Bartley Hathaway Business Solutions
333 Pitt Street, Unit 100 K6J 3R1 Cornwall, ON, Canada

Do you and your bookkeeper agree on where to post expenses? What goes under 'Advertising' and what goes under 'Promotion'? Make a list of what should go in each expense account so there is no confusion and there is consistency in your books!

New Health and Safety Regulation: Important information for all Ontario business owners!

Year End Tasks - T4 Preparation: Well, it's getting to be that time of year again... time to wrap up your books for the new calendar year! This means your bookkeeper will be issuing your company T4's and in order to do that quickly and efficiently here are some quick items to have your employees verify with you: 1. SIN numbers Nothing can derail a person's income tax return faster than a T-slip that has th...

Excel Tips & Tricks: Our Snowman... I hope everyone was able to dig out from the snowstorm yesterday. Myself, I live in the country with a very long driveway that I depend upon a local farmer to clear for me. He was busy keeping his commercial clients cleared out so I was effectively snowed in with my three kids... In between making snowmen and gingerbread cookies, I worked on an Excel spreadsheet for a c...

Small Business Pride: This is the decal they sent me! Good Monday Morning everyone! I came into the office today to find an envelope on my desk with the address hand-written... something that is not commonly done anymore but still affects me with the sender's consideration. The letter was from my friends at VistaPrint who I have used on occasion and inside was a "Small Business Pride" decal along with a ha...

Bookkeepers vs. Accountants: We hear this question all the time: "Do I need a bookkeeper, or an accountant?" The answer is... yes. Bookkeepers and Accountants are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, and many of their skills and abilities do overlap, but there are some key differences that should be mentioned that will help you understand when you should be using the services of each profession. 1. ...

Good advice if you are a habitual procrastinator...

We will be at BizFest... will you? http://bizfest.ca

There are important changes to the Ontario Trillium Benefit... check it out to see how it affects you.

Don't get caught in non-compliance! If you don't have the time to do it yourself, we can write your policy, organize training for your staff, and register your compliance with the government.

Some great ideas here!

Do you and your bookkeeper agree on where to post expenses? What goes under 'Advertising' and what goes under 'Promotion'? Make a list of what should go in each expense account so there is no confusion and there is consistency in your books!

Quick Tip: Keep your list of Expense Accounts small. Don't have a line item for 'pencils' and another for 'pens' - just have one line for 'Office Supplies'... sounds silly but take a look s and see where you could consolidate!

Are you compliant with all of the different government agencies? If not, we can help you get up to speed quickly with our new Compliance Services!