Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)

Accounting for the Independent Publisher, with guest Lisa London


Listen Later

Lisa London, CPA, author, and publisher, discusses many of the specialized points of accounting that every publisher needs to know

This podcast looks at many of the things publishers need to know when setting up and using accounting packages to manage revenue, expenses, and taxes. Among the subjects mentioned are:

  • keep it simple!
  • automate everything you can
  • is Quickbooks a good package for publishers? are there others?
  • how to manage royalties
  • the importance of understanding the contracts you sign and their related costs
  • aligning items to your accounting needs and to proper categories
  • the need to be consistent
  • the need to document
  • using attachments in Quickbooks
  • working with e-commerce sites that feed into your accounting package, and vice versa
  • putting money aside to pay your taxes
  • capitalization rules changes ahead
  • thoughts on use tax: does it apply to your business?
  • Some of the goods and services mentioned in the podcast include:

    • Xero accounting package: https://www.xero.com/
    • Sage accounting package: https://www.sage.com/en-us/
    • Quickbooks accounting package: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/
    • Zapier.com utility: https://zapier.com/
    • Lisa’s book Banish Your Bookkeeping Nightmares is here: https://goo.gl/LWSGHa

      Lisa’s publishing company Deep River Press is here: https://deepriver.press/

      Follow Lisa on Twitter at @LisaLondon3

      or on Facebook at AccountantBesideYou

      and also see http://AccountantBesideYou.com

      Notes on the Q&A segment

      Here is a list of attorneys IBPA has worked with in the past. They all know the world of publishing. This list is not an endorsement but is provided for informational purposes only.

      • Jonathan Kirsch, [email protected], 310-785-1200
      • Lloyd Jassin, [email protected], 212-354-4442
      • Steve Gillen, Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP, [email protected], 513-241-2324
      • Jon Tandler, Sherman & Howard, [email protected], 303-299-8142
      • Lloyd Rich, Law Office of Lloyd Rich, [email protected], 303-388-0291
      • Participants

        Lisa London is a CPA and the primary author of The Accountant Beside You series. Her experience as an auditor, a director of finance of a Fortune 500 company, and a consultant for small businesses and nonprofits has given her the skills to explain complex items in an easy-to-understand manner. She also recently released her first work of historical fiction, Darker the Night. Follow Lisa at https://accountantbesideyou.com/

        Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store

        Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)By Christopher Locke

        • 4.4
        • 4.4
        • 4.4
        • 4.4
        • 4.4

        4.4

        23 ratings


        More shows like Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)

        View all
        Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by QuickAndDirtyTips.com

        Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

        2,836 Listeners

        Helping Writers Become Authors by K.M. Weiland

        Helping Writers Become Authors

        1,004 Listeners

        Pivot by New York Magazine

        Pivot

        9,500 Listeners

        The Sell More Books Show: Book Marketing, Digital Publishing and Kindle News, Tools and Advice by Bryan Cohen and H. Claire Taylor: Self Publishing Author Entrepreneurs

        The Sell More Books Show: Book Marketing, Digital Publishing and Kindle News, Tools and Advice

        313 Listeners

        Self-Publishing with ALLi by Alliance of Independent Authors

        Self-Publishing with ALLi

        58 Listeners

        The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience by Kelton Reid

        The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

        214 Listeners

        The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business. by Henry Lopez

        The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.

        504 Listeners

        A People's Guide to Publishing by Microcosm Publishing

        A People's Guide to Publishing

        23 Listeners

        Published by Greenleaf Book Group by Tanya Hall, CEO of Greenleaf Book Group

        Published by Greenleaf Book Group

        25 Listeners

        Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

        Radio Atlantic

        2,307 Listeners

        The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

        The Indicator from Planet Money

        9,513 Listeners

        Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries

        Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

        5,160 Listeners

        Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast by Author Marketing Experts

        Book Marketing Tips and Author Success Podcast

        102 Listeners

        Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips by Savannah Gilbo

        Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips

        1,463 Listeners

        Self Publishing Insiders by Draft2Digital, Kevin Tumlinson, Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Dan Wood

        Self Publishing Insiders

        25 Listeners