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By Tammy Hoang, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor | Irvine Bookkeeping — Small Business Bookkeeping Orange County | (949) 482-2790 Almost every Orange County marketing agency uses freelancers. Copywriters, graphic designers, media buyers, web developers, video editors, social media managers — the modern agency model runs on a mix of employees and contractors. The problem is that many marketing agency owners are not clear on where the line is, and the IRS has a very specific ans

Most small business owners did not start their business to do bookkeeping. They started it to build something. But the financial side of running a business does not wait — and the mistakes that pile up in the books quietly cost money, trigger IRS scrutiny, and make tax season far more painful than it needs to be. The good news is that the most common bookkeeping mistakes are also the most predictable ones. Here are the five we see most often — and what it takes to fix them. M

Getting paid starts with sending a professional, accurate invoice. For small business owners using QuickBooks Desktop, creating invoices is one of the most important and most frequently used functions in the software. Whether you are billing a client for services, products, or both, QuickBooks Desktop gives you everything you need to create clean, professional invoices quickly. This step-by-step guide walks you through exactly how to create an invoice in QuickBooks Desktop, f

By Tammy Hoang, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Law Firm Bookkeeping Specialist The benefits of accounting software for law firms in 2026 go far beyond simple bookkeeping. For a modern law practice, legal accounting software is the difference between a firm that passes a State Bar audit cleanly and one that risks IOLTA disbarment. The right accounting software for law firms tracks trust accounts in real time, separates operating and IOLTA funds automatically, and gives part