Running a business and filing a return are two different jobs, and they call for two different views of your finances. The value is in keeping both accurate and knowing how to move between them.
Revenue matched to the work that earned it, costs matched to the period they belong to, and anything still in progress carried at what's actually been done. A review catches the adjustments, so a job that looks profitable on the bank statement can't hide a loss.
That's what makes a financial statement worth reading: margin by job, cost trends, and the gap between what's earned and what's collected.
Where cash-basis reporting is available and advantageous, the accrual books get converted back with documented adjustments: receivables, payables, WIP and accruals reversed, with workpapers showing every step.
The result is a return based on what actually moved through the bank, supported by books that still tell you how the business performed.
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