EJK Professional Services

EJK Professional Services Non-Profit and Small Business Bookkeeper

When did you last actually look at every subscription your business is paying for? 👀👇🏻💰I ask because this comes up more ...
05/28/2026

When did you last actually look at every subscription your business is paying for? 👀👇🏻💰

I ask because this comes up more than you'd think...

➡️ A free trial that quietly converted

➡️ A tool someone on the team signed up for and never used

➡️ Software that made sense two years ago and doesn't anymore.

None of it is dramatic on its own... But it adds up, and it tends to sit unnoticed until someone actually goes looking.

A subscription audit is one of the simplest things you can do for your business expenses.

👉🏻 Go through your bank and credit card statements line by line

👉🏻 Ask yourself if you're actually using each one

👉🏻 And cancel anything that doesn't have a clear answer

And if you're paying monthly for things you use consistently, check if annual billing is available. You'll usually save money, and instead of twelve receipts showing up throughout the year, there's one. Clean, simple, done ✅

One thing I always tell clients: don't switch to annual billing for something you're not sure about yet. Stay monthly until you know it's working for you. Paying a full year upfront for something you cancel in three months isn't a saving, it's just a bigger loss.

Curious... Have you ever found a subscription you completely forgot you were paying for? 👇🏻
I feel like this is more common than people admit 😅

I picked balance as my word of the year for 2026, and then tax season happened 😂Honestly though, that's kind of the poin...
05/26/2026

I picked balance as my word of the year for 2026, and then tax season happened 😂

Honestly though, that's kind of the point.

I've always been someone who goes hard or goes nowhere. There's not a lot of in-between for me. And for a long time I thought that was just how I was wired. That the only way to get results was to push until I hit a wall, recover, and do it again.

But that cycle is exhausting 😴
And it's not actually sustainable, no matter how much you love what you do.

So this year, I'm working on something different 👇🏻

➡️ Not going hard until I burn out and then doing nothing for three days to reset.

➡️ Not treating rest like something I have to earn.

➡️ Actually building in the kind of balance that makes the work better, not just more of it.

Am I nailing it? Not always. Tax season was a good reminder of that 😅

But we're only in May. There's still a lot of year left.

If balance is something you've been chasing too, whether in your work, your systems, or just the way your week feels, I'd love to hear how it's going for you.

👇🏻 Drop it in the comments. What's your word of the year?

A good bookkeeper won't just do the work, they'll notice things 👀👇🏻I've had clients surprised when I follow up on a paym...
05/21/2026

A good bookkeeper won't just do the work, they'll notice things 👀👇🏻

I've had clients surprised when I follow up on a payment that was showing as outstanding, or flag that a large purchase should probably be capitalized rather than expensed. Not because it's extra, because that's just part of actually doing the job well.

There's a lot that happens behind the scenes that clients don't always see.

➡️ Calls with CRA to sort out issues before they become your problem

➡️ Questions about transactions that don't quite add up

➡️ Flagging payroll discrepancies before they become a labour standards conversation

➡️ Troubleshooting software glitches so you don't have to

❌ The goal has never been to just keep the books tidy

✅ It's to make sure your business is protected

✅ Your numbers are accurate

✅ And you're not caught off guard by something that could have been caught months ago.

That's what it looks like to have a bookkeeper who's actually in your corner.

💌 If that's what you're looking for, send me a message.

This one means a lot 🫶🏻Working with nonprofits is something I genuinely care about. ➡️ The budgets are lean➡️ The stakes...
05/14/2026

This one means a lot 🫶🏻

Working with nonprofits is something I genuinely care about.

➡️ The budgets are lean
➡️ The stakes are real
➡️ And the people running these organizations are doing it because they believe in the work, not because it's easy.

When a CEO tells me that their team has more confidence in their systems, that their reporting is clearer, and that they feel more hopeful about the future of their organization… that's exactly why I do this.

Bookkeeping for a nonprofit isn't just about keeping the numbers tidy. It's about making sure the money that comes in, whether through donations, grants, or fundraising, is being tracked, reported, and used in a way that actually supports the mission.

If you're running a nonprofit and your financial systems feel shaky, unclear, or like they're just barely holding together, you don't have to figure it out alone.

💌 Send me a message. I'd love to help.

Wanna know the first thing I do when I assess a new client's financials? 👇🏻I pull up the balance sheet ⚖️📋Before I look ...
05/12/2026

Wanna know the first thing I do when I assess a new client's financials? 👇🏻

I pull up the balance sheet ⚖️📋

Before I look at anything else, that one document tells me a lot about the state of the books, and honestly, I can usually tell within a few minutes whether things have been kept up or not.

✅ A clean balance sheet means everything is current
✅ The numbers match
✅ And nothing suspicious is sitting around unexplained.

A messy one usually means the books have been neglected, or maintained by someone who wasn't quite sure what they were looking at.

Neither one surprises me at this point. But both tell me exactly where to start.

If you've never really looked at your balance sheet, or you're not sure what yours is telling you, that's worth paying attention to.

💌 Send me a message and we can take a look together.

If your business collects sales tax, that money was never really yours to begin with 👇🏻When a client pays you $500 + GST...
05/05/2026

If your business collects sales tax, that money was never really yours to begin with 👇🏻

When a client pays you $500 + GST, your revenue is $500. The GST portion belongs to the government; you're just the middleman holding it until it's time to remit.

But I see it recorded as revenue all the time. And I get why it happens. When money hits the account, it feels like income.

The problem is when it's recorded that way:

➡️ Your profit looks higher than it actually is
➡️ The remittance payment feels like a surprise expense
➡️ And your overall financial picture is just... off

Sales tax collected should sit on your balance sheet as a liability. And the outgoing remittance isn't an expense either, it's simply clearing that liability.

It's one of those things that seems small until you're staring at financials that don't quite add up and trying to figure out why.

Is this something you've ever had to untangle in your books? 👇🏻

If you're using your business card for groceries… we need to talk 🥗👀👇🏻I reviewed the books for a potential new client re...
04/28/2026

If you're using your business card for groceries… we need to talk 🥗👀👇🏻

I reviewed the books for a potential new client recently and spotted something right away.

Business and personal expenses were completely mixed together. And honestly… I get how it happens.

When you’re starting out, everything can blur together.

There’s money sitting in the business account, but you need groceries... So you just use the business card instead of transferring the money first.

It feels easier in the moment, but this habit creates bigger issues than most people realize.

It can mean:

➡️ Hours of cleanup work for your bookkeeper
➡️ Missed business deductions
➡️ And very messy records if the CRA ever reviews your books

The fix is actually very simple.

Keep your business and personal spending separate.

✔️ Separate bank accounts
✔️ Separate credit cards
✔️ Transfer the money and pay with the correct account

It might feel like one extra step, but it saves a lot of time, stress, and money later.

Your future self, and your bookkeeper, will be very grateful.

💌 Need more clarity around this? Reach out! I'm always happy to answer questions around this!

The first quarter of the year has been a full one over here at EJK!A few highlights from the last few months:✔️ Signed m...
04/20/2026

The first quarter of the year has been a full one over here at EJK!

A few highlights from the last few months:

✔️ Signed my biggest contract to date
✔️ Made it through annual compliance season
✔️ Started building a bit of a team with social media support and part-time backend help
✔️ Invested in new brand photos

Some of these wins are big milestones, and others are smaller behind-the-scenes steps that help keep the business moving forward.

Either way, I’m incredibly grateful for the clients, partnerships, and community that make this work possible.

Here’s to seeing what the rest of the year has in store! ✨

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