Tracking vacation and sick pay seems easy—until payroll week arrives and balances don’t match. A missed update, unclear policy, or messy spreadsheet can lead to incorrect paychecks, employee disputes, and a painful month-end close. The fix isn’t complicated: define what you’re tracking, apply one accrual method consistently, and reconcile balances on a routine schedule. This guide shows how to build a simple system for accurate PTO tracking  that supports payroll and clean bookkeeping....

When a legal matter involves money—divorce, a partner dispute, a lawsuit—your financial statements need to be more than “close enough.” They need to be clean, consistent, and easy to verify . This article explains what “court-ready” usually means, which reports are commonly requested, and how to prep your books so your attorney or advisors can work faster (and with fewer follow-up questions). This is educational content, not legal advice—always follow counsel and court instructions. Contents...

If you feel like you’re doing the same bookkeeping tasks every month—posting rent, logging software subscriptions, sending the same invoices, re-categorizing the same bank charges—you’re not alone. The good news is that a big chunk of that work can be streamlined through automating recurring transactions . When recurring entries are set up correctly, you save time, reduce data-entry mistakes, and keep your books more consistent month to month. That consistency matters: it supports cleaner...