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PODCAST

The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast

Paul Rosenblum, Bookkeeping Mensch

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the digits, this show brings your business personality to the forefront. We go beyond spreadsheets to talk about the relationships that make businesses thrive—between bookkeepers, clients, accountants, and financial professionals.Welcome to The Not Boring, Boring Bookkeeping and Small Business Podcast—where we explore the human side of bookkeeping and business.Hosted by Paul Rosenblum, a New York-based bookkeeper with over 30 years of experience and decades teaching

business entrepreneurship

All Episodes

8:49

2024 Bookkeeping Checklist: What to Do After Tax Season

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2025/04/24

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Still haven’t touched your 2024 books because tax season left you emotionally (and spreadsheet-ly) drained? You’re not alone—but our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here to help you shake off the post-April 15th fog and actually get your bookkeeping act together, starting with a simple checklist and some friendly guidance. Whether you're sorting recei...

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15:09

No Income Tax: Boom or Bust?

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2025/04/10

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! What if your paycheck came with zero income tax deductions? In this episode, Paul explores a proposal to eliminate federal income tax for those earning under $150K—and what that could mean for small businesses, economic classes, and your vacation fund. Spoiler alert: spending may go up, prices might follow, and the long-term effects could reshape the economy as we know

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13:12

Classifying Workers: Rules, Risks, and Red Flags

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2025/03/27

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! How can businesses determine whether a worker should be classified as a W-2 employee or a 1099 subcontractor? Our resident bookkeeping mensch, Paul Rosenblum, breaks down the two main tests—the Common Law Test and the ABC Test—used by states and the IRS to assess worker classification, highlighting the serious tax implications of misclassification and the challenges

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12:18

How to Handle Large Budget Deposits

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2025/03/13

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! How should businesses handle large budget deposits in their bookkeeping and tax reporting? Our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, walks us through three different accounting approaches, focusing on whether to report these deposits as revenue or only include management fees. Understanding these choices is crucial for business owners, bookkeepers, and accountants

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17:41

Bookkeping Ethics & Tax Prep: Does your Tax preparer...

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2025/02/27

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! What happens when ethical dilemmas and financial reality collide in tax preparation and bookkeeping? That’s what our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is going to unpack in this episode. Specifically, where the fine line between fiduciary duty and ethical responsibility, exploring how tax preparers navigate unpaid clients, financial missteps, and tricky legal

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16:24

Bookkeeping Ethics and Fair Pricing

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2025/02/13

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Are bookkeepers charging fair prices, or are some taking advantage of clients? Our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, dives into the ethics of pricing, exposing common practices like overcharging for 1099 filings. Through real business examples, he helps bookkeepers and small business owners spot fair fees, value expertise, and make smarter pricing decisions.

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12:22

Bookkeeping Trend: Less But More And More

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2025/01/30

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! The flavor of business always changes over time but what our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, has noticed recently in his own bookkeeping practice is going to surprise you. Less but more is the best way I can explain it but Paul does a better job at laying out all the details for you. Let’s just say that if you’re a deep diver, you’re going to love this trend.

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13:10

Your Complete 2025 U.S. Tax Checklist

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2025/01/16

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! It’s a new year and you’re ready to get on top of your small business taxes. Our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here with a handy checklist of super important items that you need to know about (and follow up on) to make sure you dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s (except in number form, because Bookkeeping, right?) Paul covers inheritance,

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1:32

SEASON 3: Bookkeeping beyond numbers

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2025/01/11

Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Ever wondered what happens when a business partnership breaks up and the bookkeeper is left to pick up the pieces? Season 3 of The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast dives into the messy, human side of bookkeeping. Host Paul Rosenblum shares lessons from PPP audits, client complaints, and team-building wins and missteps. You’ll get practic...

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10:45

Twelve Days of Christmas Bookkeeping

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2024/12/24

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! We can’t wrap up the year without a playful holiday episode, can we? That’s why our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here to share his bookkeeping take on The Twelve Days of Christmas. He outlines key bookkeeping tasks he focuses on in December to prepare for tax season, such as prioritizing clients, reconciling accounts, and reviewing new tax laws. These

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18:28

Signs of bad bookkeeping

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2024/12/12

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! After you find a suitable bookkeeper for your business, it can be easy to assume that your job is done. Now it’s their turn to do the books and you can do anything else in the business, right? But our beloved Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here to show you why this would be a mistake. A very big one. He’s even got specific examples when this type of situation goes

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13:12

How Communication Impacts Year-End Bookkeeping?

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2024/11/26

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! What do $12,000, lending company money and 3 LLC's have to do with one another? These are the examples that our resident Bookkeeping Mensch shares with us to demonstrate that communicating with your Bookkeeper all year is essential. Episode mentioned: American Fast Food's Perception Problem, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2188873/episodes/15686396-american-fast-food-s...

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13:40

What Leadership Changes Could Mean for Small Business

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2024/11/14

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! As Americans process recent political events, our level-headed resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, offers thoughtful reflections on how upcoming leadership changes may impact small businesses. He provides a big-picture view on possible shifts in tax, regulations, tariffs, minimum wage, and healthcare, focusing on what these could mean for business operations

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14:35

Balancing Business Divorces Brilliantly

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2024/10/24

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Why did the bookkeeper break up with the partnership? Too many outstanding issues and not enough balance! But don't worry, our very balanced Bookkeeper Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is here to share how to avoid such issues. He talks about five LLCs that hit major bookkeeping snags because the partners weren’t communicating and didn’t have clear roles. They shared QuickBooks

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15:17

PPP Audits & 2020 Accounting Lessons

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2024/10/10

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Have you thought about how the event that we dare not be reminded of from 2020 reshaped the way businesses manage their finances? Our resident Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum does. In this episode he’s sharing how accountants had to navigate constantly changing rules and regulations throughout that time. And now in 2024 the PPP program faces audits for potential fraud,

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15:16

American Fast Food's Perception Problem

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2024/09/19

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! "Why are fast food sales plummeting in the U.S.?" Our resident bookkeeping mensch, Paul Rosenblum, explores this surprising turn in the market. Rising prices and shifting consumer expectations, especially post-pandemic, have hurt major chains like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subway. In response, some fast food companies are rebranding, offering discounts, and improving

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14:32

Turning Complaints into Customer Loyalty

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2024/09/05

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but what if your stay doesn’t live up to your expectations? That’s what happened to our resident Bookkeeper Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, during his recent South Carolina getaway. While most of the trip was great, the accommodations had a few problems. But instead of just complaining, Paul is here to share the surprising outcome and what

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14:22

Treat Your Customers Well Instead of Bean Counting

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2024/08/22

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Why should you, a small business owner, prioritize treating customers well instead of focusing solely on your bottom line? That’s what our favorite bookkeeping mensch, Paul Rosenblum, has been doing for over 2 decades. So on the 30th anniversary of the McDonald's Hot Coffee Case (yes, it’s been that long), he’s taking a look at what happened and what could have happe...

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17:02

Bookkeeping mishaps to avoid

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2024/08/08

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Accounting can be as unpredictable as a day at the beach with no sunscreen, as our favorite bookkeeping mensch, Paul Rosenblum, learned while untangling the mess of a green energy business. His stories highlight just how important it is to work with the right people and make smart decisions, like using a business credit card instead of a personal one. As you may suspect,

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24:48

Building Your Business Bookkeeping Team

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2024/07/25

🦉 Send us a text message! But please include your email or a way to get in touch with you. This feature is not two way! Which do you like doing more: working IN or ON your business? Most small business owners say that working ON the business is their biggest pain point. And that's exactly why our resident bookkeeping mensch, Paul Rosenblum, is providing this much-needed overview of the top things that will help you grow grow your small business bookkeeping team. You can't/shouldn't do ...

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