Frequently Asked Questions:


Who is Accounting Etcetera?
What are the benefits of using Accounting Etcetera?
What services do you provide?
How does Accounting-Etcetera integrate existing financial data?
Will you replace my current CPA?
What type of reports will I receive on a monthly basis?
How much do Accounting-Etcetera's services cost?
What does that Etcetera stand for?

Who is Accounting Etcetera?

The owner of Accouting-Etcetera is Angel M. Smith, a highly experienced bookkeeper and business manager with over 25 years experience, providing a full range of on-site or off-site web-based, outsourced, bookkeeping and accounting servies for start-up, small and medium sized companies. Accounting-Etcetera provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional in-house bookkeeping departments. Our service meets the fundamental need of business owners for timely, accurate and useful financial reports, needed to make prompt, well informed financial decisions.

What are the benefits of using Accounting Etcetera?

Our service provides cost and time-saving advantages, providing desktop access to your financial data, and removing the need to oversee an internal bookkeeping and accounting department. Instead, management can direct their energies toward cost effective business operations.

What services do you provide?

  1. Accounting-Etcetera provides a full range of accounting and bookkeeping services including A/R, A/P, general ledger entries, bank reconciliation, as well as tax preparation. We integrate automated payroll systems into our process, and prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports. Set up local, computerized bookkeeping systems (Quicken or PeachTree) for customers with no previous accounts receivable/accounts payable records on computer.
  2. Review existing bookkeeping systems, learn the customer's needs and make recommendations.
  3. Regularly (determined by need) input new information
  4. Run financial management statements for month-end, quarterly or year-end periods.
  5. Prepare payroll records including state and federal withholdings reports
  6. Create management reports as requested
  7. Assist with tax preparation
  8. Assist with invoicing or other office data management tasks
  9. Word processing, data entry and bulk mailing also available.
  10. Develop and write business plans, including financial forecasting and projections
  11. On-site or off-site staff training and management
  12. Compliance liaison between CPA's and attorneys and other licensing agencies as industry requires.

How does Accounting-Etcetera integrate existing financial data?

We convert your existing data into our system during the initial client set-up process or work directly with your current records.

Will you replace my current CPA?

No, since CPAs are an important part of your business team they remain an important partner for Accouting-Etcetera. We liaise with your CPA during the client set-up, and help determine the kind of financial reporting needed to assist you in the management of your business finances. Accounting-Etcetera helps eliminate the frustration that can build between CPAs and their clients due to inadequate bookkeeping and accounting. By utilizing Accouting-Etcetera, your bookkeeping and accounting is performed at market value, and your CPA can focus on providing more valuable, profit generating services, you already pay for.

What type of reports will I receive on a monthly basis?

Accounting-Etcetera will prepare the standard reports that will make your accountants, bankers and investors happy.

What does the Etcetera stand for?

In addition to accounting and bookeeping, I offer services in: