Curt Mastio
by Curt Mastio
on August 14, 2024

As an entrepreneur, our core business functions are where our passions lie. Our products and services are what we do well and we where we want to focus the majority of our time. But as a business ...

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Building a scalable accounting function for startups

In the early days of a startup, founders are focused on getting their product to market, achieving product-market fit, and growing as quickly as possible. As the business scales, ...
Joe Alioto
Joe Alioto

A startups guide to accounting for equity compensation under ASC 718

Offering an appealing compensation package can be key to attracting the right talent for your business. This can be difficult for startups on a tight budget with little cash to ...
Jamie Schiltz
Jamie Schiltz

An Overview Of Accounting Ethics

A financial accountant is in a unique position; they have access to the financial information of people or companies. With power comes responsibility, which leads to the ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

Some Of The Top Accounting Softwares For Small Businesses

More companies, whether they’re small or large, are taking advantage of accounting software. However, not all accounting softwares for small business needs are the same.
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

QuickBooks Vs. Quicken: What's The Difference?

Financial management tools such as Quicken or QuickBooks for accounting are two of the most widely recognized names across the globe.
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

What Is Cost Accounting? A Quick Guide

Running a successful business requires overseeing many moving parts, one of the most important being its costs. This is where accounting for cost (commonly referred to as cost ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

The Basics Of QuickBooks And Help With QuickBooks Support

The majority of accounting professionals are familiar with QuickBooks, a software aimed at helping small or medium-sized businesses handle and navigate their financial ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

What Are Accounts Receivable? Definition And Uses

If you’re looking for the receivables accounting definition, you’re in the right place.
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

Controller vs CFO: What’s Right for Your Startup?

Have you settled the controller vs. CFO debate for your startup? Both pivotal leadership positions help you steer your startup toward financial success.
Jill Wade

Cash Basis Accounting vs. Accrual Accounting

Running a business means dealing with bookkeeping and accounting. There are two ways of accounting: cash basis accounting and accrual accounting.
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

What to Consider Before Engaging a Cryptocurrency CPA

From staking tokens to minting NFTs to arbitrage trading, there is no shortage of transaction types when it comes to cryptocurrency. What’s potentially even more confusing is that ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

Track and Improve Customer Retention Metrics

Customer retention metrics sometimes go unnoticed, but they are crucial metrics that determine a company’s success. Businesses must track customer retention and identify trends to ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

The Importance of Bookkeeping for Startups

For new startups and their founders, managing the accounting for their business can be an intimidating, and seemingly daunting task. Even some of the most basic aspects of ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

The Complete Guide to Startup CFO Services in 2021

Startup CFO services are growing in popularity, as founders lean on financial experts to provide a data-driven path to success.
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

How to Evaluate Your SaaS Business Financial Model

A SaaS business financial model is different from a traditional business financial model. In a conventional business, you create a product with predictable revenue, costs per unit ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

Five Ways an Accounting Service Can Improve Your Small Business

Whether you own a global Fortune 500 corporation or a small local retail store with three employees, your financial operations are at the very core of your business. Finance is ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

Bench Accounting Reviews, Pricing & Alternative | Founder’s CPA

“Accounting is the language of business.” — Warren Buffett
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

A Guide to Prepare 1099-MISC Forms Before the Due Date

Small businesses must send out 1099-MISC reports to almost everyone they do business with. The form is given to non-employees, like independent contractors and other business ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

8 Simple Steps for an Effective Bank Reconciliation

Bank reconciliation is rarely something most small business owners and entrepreneurs want to do. It is, however, essential to keeping the financial aspects of a business running ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

7 Crypto Tax Risks (And How to Avoid Them)

What crypto tax risks do you need to be thinking about?
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio

5 Benefits of Using Outsourced Accounting Services

As an entrepreneur, our core business functions are where our passions lie. Our products and services are what we do well and we where we want to focus the majority of our time. ...
Curt Mastio
Curt Mastio