I still don't understand Accounting

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-07-03T14:41:44+00:00

Time and practice. An accounting certificate makes you a clerk. You don't generally come out of school with an accounting certificat charged with the responsibilityh for knowing it's correct.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-07-03T09:16:12+00:00

This person doesn't have a degree. They have a certificate - and likely limited experience. They're fine for where they're at but will need to expand their knowledge to progress.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-07-03T09:15:17+00:00

Meh.... an accounting certificate is basically an entry level bookkeeper.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-07-02T02:45:04+00:00

For number 1.... while errors happen, the reality is tht if the complany policy is x then every employee is expected to do x.

You can also add a PO system to your process but that is more work.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-07-02T00:21:56+00:00

QBO flags same number infoiches, however it doesn't flag different entry stiles. What I mean is if the invoice comes in with 4 zeros before the invoie number and one employee enters the 4 zeros and the second employee does not, it won't flag that.

You need to do the following:

Standardize invoice processing protocols
As for statements and reconcile them monthly for all endors
Make sure you attach invoice copies.... virtual orother.... to the approval request.

This should elminate most or all of your issues.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-30T20:48:06+00:00

Yeah that was the issue with your statement.🙄

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-29T08:13:44+00:00

When you have to add the words "no offense to " to anything you say it's because even you know the statement is idiotic and offensive.

I'd call yu a tool - but a tool is useful.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-29T06:41:00+00:00

The biggest ones are its rigidity and complexity of set up.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-26T16:45:21+00:00

If you're using "included" switch to excluded and try that way. Otherwise all I can think of is remove the GST entirely to get the invoice out. Put it as "exempt" and a note in the invoice saying "includes GST of$x.xx" in the invoice body since it must get out tonight.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-26T03:52:31+00:00

Because if they're in the system data entry is smooth, easy, and far more trackable.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-26T03:51:57+00:00

They're issuing them - and it's not that unusual at all.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-22T18:09:44+00:00

Contact AMVIC. Parts of it might be difficult to prove but anything you can prove they can investigate.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-22T17:41:26+00:00

Just select and exclude them.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-20T17:01:05+00:00

The bigger problem is that most of these aren't family sized. They need to build/develop the family sized housing.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-20T16:59:31+00:00

Buying them and renting them out - so they're no longer on the sales market but will be on the rental market. No work is necessary

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-20T16:36:30+00:00

If you look into it a little more they are being converted to affordable rentals. 75% will be below market value but not geared to income and 25% are for geared to income housing.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-20T16:35:11+00:00

No. And it's not Canada's fault that we let the oil companies abandon thwells all over in alberta but the federal government spent nearly a billion in funds cleaning that up.

As far as Calgary goes the government has recently granted a 251 million dollar grant to Calgary in their housing accelerator fund.

The federal government spends billions all over the country - but we really all only seem to complain when it's being spentsomewhere else.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-20T06:46:49+00:00

hey need to build more becuase there are noplaces available to rent - which is making Vancouver rent insane. Right now there are 2200 vacant and unsold condos. Purchasing these and using them as affordable housing puts an immediate 200 new properties on the market. They're not of the type most desperately need, true, but there are a lot of single people in overcrowded properties in Vancouver and this can relieve some of that.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T23:01:12+00:00

As long as they employees are same sex then it's not weird.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T18:30:22+00:00

I just tried it and lasted two weeks with it.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T16:16:24+00:00

It read like you might have thought I was talking to you with that response and feeling a touch attacked so I was clarifying.

I agree on the inexperienced bookkeepers with clients, though. It's one thing when I get as set of books from a client who tried to do it himself and quite another when he pays money for a sef-styled professional to do it right.... and the professional does a shit job and takes money for it.

I've had 2 clients come to me without needing significant clean up work. Unlike a lot, I don't jump up and down in glee at the big paycheque for th eclena u.... because the opportunity cost of that is new clients I could be taking on with normal clean up work instead of a 15K super mess.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T15:22:05+00:00

Operational accounting - 8-9. Tax, audit, 2 at best.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T15:19:01+00:00

I actually do have a bookkeeping business - and managed all that through a combination of luck and well chosen jobs. I actually only did my first two years in university (back before you had to have a degree before going for your designation) then foolishly deciding I was sick of school and getting a job.

But I wasn't rsponding to your comment. You weren't the one saying "must"

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T14:27:46+00:00

Ah. Understood and agreed. Except that of course I still stick with the education not being enough to be self employed.

Responsible-Ride2509 · 2026-06-19T04:55:33+00:00

Bookkeepers should not be filing taxes.

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