Serious Bookkeeping Problems

I am glad that you found the mistake and save yourself hours of work. I could imagine she would be unpopular finding cooked books. And usually the chefs are the higher ups. She sounds like an honest human being. I see things that way. I cannot cheat on anything because it bothers me. And if I find a mistake, I always tell someone.

How wonderful! You made a new friend and I'm sure her prayers had a big hand in your eyes being opened. I truly believe in prayer. I'm so glad things worked out for you and that you got that order, too!

Fortunately at the park Saturday morning, I got into a conversation with another woman I met there. Turns out she was a Christian and we talked about this tax issue, since I had almost determined not to go to an art show that night because of the tax problem. But I saw that I might be able to help her meet people who might be important to her business if we both went to the art show. When I mentioned that taxes as the only obstacle to my attending, she prayed right then and there that the Lord would show me the problem. In the light of that, we both went to the show and had a delightful evening, and I decided to believe the Lord would work it out and so I went to church Sunday morning and out for a walk with my husband in the afternoon. Got a $300 order yesterday I badly needed and so I processed and shipped it out. Last night I took another look at everything and discovered I'd been so tired when I added up the two 1099 forms I'd copied one of the numbers wrong. When I added them again with the right numbers, everything matched the Quickbooks figures. I felt very stupid, but I was much relieved. Sometimes it's better to take a break and come back fresh to a problem to see it in a new light. It helps us get rid of something that may be stuck in our head erroneously. Now I can go on with no more time wasted.

The prayers were answered. I made a silly mistake in the way I read and wrote the figures on the 1099 form. I shouldn't work when I'm so tired. I pushed the whole thing out of my mind on Easter weekend and when I looked at it again this morning, I double-checked those numbers and my eyes were opened and I saw my mistake immediately. What a relief.

Awesome! Thank the Lord.

For sure it will feel good when I get it done. I took the weekend off, and when I came back with a renewed and relaxed mind last night, I saw I'd made a silly mistake in adding the total for the 1099 forms. So they were correct and the new total matched my Quickbooks figures. Every year I say I will start earlier, and every year something comes up to keep me occupied those first three months of the year. I'm glad I didn't waste any more time double checking the sales receipts because it was hurting my neck and shoulder to keep matching the computer screent to the results sitting on my deck. It should go smoothly from now on.

Thanks, Jen. I didn't get the bank downloading straightened out. I've given up on it. But I did get the taxes filed on time.

I'm using TurboTax, and doing a Schedule C is no harder than getting it organized to take to an accountant. My problem was one of simple addition to get a total for the two 1099 forms. Now that I've got that right, everything matchs my books. What a relief not to have to start over!

Actually, with TurboTax it isn't any more difficult to do the taxes than if you got everything ready for the accountant to do them. It leads you easily through the process. The problem turned out to be the way I misread the 1099 forms, so I copied and added a wrong number. Once I found the mistake last night, I thanked God I hadn't ruined my weekend on it. A lot of prayers were answered, and I'm very thankful. Now all I have to do is continue with what I had started instead of having to redo everything.

Fortunately I found my mistake last night after resting my mind and enjoying the weekend. Coming back to the problem last night with a relaxed mind helped me focus and see that I'd made a stupid mistake adding the figures on the two 1099 forms. Once I did it correctly, everything matched my records.

Wow, I wasn't getting any notifications this weekend, so I'm a bit late in responding. AS it turned out, I took your advice anyway, before getting it, and I had a great Easter. Then, last night, I discovered that it was I that made the stupid mistake. I'm getting somewhat dyslexic as I get older, and I'd written one of the figures on the 1099 wrong before adding it to the other one. Many people had also prayed that I would be able to find the mistake before wasting time doing unnecessary work, so their prayers were also answered. I feel very sheepish now, but also very grateful.