About
I wanted to be an Accountant since High School. I had the BEST bookkeeping teacher and just LOVED the year-end project of getting all the manual (paper) journals to tie out. Actually, even as a kid, I liked to be organized and play "school". I went off to college wanting to declare my major -day one- in "Accounting". I graduated with a double major in Accounting and Economics.
I spent the next two years working as an auditor and became a CPA. Then, I worked as a Controller for a couple of businesses. I also started my own business, Better Bookkeeping, doing taxes and bookkeeping. I still have this business today, but wanted to do more analyzing and help businesses plan for their future. I want to
P.S. I worked many a tax season for CPA firms over the years. Now, I have my own CPA firm helping businesses create a budget, prepare a forecast and review their performance regularly. I can help with your cash flow management and tax planning. I LOVE working with new, small businesses; I can set you up with an accounting system that works for your business.
Listed below are a sample of the software programs that I am familiar with:
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Quickbooks Desktop and Quickbooks Online
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Wave software - a free, simple accounting app with payroll
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Xero - an online alternative to Quickbooks- GREAT program!
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Bill.com - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable management
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Smartvault - attach documents, storage and backup and a tax portal
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Hubdoc - collects bank and credit card statements and receipts
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T Sheets - timesheets, GPS and more
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Live Plan - a forecasting and budgeting software
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Lacerte - a tax software
Elizabeth Otander, CPA - President
I am a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of experience in Accounting, Tax, Payroll and Bookkeeping services.
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Some of the classes I took were:
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Train the Trainer to Train
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T Sheets Pro Certification
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Fraud with Frank Abagnale
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Quickbooks Desktop & Online for Contractors
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Field Service Managements Software
Contact: Elizabeth Otander, CPA
208-209-1176