My Maine BookkeeperLewiston · Auburn · all of Maine
Guides

Short, useful reads for people who keep their own books

Written from a small office in Lewiston, Maine. No jargon, no tax advice, just how to keep the record straight.

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Catch-up bookkeeping: where to start when you are a year behind

A calm plan for books that are months or years behind: get the statements, pick a start date, rebuild month by month, and what a bookkeeper needs from you to quote it.

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Separate business and personal money: the one change that fixes most books

Why one business account and one business card fix most small-business bookkeeping problems, how to move over, and what to do about owner money going in and out.

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Cleaning company bookkeeping: the six categories that cover almost everything

The expense categories a cleaning company actually needs, how to track mileage between jobs, recurring client invoices, and paying helpers.

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How to read a profit and loss statement in five minutes

What each line of a small-business profit and loss means, the three questions to ask it every month, and what it does not tell you.

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