In a world that likes to rush to the newest technologies, it’s easy to take certain achievements for granted. For most people, if they take a look at the inner workings of a modern machine, it’s a jumble of pieces that can seem overwhelming. Accounting can appear to be the same way – a complicated mechanism that is overwhelming to the unfamiliar. It doesn’t have to be that way, especially when you have the right partner.
AI, automation, and accounting – these things can all seem confusing and difficult to comprehend. But, if you look at the pieces involved you can understand the delicate, harmonious balance they create. For instance, when you look at a mechanical clock, you might see only the face, the numbers, and the hands, and you might be mystified by the delicate balance that is working to keep accurate time. And should it break, you might tempted to fix it yourself – until you open it up and see the multitude of gears and springs. That is when you need the help of an experienced clockmaker. Or, in the case of your business finances, a CPA.
There is a 16th-century “clockwork man” featured at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. This figure is composed of 133 parts crammed into a five-pound automaton that can make gestures and move like a modern-day robot. Even today, it’s making is an incredible feat of engineering.
Accounting is much like the making of this “clockwork man”: many pieces need to fit together to create a delicate balance that lets everything work properly. This is where a CPA can help. By hiring a professional who understands the ways debits and credits fit together, and how properly moving items from one column to the next can allow for a well-balanced machine, your business can also operate more smoothly.
When you hire a CPA, you are hiring someone who sees how the small pieces fit together to make the whole. Financial statements only tell you so much – what makes up those financial statements and how they fit into the rest of the business ecosystem are the pieces that make up the total picture. Your CPA can break down the systems, processes, and procedures into individual components which leads to an understanding of how to move forward with your finances to best benefit your business.
Achieving harmonious balance is important in nearly any industry, field, or mechanism. Learning how to balance the pieces appropriately is part of understanding how something works. Call The Bee Dance to get a professional partner who can understand your business’s accounting and taxation needs.
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