What Does an Accountant Do

So what is an accountant good for anyway? With recent developments of tax preparation and accounting software, you figure the duties of an accountant can be taken over by you. Right? Wrong. Contrary to popular belief, a good accountant does more than just prepare taxes and handle payroll. An accountant is an invaluable asset to […]

DeepSky in OC Metro’s Top 100 Firms

The OC Metro’s Top 100 Firms Woot! We always enjoy love from the press – especially if it was from local media – it makes us feel all warm and fuzzy. So, we are actually not too sure how we ended up on the list (we guess someone out there love us, and we are […]

How to Manage Accounts Payable by The End of Year

Tips to prepare your account payable Yes. It’s the end of the year; and with all the holiday festivities going on, businesses around the world have effectively come to a short break (either officially or mentally.) But right now is actually a fantastic time for you to look into ways of improving your business – […]

New Hire: Welcome Announcement #1

Hi everyone, this is Cristina My name is Cristina Flor, and I am the newest addition to the DeepSky family. 🙂 I am so excited for this opportunity to work with Michael and to help DeepSky grow and succeed. First, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I was born and raised in […]

The Death of The Paper Check

Checks are dead I will never forget the amusement and frustration I heard in my friend’s voice when he was explaining the culture shock (he is in New Zealand) he was experiencing with the need for us “Americans” to print “cheques.” “We are writing accounting software for 30 some countries and this is the first […]

Do You Measure Your Profit?

Do you measure your profit? This may seem like a silly question to ask on a blog where almost all of my readers are entrepreneurs or other CPAs… but it’s really a pretty serious (read: important) question. Truth is, I’ve come across a fair share of entrepreneurs whom, when approached by the question: “what would […]

The Movement

Have you heard? We are part of a movement. A movement that is set out to change the way the accounting industry has operated for the last 50 years – through value pricing, cloud technology and the always innovative attitude. The best part? DeepSky is not the only firm doing it. 🙂 For those of […]

Improving Customer Experience – Minding the Small Things

Lately, I’ve been thinking about ways to make our clients feel “more special” as we are going through several process changes with the intention of providing more value to our customers. In search of ways to add that touch of magic, I did a lot of research and thinking – and it’s pretty interesting where […]

The Purpose of Doing Bank Reconciliation

Ahh.. bank reconciliation. Everyone knows they are supposed to do it, some people do and fewer people know what they are doing. And no… Quickbook’s reconciliation module/report doesn’t really count. Well, here’s my shot at demystifying it for all you entrepreneurs out there… What is bank reconciliation? The purpose of a bank reconciliation is to […]

Deepsky CEO Makes “40 Under 40” Honorees of 2010

40 Under 40″ honorees of 2010   I am happy and humbled to be named one of CPA Technology Advisor’s “40 Under 40” honorees of 2010. This is my first year making it on this list with other great accountants, tax professionals, and technology developers serving the accounting industry. Other awesome #geeks who have made […]