The MATAX Blog: Ops and Accounting Insights for Founders
Actionable advice, operational playbooks, and strategic deep dives to help you scale your business without the chaos.
Smart Money Tip: Retain Professional Bookkeeping Services
Learn how professional bookkeeping services provided by MATAX will transform your profits into reinvestment opportunities.
Ask Your Xero Advisor
Get all the answers you need about your Xero accounting with help from a MATAX Xero advisor. Learn how to properly set-up, use, and optimize your finances today!
Small Business Tax Preparation: Tax Tips for New Business Owners
Want to avoid paying more than you should come tax time? Here are some tips for small business tax preparation from the pros at MATAX!
Why MATAX? Where did our name come from?
Management Accounting & bookkeeping, Xero Training, Xero Advisors, Xero experts
All accurate aspects of the business; each a practiced and experienced area we provide clients. However, the company name is much more personal than that.
Five steps to starting a business off right
As Xero advisors, here are five steps to starting a business according to your expert accountants.
Separating Personal and Business Expenses
There are some things in life that go together well and others that definitely do not. Business and personal finances are in the category of items that should not be mixed.
Three ways to speed up invoicing
Everyone likes making money, especially small business owners. Invoicing, however, is typically one of the tasks that small business owners like the least.
Three Reasons to Focus on Fantastic Customer Service
Small business owners know that to find a loyal customer base, they have to stand out from their competitors. One of the best, and easiest, ways to do that is to have outstanding customer service. How you treat your customers reflects your entire business.
How to set your small business payment terms
Healthy cash flow is important for any business, but particularly for small business owners in those first few “make it or break it” years.
Business owners who set clear payment terms with their customers, invoice quickly, and follow up on late payment can avoid the dreaded cash flow crunch that can quickly put them out of business.
These simple guidelines for setting payment terms can help you get paid quickly and maintain a steady cash flow.
Why Bookkeeping is Crucial to Your Success
Keeping track of sales, earnings, expenses, and purchases is fundamental to the overall health and sustainability of your business. Effective bookkeeping produces the data you need to evaluate your current practices, anticipate challenges, and set attainable future goals.
But despite their proven importance, many business owners dread and avoid accounting tasks. In fact, 40% of surveyed entrepreneurs claim that bookkeeping is one the worst parts of running a business!
Wondering if it’s really worth the aggravation?
Here are four reminders of how effective bookkeeping is the cornerstone of small business success.
Xero Files Library
An efficient and secure way to handle back up contracts, receipts, invoices, bills and a slew of other documents related to your accounting file is to utilize the Xero Files Library.
Time-Saving Shortcuts for Xero Accounting Software
Provide valuable insights and practical tips on using Xero accounting software to streamline daily workflows, and enhance productivity, while highlighting time-saving date shortcuts and integrated tools.
Boosting Xero Efficiency: Shortcuts and Quick Tips
Today — it’s all about using shortcuts and downloading the xero mobile app.
Welcome all Xero nerds, SMB’s, and bookkeeping newbies!
Welcome all Xero nerds, SMB’s, and bookkeeping newbies!
You are amongst friends.