OneOverSix Consulting

Thanks for visiting Oneoversix Consulting Services. Our aim is to provide guidance and experience to your financial business , so you can go build and maintain your present business. Our services are varied and our expertise is broad. We can assist in a wide array of ways to help you streamline your finances. Don’t hesitate to call or email, we’d love to review your needs.

What Do We Provide:

CFO/COO on Demand Services

Bookkeeping Services

Financial Record Cleanup

QuickBooks Setup & Chart of Accounts

Payroll Services

Quickbooks Upgrades & File Transfers

Training & Support

Re-engineering

Spark More Summer Business in Your Accounting Practice

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9 Signs You Need an Accountant

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When to Hire a Bookkeeper or Accountant

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Why Your Business Needs Bookkeeping

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4 Reasons to Use a Bookkeeping Service for Your Small Business

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Accountant vs. Bookkeeper: What Do They Do for a Business?

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SEC Chairman Warns Against Custom Accounting

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Reasons Your Startup Should Rent a CFO Instead of Hiring One

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Why You Need To Have An Outside Accountant!

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What Is Double Entry Accounting?

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Outsourced CFO Services: By Any Other Name

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Roles and Importance of Professional Accountants in Business

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The 10 Bookkeeping Basics You Can’t Ignore

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What Entrepreneurs Really Need To Know About Accounting

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7 Bookkeeping Habits Every Entrepreneur Should Adopt

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Program Aims to Increase and Diversify Talented Accounting Students

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Why You Need Good Accounting!

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6 Tips for Protecting Your Firm’s Data and Reputation: Part I

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Why Your Business Needs Bookkeeping.

Uploaded: August 31, 2016 “Why Your Business Needs Bookkeeping By Bonnie Lee Published January 17, 2014 Taxpertise FOXBusiness When you own a small business, it is imperative that you keep a good set of books that are consistently and contemporaneously

Why Accounting is the Language of Business

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Ohio State master’s program in accounting in partnership with KPMG

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10 Accounting Interview Questions to Ask Every Time

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Blockchain Experts From Each Big Four Firm Meet to Discuss Technology’s Accounting Implications

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Accounting, finance roles see demand throughout industries

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9 Common Bookkeeping Mistakes Even Smart Business Owners Make

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Etsy Sellers Can Now Access QuickBooks Self-Employed

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Accounting Again Leads as Most Profitable Industry

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Building a Firm Culture on Purpose

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US Taxes Well Spent: Pentagon Can’t Account for $6.5 Trillion

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US accounting salaries continue to escalate

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Art of Accounting: Becoming a Specialist – How to Do It

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Should I hire a bookkeeper? (what does one do exactly?)

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Here’s how much finance and accounting professionals are expected to earn in 2017

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ePages partners with accounting software Sage

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IRS Tries to Improve Taxpayer Service, with Mixed Results

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Avalara Announces New Partnership With ICBUSA During Global Bookkeeping Week

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XERO Introduces New HQ Platform for Accounting and Bookkeeping Businesses

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Art of Accounting: The Future of the Small Firm

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Five points to remember for your small business’ financial health

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Mobile Accounting? Sounds Weird but it Works

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Businesses Aren’t Using Accountants To Their Full Potential

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FASB Proposes Changes to Hedge Accounting

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Siena College announces new four-year accounting program for bachelor’s and master’s degrees

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Metric of the Month: The Cost of General Accounting

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5 Client Sales Tax Questions All CPAs Need to Answer

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Accounting Majors Should Apply For Internship At These Companies

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IRS Releases Rules for Deducting Disaster Losses

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American Express and Intuit Help Small Businesses Tackle Cash Flow Crunch

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Why Bookkeeping is All About Workflow

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Will Artificial Intelligence And Cloud Accounting Replace The Accountants Of Tomorrow?

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How and When to Grow Your Company’s Accounting Function

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ACCOUNTING IN THE CLOUD: SUNNY SKIES OR THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED?

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CPAs say autumn a good time to take steps to maximize tax planning

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CPA Firms Should Get Away From Building an Accounting Department to Grow Their Business

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Cash vs. Accrual Accounting: What you need to know when applying for a loan

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The Fastest-Growing Firms Go Beyond Accounting

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The pros and cons of outsourcing your business’s accounting

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Banka: Bookkeeping for corporation vs. sole proprietorship

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How to Motivate Your Staff

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What Defines a Professional Bookkeeper?

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How leaving accounting’s Dark Ages will shed light on new business opportunities

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Voices Art of Accounting: Staff are a CPA firm’s No. 1 asset

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Next Generation Talent Versus Legacy Accountants

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Spreadsheets aren’t enough for today’s successful businesses

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IRS says 2017 tax season starts Jan. 23

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Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About The Financial Services Industry (But Should)

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5 simple accounting tips for DIY small business owners

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4 Ways You Can Go Beyond Accounting in 2017

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Art of Accounting: Specializing in being a generalist

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5 Reasons Why Choosing The Right Accountant Is Important

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Timely billings keep cash flow positive for CPA firms

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Fighting fraud: How tax pros would do it

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IRS Free File opens for 2017

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IRS reminds preparers about W-2 verification codes

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6 ways to keep payroll data safe

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7 Ways You Can Transform Your Accounting in 2017

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What clients want to know about tax reform

Uploaded on March 2, 2017 “On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to reform the complex Tax Code, and now that he’s in office, some taxpayers are turning to their tax professionals for insight and advice about what to expect.

A QuickBooks match made in cyberspace

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IRS gears up for holiday week rush

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Tax Pros Share Top 5 Issues for 2017

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Remember this for tax season: 7 reasons to E-file in 2017

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4 Ways to Embrace a New Wave of Self-Employed Clients

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IRS warns tax pros of new scam to hack into their software accounts

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System Uses Artificial Intelligence to Find Accounting Errors

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Why I love the accrual method of accounting for taxes

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Seven Ways Business Owners Can Simplify Tax Season

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4 tech tools to keep sane during tax season

Uploaded March 27, 2017 “Tax season is already stressful enough. Between calls from clients, late nights and massive workloads, we need all the help we can get to avoid becoming overwhelmed with work. Technology can play a huge part in

Intuit Helps Small Businesses Find Their Perfect Match With New QuickBooks Accounting Professionals Marketplace

Uploaded March 30, 2017 “MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Intuit Inc. (INTU) has been “playing Cupid” for more than 20 years by helping accounting professionals connect with those at the heart of their practices: small businesses. To celebrate the QuickBooks ProAdvisor

5 BOOKKEEPING HABITS ENTREPRENEURS SHOULD ADOPT

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5 Ways to Improve Workflows in Accounting Firms

Uploaded on April 5, 2017 “Here’s something I hear often from accounting firms: “How can my firm become more efficient?” Accountants struggle with this concept – and for a good reason. Traditionally, accounting hasn’t had to focus on efficiency. Hourly

How Bookkeepers Can Avoid Bad Debt and Value Loss

Uploaded on April 6, 2017 “The thought of what our value is as bookkeepers is very clear to me as I write off debt at the end of the year for clients that did not pay. In fact, I often admonish

Small accounting practices face staffing and tech challenges

Uploaded April 10, 2017 “Accountants in small and midsize practices around the world are increasingly coping with a talent shortage, according to a new survey by the International Federation of Accountants. Attracting new staff and retaining existing staff ranked among

Do I need to be a CPA to grow a practice?

Uploaded April 12, 2017 “It’s great to be a CPA and have an accounting practice. It’s fantastic to be thought of as the “most trusted advisor.” But in our new modern world, which includes being connected in the cloud, automation

The rise of the accounting entrepreneur

Uploaded on April 18, 2017 “In a recent Sageworks webinar, The Rise of the Accounting Entrepreneur, Jason Blumer compared the accounting industry today to that of the past, and explained how accountants can lead their firms to greater financial success

How to choose the right accountant

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How to Articulate Your Value to Small Business Owners

Uploaded April 24, 2017 “In case you haven’t heard, the service of preparing individual tax returns has become commoditized, and the real growth opportunities for an accounting practice is developing deeper relationships with many of the small businesses you already serve.