Ghanian Accountants, Our SMEs Need You to up Your Game
GHANAIAN ACCOUNTANTS, OUR SMES NEED YOU TO UP YOUR GAME “It is important to get an insight into business in times like these to make the right decisions” – Abdul Kalmoni, CEO of PC Trucks. PC Trucks use XERO, a cloud accounting software. Mr. Kalmoni…
Implementing Accounting Software Without Expert Help
Businesses use financial data to judge how they are doing and decide what to do. But accounting is a chore. So, it is no surprise that more small businesses are using accounting software. We notice that they are implementing the software without expert help. The…
What Beliefs Underpin Your Entrepreneurial Journey? These are mine
In the next 10 years, I and most of my partners will retire from SCG Chartered Accountants. To prepare for that, we’ve started working on succession. A lot of the work revolves around improving our HR process, identifying and placing people on the path to…
IF IT’S A VAT SYSTEM, WHAT IS THE VALUE ADDED BY CST, GETFL & NHIL?
My post VAT has generated over 11,900 views. The post hit a nerve – concerns about the amount of tax and the workings of the VAT system. Many of the commentators noted that the telecommunications companies calculate VAT on Communication Service Tax (CST), GET Fund…
How Much Will the Audit Cost?
“How much will the audit cost? It is a fair question, but our response will be, “to give you a quote we need to know a bit about your business.” So, what factors go into deciding how much the audit will cost? The auditor’s constraints…
I MADE A PROFIT BUT WHERE DID THE CASH GO?
I made a profit but where did the cash go? This is the surprised reaction when you make a profit but have no cash to show for it. You pay bills with cash and not profit. So, whilst you’ve made a profit, you may not…
What I learned from 10 years of building SCG Chartered Accountants – Part Two
This is part two of an article about what I have learned from 10 years of building SCG Chartered Accountants in Ghana. Read part one here. In this article, I discuss a few more lessons I’ve learned over the years. 1. Learn to say ‘no’…
What I learned from 10 years of building SCG Chartered Accountants – Part One
SCG Chartered Accountants (SCG) is not my first venture into self-employment. That was SCG Consulting, which focused on implementing and supporting Pastel accounting and payroll as its primary business. We made a bet back then that technology was the future! We were accountants, and setting…
A Simple Framework for thinking about your business
People often ask me, “how do you see the year going? Will it be a good year or a bad year?” I respond with a shrug and say, “Whether it’s a good year or a bad year for everyone else, we’ll make it a great…
How to choose an accounting year for your business
Choosing an accounting year end is important. Businesses must prepare business accounts for different reasons. These might include: To find out how the business has performed; To allow it to file for taxes. And to enable them to do that effectively, business owners must choose…
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