What Is Bookkeeping and Why Is It Such A Nightmare?

Major Points of the Article

• Bookkeeping has moved from the conventional book to computers/cloud-based systems

• Cloud-based bookkeeping can be a massive time saver

• It can be used to project into the future and help you plan for cash flow fluctuations

• Your expenditure, and seeing if you are on budget, can be monitored with bookkeeping

What Is Bookkeeping

It's essentially the activity of a business keeping records of its financial affairs. Its invoices, sales, expenditure, R&D, growth activities, and more are all itemized within the books which is then reported to the ATO through a BAS lodgement or end-of-year filing.

How It Has Changed

Bookkeeping is a tedious and often time-consuming task to manage. In the past, you would have to keep records in physical ledgers or books but with modern technology like computers and cloud-based systems, bookkeeping can now be done digitally—saving you time that was normally spent on manual inputting of data.

Cloud-based bookkeeping can even be used for prospective analysis so you can better plan for cash flow fluctuations or keep an eye on where your money is going. Some cloud-based bookkeeping examples you can use are below.

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How is your bookkeeping going?

Often your company will overspend without even realizing it. In fact, the team at Paradelta Strategy usually find up to 8% in savings that can be used in other areas to grow your business.

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