Goldsmith Accounting

Goldsmith Accounting ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—ž๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š, ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ & ๐—ง๐—”๐—ซ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐——๐—˜ ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฌ
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๐Ÿ’Ž ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™—๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™– ๐™—๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ ๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ญ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ... ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™™๐™ž๐™™.
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๐Ÿ’ŽFormerly Goldsmith Business Solutions ๐ŸงฐWe use operational knowledge to fill the gap between a standard bookkeeper and a CFO ๐ŸŽ‰2026 SB Chamber Emerging Small Business Of The Year ๐Ÿ†2025 & 2026 Best of Baldwin Winner At Goldsmith Accounting, we take the stress of financial management off your plate...so you can get back to growing your business, serving your clients, and actually enjoying your work.

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๐Ÿ˜Œ ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™Ÿ๐™–๐™ง๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฃ. ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™™๐™œ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ. ๐™…๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง, ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ. We know how overwhelming it can be to feel lost in the numbers or unsure if you're doing things right. Thatโ€™s why we break things down in plain language, meet you where you are, and make sure every question is welcome.
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๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
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๐Ÿ“ฒ (251) 313-1404
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๐ŸŒ www.goldsmithbusinesssolutions.com

๐Ÿ”Ž Testing new resources to enhance our accounting services has a very simple goal...to make things better for our client...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿ”Ž Testing new resources to enhance our accounting services has a very simple goal...to make things better for our clients. Our goal is to make your numbers useful...not just compliant and organized.

๐Ÿš€ We are exploring this new resource for all of our bookkeeping clients...it will be included in new accounts as of 1/1/27 if we continue to like what we see! This is a better way to view your P&L and Balance sheet through visual dashboards.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Click on the link below and see what a dashboard might look like when you are a GBS client.

https://www.syftanalytics.com/embed/f593fa5f-23a4-4e15-a391-fa5c54307d92

๐Ÿ‘€ You may be used to hearing Profit and Loss...but in the nonprofit accounting world, this report is usually called a St...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ You may be used to hearing Profit and Loss...but in the nonprofit accounting world, this report is usually called a Statement of Activities.
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๐Ÿ“Š The idea is similar, but the way we look at the numbers can be very different. Using classes lets you see Admin, Fundraising, and each Program separately instead of looking at one big total.
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๐Ÿงพ That means you can see what each program brings in, what it costs to operate, and how much of your spending is going toward administration and fundraising.
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๐Ÿค If your nonprofit needs clearer reporting that actually shows where the money is going, let's talk.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ” A Chick Fil A Club meal is $13.39. That is more than one day of bookkeeping for a small business owner with us.โฃ๐Ÿ“‹ Our ...
08/25/2026

๐Ÿ” A Chick Fil A Club meal is $13.39. That is more than one day of bookkeeping for a small business owner with us.
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๐Ÿ“‹ Our small business bookkeeping starts at $400 a month. Break that down and it is about $13 a day.
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๐Ÿง  Most of us will spend $13 on lunch without thinking much about it. But that same amount each day can help keep your books organized and your business numbers up to date.
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โœ… If bookkeeping has felt too expensive, this may put the cost into a different perspective.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ‘€ Depreciation can lower your taxable income while you own an asset, which sounds great. But there is another side busin...
08/25/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ Depreciation can lower your taxable income while you own an asset, which sounds great. But there is another side business owners do not always hear about.
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๐Ÿงพ Every time you take depreciation, you are also reducing the tax basis of that asset. So when you eventually sell it, that lower basis can create a LARGER taxable gain.
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๐Ÿ  For example, imagine you buy a rental property for $227,500 and take $48,750 in depreciation. Your adjusted basis is now $178,750. If you later sell it for $247,500, your gain is $68,750, not just the $20,000 increase in value.
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๐Ÿ’ก This does not mean depreciation is bad. You received tax deductions while you owned the property. It just means depreciation affects both sides of the story, what happens while you own the asset and what happens when you eventually sell it. And simply skipping depreciation generally does not make the issue disappear because allowable depreciation can still reduce your basis.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป  Supporting nonprofits on a larger scale has been part of the plan since day one...and we are finally able to take a ...
08/24/2026

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป Supporting nonprofits on a larger scale has been part of the plan since day one...and we are finally able to take a real step towards that goal.
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๐Ÿฉท ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™˜๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™จ ๐™Š๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ.
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๐Ÿ’’ Nonprofit accounting comes with unique needs, from tracking funds correctly to creating reports that actually help boards and leaders understand the financial picture. Serving these organizations well means learning these details and their accounting needs...and ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ฃ treating them like a small business.
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๐Ÿง  We are investing in more specialized education so we can build the knowledge, systems, and support our local nonprofits need as we grow this part of GBS.
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๐Ÿ‘€ If your church has been looking for more specialized accounting support, stay tuned. We are just getting started!
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

08/22/2026

โ˜€๏ธ It is Saturday and if instead of enjoying your weekend, you are opening the laptop, checking transactions, and trying to remember what you spent money on three weeks ago, we need to talk!
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๐Ÿงพ You did not start a business so you could work all week and then spend your weekend catching up on bookkeeping. When the books keep getting pushed to your free time, you are giving up hours you could be spending anywhere else.
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๐Ÿง  Your bookkeeping should be handled throughout the month, not waiting for you every Saturday morning. We can keep it current and organized so when you need your numbers, they are already there.
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๐Ÿ๏ธ If receipts, transactions, and reconciliations have become part of your weekend routine, let us take bookkeeping off your list. You have better things to do with your Saturday.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ˜ฌ Sales hit the bank account and it can feel like all of that money belongs to the business. But when you collect sales ...
08/21/2026

๐Ÿ˜ฌ Sales hit the bank account and it can feel like all of that money belongs to the business. But when you collect sales tax from a customer, part of that deposit is money you are holding to pay later.
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๐Ÿงพ If sales tax is not tracked correctly, it is easy to look at the bank balance and think you have more available cash than you really do. Then filing time comes around and the money still has to be there.
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๐Ÿง  Good bookkeeping keeps sales tax separate from your actual income so you can see what the business earned and what still needs to be paid.
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โœ… If you collect sales tax, knowing exactly what you owe should never be a surprise. We can help make sure it is being tracked correctly along the way.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ˜ฌ If you pay an employee $20 an hour, that employee costs your business more than $20 an hour. Their wage is just the ST...
08/20/2026

๐Ÿ˜ฌ If you pay an employee $20 an hour, that employee costs your business more than $20 an hour. Their wage is just the STARTING point.
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๐Ÿงพ Employers also have payroll taxes to pay. That includes the employer portion of F**A, which covers Social Security and Medicare, plus other payroll taxes and any benefits or retirement contributions you provide.
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๐Ÿ“Š Those extra costs matter when you are pricing your work, deciding whether you can afford another employee, planning cash flow, or figuring out what it really costs to operate your business.
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๐Ÿšจ If you are making decisions based only on hourly wages or salaries, you may be missing part of your true labor cost. We can help you see the whole picture.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

๐Ÿ˜ฌ Having QuickBooks Online does not automatically mean your books are right. Transactions can be duplicated, expenses ca...
08/19/2026

๐Ÿ˜ฌ Having QuickBooks Online does not automatically mean your books are right. Transactions can be duplicated, expenses can land in the wrong accounts, old balances can carry forward, and reconciliations can get skipped.
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๐Ÿงพ The software records what it is given. If the setup or bookkeeping process is wrong, those problems can keep building month after month without looking obvious from your bank balance.
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๐Ÿง  Cleanup work means going back through the books, finding what went wrong, correcting it, and getting the accounts to a place where your reports actually make sense.
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โœ… If you have QuickBooks Online but do not trust the numbers you are seeing, it may be time to look at what is happening behind the reports. Letโ€™s take a closer look.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

โฃ๐Ÿ‘€ There are questions business owners have all the timeโ€ฆbut sometimes you donโ€™t want to ask them publicly. Maybe you th...
08/19/2026

โฃ๐Ÿ‘€ There are questions business owners have all the timeโ€ฆbut sometimes you donโ€™t want to ask them publicly. Maybe you think you should already know the answerโ€ฆor maybe you donโ€™t want your name attached to the question.
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๐ŸŽ‰That is exactly why we created Ask Goldsmith. You can anonymously submit your bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, QuickBooks Online, sales tax, or business finance question and give us the details we need to help.
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๐Ÿ’ก Every Wednesday, we will choose one submitted question and answer it here for everyone to learn from. Your question may be exactly what another business owner has been wondering too.
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๐Ÿ“ฒ Have something you have been wanting to ask? The link to submit your anonymous question is in the first comment.
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๐Ÿ’Ž Goldsmith Business Solutions
๐Ÿ’ฐ Accounting Services
๐Ÿ“ 316 S McKenzie St โˆ™ Suite 125 โˆ™ Foley
๐Ÿ“… By appointment only
โ˜Ž๏ธ (251) 313-1404

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316 S McKenzie Street (Suite 125)
Foley, AL
36535

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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(850)3081495

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