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The definition of forensic accounting has a relatively brief but fabled past. In forensic accounting, the financial evaluation of the person or corporation uses accounting, auditing and investigation expertise. Forensic accounting provides the required accounting analysis for court cases. Forensic accountants are qualified to see past statistics to deal with a situation’s business reality. Forensic accounting is also used to clarify the essence of financial offences in court in fraud and embezzlement cases Not everybody can be an accountant, and even less can be a forensic accountant. Such pro...

You might not be able to truly reflect the liquefied assets available from your current bank account balance, especially if your deposits do not yet settle. If you do not take precautions, overdraft charges could refer to your company checking account. You should make monthly bank reconciliations so that the fund balance and actual cash status are more understandable. A bank reconciliation process refers to the relevant facts on the bank statement on the financial documents of the organization. The purpose of the reconciliation of banks is to determine if the two cash reserves vary. ...

Are you running your own dentistry practice accounting and finding it? Or maybe you’re just finding it hard to keep track of the accounting, budget, expenses, and when all else is said and done taking what little is left as your pay? When it comes to dentistry and dentists who run their own practices in Ottawa, this lack of a ‘profit first system’ is quite common. Being sure that you’re taking care of yourself and your pay first can be backwards thinking to what you’ve been engrained to believe. Especially when it comes to accounting for dentists in Ottawa. We’re taught to think that when ther...

Accounting industry has benefited so much from the technology boom. Accounting and running a small business now adays have improved exponentially. It wasn’t long ago that some colleges and university were talking about “general Ledgers” “Books” and so on. Basically, accounting hadn’t changed in a long time. Now, I am pleasantly surprised when I see new apps are emerging that changing accounting and making it so much more efficient and effective to run a business. Business on your fingertips – literally This app will empower you to run your business even better, save time, your money, and your ...

Simple, right? But we do not do this, or we do not know that we are doing this unless we take an inventory of our activities. Example: let us have a look at how productive your advertising is. Step 1: create a matrix either on a piece of paper or in Excel Step 2: come up with a heading, in this case advertising results Step 3: write down your advertising activities, this is a good practice to see what activities you do. For example, I heard a guy who complained that he cannot get any leads no matter how hard he tries. I asked him to give me a few examples. He had none, I do not ...

The worst nightmare of a boss – an employee is unsatisfied with his workplace and chooses to cheat or rob the company. There are several tales of these crimes being committed by workers and causing tremendous harm. You can lead a satisfied and efficient workforce by identifying signs of workplace fraud, and enforcing procedures to prevent it. Many forms of fraud indeed exist, but not many know much about work fraud. Why is it so necessary for firms to properly defend themselves? What is occupational fraud? Occasionally, occupational fraud is called in-house fraud, but also refer...

Would you like to look at your financial reports on time? Would you like to have a glace at your profit and loss statements and see ratios? Would you like to see more in-depth reports and receive key performance indicators (PKI) right one time? Would you like a Chartered professional accountant represents you when Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calls? Or better yet, CRA calls them? Would you like your payroll to be run on schedule, on-time without you having to look for time sheets? Would you like to receive advance tax planning strategies for your dental practice right here in Ottawa? ...

Let’s face it, hearing the word audit makes everyone nervous, scared, anxious, … however, all the audit is asking for is proving evidence/documents to substantiate your expenses and claims. We helped a client one time with his audit, one of the disputes with CRA was that they wanted to see the receipt. The client did not have the receipt for his phone bill since he made the payment with his bank account and throw the receipt in the garbage. The client and our defense were, look the bank clearly says Bell Canada $XXX. CRA disallowed it and said where is the receipt. I know! ☹ Lesson learne...

Both the cash flow and profit are critical accounting indicators for businesses, and it is not unusual for financial and accountancy beginners to misunderstand both words sometimes. However, money flow and profits are not the same thing. In making important decisions about market results and financial health it is crucial to understand this. It is necessary to consider the distinction between them. The investors can asses whether a productive business is successful when they look at profit and cash. These are some elements to consider What is Cash Flow? Cash moves in and out of any business ev...

You know better than me that your time as a dentist is far more valuable than any other profession. As a matter of fact, dentists are the highest point in a totem pole of average income.   Accountants come as the 3rd on the list. So based on that rational, any element of your business that can be delegated will make your time more valuable. One these task is bookkeeping and CFO services. Ho do we do this differently and effortlessly? Setup you on on Dropbox to exchange documents and have a secure lace to store files.Setup QuickBooks Online to perform the day to day accounting tasksSe...

Year end – What is the year end or year end procedure? As the name suggest, this is a procedure that every business or corporation entity has to do at the end of one business or corporation year. Year end procedure is the reviewing and analyzing of an accounting period. The significant accounting procedure is to close the Revenue and Expenses. And start fresh accounting of revenues and expenditure with the new year. This is also called closing the books. One of the best ways to understand is when we watch a game. Let’s say soccer, after 2 set of 45 minutes, the game is over and based on the go...

Why not start estimating simple accounting ratios before you regularly do all of the bookkeeping basics required for your company? The accounting ratios are measured using figures listed on the balance sheet and income statement to provide you with important details, both now and in the future, which will help you develop your management. What the Accounting Ratios are? Although you might find it difficult initially, accounting ratios are easy estimates using the figures in the financial statements of your company. Accounting ratios are not much of a problem to apply simple arithmetic logics t...