"When working hourly as a contractor for a firm for one specific client, is it normal to be required (by the firm) to have the client sign off on a timesheet for the hours worked?"

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"If a client writes all manual checks but still connects to the bank in QBO do you just use the bank feed entries and edit those? Or do you record from the manual checks then match after? The dates on the bank feed are not the check issue date but the cleared date."

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"I have an inquiry who is wanting to move from QB Desktop to QB Online. Looking for advice for making this transition. What do you wish you had known the first time you went through this process? I'm looking for the inside scoop!"

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"Do you do an hourly rate for odd jobs? I have a client who wants to retain me for just questions that they may have. I did their clean up and they are good people. However they don’t want to do ongoing and asked what I would charge to just answer questions once in a while. How do you charge for it? "

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"I’m reviewing my current hourly clients so I can switch them to flat fee. My hesitation is the amount of communication that I include in that fee. I can estimate what to expect, based on what their number of emails/texts/calls to me have been in the past. What do you include in your contract to ensure that you can be paid for emails/phone calls/texts, without looking like you’re nickel and diming? Some of my clients need a lot of hand-holding, which I don’t mind, as long as they pay me for it."

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"I've come across a job listing in my area for a bookkeeper needing to utilize 10-key typing skills for efficient data entry; is this skill vital for achieving success as a bookkeeper?  "

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"How do you handle situations where you offer a client the monthly bookkeeping fee, they don’t accept but approach later for a clean up which comes at a lesser cost? Perhaps they genuinely couldn’t afford the fee at the time but I don’t want this to become a repeat situation. I’d love to hear your experience or thoughts on this?"

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"What would it take for you to take on or give a quote to a client without being able to see their books first?"

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"What are the key skills do you think a GREAT bookkeeper needs? "

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"I have a client that wants me to clean up five years worth of data. I started the project and finished 2019. Now I have been waiting for the rest of the years. I have emailing and have not heard from him since April and by the way it is the end October, right now. Then he texted me on Friday and wants the stuff over the weekend. What should I do?"

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