This is the time to start your year out right so at the end of year you do not have to spend hours getting your taxes done.
Getting started on the 1st of the year makes December 31st pretty easy to figure total expenditures. Get an accounting program that you can work with, for me it is Quicken as I can tailor it to fit the categories and sub categories I want to track.
Start a spreadsheet to track your loads, dh miles, income per mile, and any other info that you can use to better your business. I like to know how much the load pays for all miles, who gave us the load, the type of load it was (Lift Gate, Hazmat...), and the area of the country the load picks up and delivers. Each year I fine tune my spreadsheet to fit our ever-changing needs.
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Getting started on the 1st of the year makes December 31st pretty easy to figure total expenditures. Get an accounting program that you can work with, for me it is Quicken as I can tailor it to fit the categories and sub categories I want to track.
Start a spreadsheet to track your loads, dh miles, income per mile, and any other info that you can use to better your business. I like to know how much the load pays for all miles, who gave us the load, the type of load it was (Lift Gate, Hazmat...), and the area of the country the load picks up and delivers. Each year I fine tune my spreadsheet to fit our ever-changing needs.
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