--- title: "Small Business Bookkeeping Guides (Page 5) | MCC Solutions" description: "Page 5. Plain-language bookkeeping guides for small businesses: QuickBooks ProAdvisors, reconciliation, catching up, sales tax, payroll, 1099s and more." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/guides/page/5" --- Bookkeeping guides # Plain answers to small business bookkeeping questions (page 5) Short guides from the MCC Solutions desk for New Jersey business owners. General information, not tax or legal advice. [![Intuit ProAdvisor Gold tier badge](/img/credentials/intuit-proadvisor-gold.png)](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77)Gold tier in Intuit's ProAdvisor program. [See my Intuit listing](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77) Keeping your own books? Tallyfinch does invoices, bank import and reports on your computer. [See Tallyfinch](/bookkeeping/mcc-books-downloadable-bookkeeping-software) ## More guides (page 5) - [Owner-Operator Cost Per Mile Explained With an Example](/bookkeeping/guides/owner-operator-cost-per-mile-explained) - [IFTA Miles by State Worksheet: How to Keep Records](/bookkeeping/guides/ifta-miles-by-state-worksheet-how-to-keep-records) - [Deadhead Miles and Revenue Per Mile Explained](/bookkeeping/guides/deadhead-miles-and-revenue-per-mile-explained) - [Short-Term Rental Break-Even Occupancy Explained](/bookkeeping/guides/short-term-rental-break-even-occupancy-explained) - [Contractor Overhead Rate Per Labor Hour Explained](/bookkeeping/guides/contractor-overhead-rate-per-labor-hour-explained) - [Year-End Bookkeeping Checklist for a Small Business](/bookkeeping/guides/year-end-bookkeeping-checklist-for-small-business) - [Standard Operating Procedures for a One-Person Business](/bookkeeping/guides/standard-operating-procedures-for-a-one-person-business) - [Run a Solo Business From One Connected Workspace](/bookkeeping/guides/run-a-solo-business-from-one-connected-workspace) - [How to Consolidate Trial Balances From Several Entities](/bookkeeping/guides/how-to-consolidate-trial-balances-from-several-entities) [Page 1](/bookkeeping/guides) · [Page 2](/bookkeeping/guides/page/2) · [Page 3](/bookkeeping/guides/page/3) · [Page 4](/bookkeeping/guides/page/4) · **Page 5** ## Bookkeeping by type of business - [Bookkeeping for notaries and loan signing agents](/bookkeeping/for/notaries-and-loan-signing-agents) - [Get your books ready for a mortgage](/bookkeeping/self-employed-books-for-a-mortgage) - [Bookkeeping for short-term rental hosts](/bookkeeping/for/short-term-rental-hosts) - [Bookkeeping for small landlords](/bookkeeping/for/small-landlords) - [Bookkeeping for online sellers](/bookkeeping/for/online-sellers) - [Bookkeeping for process servers and field contractors](/bookkeeping/for/process-servers-and-field-contractors) - [Years behind on your books? Start here](/bookkeeping/help/years-behind-on-books) - [Books that won't reconcile](/bookkeeping/help/books-that-wont-reconcile) - [Your bookkeeper left a mess](/bookkeeping/help/previous-bookkeeper-left-a-mess) - [A tax notice arrived and your records are a mess](/bookkeeping/help/tax-notice-need-records) - [Payroll records that have gone sideways](/bookkeeping/help/payroll-tax-trouble) - [Sales tax records that don't add up](/bookkeeping/help/sales-tax-catch-up) - [Get your books ready for a bank or SBA loan](/bookkeeping/help/books-for-a-bank-or-sba-loan) - [Books for selling (or buying) a business](/bookkeeping/help/books-for-selling-your-business) - [Partners disagree about the numbers](/bookkeeping/help/partner-or-owner-dispute) - [Switching accounting software without losing your history](/bookkeeping/help/switching-accounting-software) - [Cash flow crisis? Find out where the money goes](/bookkeeping/help/cash-flow-crisis) - [In-depth bookkeeping for restaurants, contractors and the trades](/bookkeeping/help/restaurants-contractors-and-trades) - [Bookkeeping for Jersey Shore seasonal businesses](/bookkeeping/for/jersey-shore-seasonal-businesses) - [Bookkeeping for New Jersey farms and farm stands](/bookkeeping/for/nj-farms-and-farm-stands) - [Bookkeeping for medical, dental and therapy practices](/bookkeeping/for/medical-dental-and-therapy-practices) - [Bookkeeping for landscaping and snow removal companies](/bookkeeping/for/landscaping-and-snow-removal-businesses) - [Bookkeeping for trucking and delivery owner-operators](/bookkeeping/for/trucking-and-delivery-owner-operators) - [Bookkeeping for salons, barbershops and booth renters](/bookkeeping/for/salons-barbershops-and-booth-renters) - [Bookkeeping for small nonprofits and community groups](/bookkeeping/for/small-nonprofits-and-community-groups) - [Bookkeeping for New Jersey consultants with New York clients](/bookkeeping/for/nj-consultants-with-new-york-clients) - [Bookkeeping for freelancers and solo service providers](/bookkeeping/for/freelancers-and-solo-service-providers) - [Bookkeeping for contractors and trades](/bookkeeping/for/contractors-and-trades) - [Bookkeeping for restaurants, caterers and food businesses](/bookkeeping/for/restaurants-and-food-businesses) - [Bookkeeping for small law firms](/bookkeeping/for/small-law-firms) - [Bookkeeping for auto repair shops and garages](/bookkeeping/for/auto-repair-shops-and-garages) - [Bookkeeping for cleaning companies](/bookkeeping/for/cleaning-companies) - [Bookkeeping for food trucks](/bookkeeping/for/food-trucks) - [Bookkeeping for child care centers](/bookkeeping/for/child-care-centers) Unsure of a term? Browse the [bookkeeping glossary](/bookkeeping/glossary). Not sure where your books stand? Take the [free bookkeeping health check](/bookkeeping/health-check). Looking for help with a specific program? See [bookkeeping by software](/bookkeeping/software). Want a monthly view of your numbers, including 1099 contractors? See [bookkeeping dashboards](/bookkeeping/dashboards). Reach small business owners, freelancers and bookkeepers who read this guide: [advertise here](/advertise#bookkeeping). Tallyfinch ### Books you keep on your own computer Tallyfinch does invoices, bills, bank import, reconciliation and the main reports, in a file you own. $99 once, then $5 a month for updates; the app keeps working if you stop the plan. It does not do payroll or sales tax filing. The free download records up to 60 entries. [See Tallyfinch](/bookkeeping/mcc-books-downloadable-bookkeeping-software) [Download it free](/tools/pro/trial/mccBooks) [Compare the three apps](/software) ## Rather have us keep the books? Ask for a quote. [Get a Quote](/bookkeeping/#interest)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)