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Tirena Jones, CPA — also known as the Snarky CPA — is a strategic financial leader who helps nonprofits and growing organizations build sustainable, well-structured operations. She specializes in turning financial chaos into clear systems that support accountability, stability, and long-term growth. With a strong moral compass and a commitment to doing business the right way, Tirena believes strategy without integrity is noise. She brings disciplined analysis, practical systems thinking, and just enough well-placed snark to challenge assumptions and keep leadership focused on what truly drives impact.
Managing Customer Deposits or Retainers
I get frequent Quickbooks questions and I believe that many users have similar questions. I will start posting answers to these questions in my blog […]
Reducing Credit Card Bill Confusion in Quickbooks
One of the biggest Quickbooks mistakes that I’ve seen throughout the last 18 years is the way credit card bills are handled. Quickbooks has one […]
Where To Start When Cleaning Up a Quickbooks Mess
Cleaning up a Quickbooks mess isn’t really any different than cleaning up any other kind of mess. You start by creating a very specific plan […]
Quick Tip: Multiple Bank Accounts? Keep ’em straight with different colors.
If you use multiple bank accounts, you can change the colors so you don’t accidentally use the wrong account. You can also do it just […]
Top 7 Budgeting Errors
A budget is a critical tool for all businesses. However, many budgets fall short of providing the financial guidance that managers and owners desperately need. […]
Amazon vs. Sales Tax in Nevada
Yesterday I was interviewed on the radio show “Having It All” with Jenifer Rose on 99.1 FM Talk. We discussed a hot topic concerning Amazon […]
Audit your Audit
I routinely provide payroll information for worker’s compensation audits for my clients, however, I am not always the one who gets the final bill. This […]
IRS Offers Videos to Assist Small Business Owners
The IRS currently offers a 9 part video series on teaching business owners their tax responsibilities. The series includes the basics that all small business […]
Smart Quickbooks Tip: Bank account colors
If you use multiple bank accounts, you can change the colors so you don’t accidentally use the wrong account. You can also do it just […]
Successful Cash Flow Control
Managing cash in today’s economy is essential to business success. Cash flow is vital but how to control it? Here are some simple tips to […]
Writing Effective Hardship Letters
Hardship letters are used whenever conventional methods of debt management don’t work well. A hardship letter is a way to document in writing what the […]
Right Now
Most of us have so many things on our mind every day, and to top it off we are more accessible than ever before with […]
Debt Negotiation for Struggling Business Owners
One of the biggest issues business owners find plaguing them right now is debt. Dealing with mounting debt is a very sensitive issue and something […]
Email information compromised: Should you care?
The company that provides email service for many major companies was “hacked” recently. Their clients include companies such as Target, Verizon, Capital One and many […]