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Financial
Statements
We can prepare
or supervise the preparation of your financial statements. Compiled, reviewed,
or audited statements can be provided according to your needs.
More importantly,
we can help you use these statements, as well as other reports, to better manage
your business and increase your profitability.
Good financial
records are necessary for several reasons:
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Daily operating
decisions are based on financial reports.
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Bank
loans require reports of past performance. |
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Tax
return numbers need proper substantiation. |
Prepare financial
reports monthly. For year-to-date comparisons and to make quick management decisions,
financial reports must be done monthly. "As goes the month, so goes the year."
You can compare the sales, gross profit, and net profit at, say, the end of May,
with prior years and get a good idea of how the current year will finish. You
can compare the total accounts receivable or payables with prior years to spot
problems and then quickly take corrective action.
Here are some common
business ratios you should monitor on a month-by-month and a year-by-year basis:
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Current
ratio - Current assets divided by current liabilities will measure
your ability to pay your current debts.
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Debt
to equity ratio - Total liabilities divided by net worth will provide
you with a year-to-year comparison of your ownership in the company. |
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Receivables
outstanding - Receivables divided by average day's sales will give you
the number of days' sales on the books. |
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Profit
margin - Gross profit divided by net sales will allow you to compare
your business operations to other companies in your industry, as well as
monitor your own operations over time. |
Understanding financial
statements can increase business profits. If you would like to learn more about
using financial statements to make sound business decisions, we would be happy
to assist you. No one was born understanding financial information, but it is
easier to learn than most people think.
Please ask as many
questions as you like; we will help you until you are comfortable with business
numbers and can use yours to increase your profitability.

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Anthony
L. Olson, CPA
Tax & Business Consultant
35 Trowbridge Road Keene,
New Hampshire 03431
(603) 358-6411 Fax:
(603) 358-5242
E-mail: tony@olsoncpa.com |

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