, which will enable us to withstand life’s trials. Whether our trials are of our own doing or that of others we can discern how to see God’s hand in every event. Though we may not always know why bad things happen we can always find a triune God standing in the gap along with us. The Bible teaches we are to build our life on Him who was the cornerstone and became the capstone and it is in our reliance on Him alone we are able to pass life’s tests.

As we see how one man despite all odds and all those who would turn against him stays true to his faith. Job’s story is one of a man who loses it all, his family, his wealth, and the support of his wife and friends. Yet Job stays true to his faith and to a God who not only restores him, but also gives him much more than he originally lost. Learn how to lean into the pain by seeking God’s will to overcome all that comes your way. God does not promise that our life will be easy but he does say that with him our yoke will be light. Read along as one man, Job, stands, despite the heat of tribulations clinging to his faith when all those he thought he could count on desert him. This story will inspire and motivate you to grow in your relationship with God by leaning on him during life’s fiery trials.

To read more about John Dillard CPA and his CPA practice, business consulting and IRS representation visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ To read about his books A Voice of One, Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s and Charleston Dawn and his speaking ministry visit http://www.john-dillard.com/