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The accounting cycle tracks a transaction until it's added to your company's financial statement. Follow this eight-step process to organize the data.

Every bookkeeper should know the eight basic stages that split up a bookkeeper’s work process. While some of the steps in the accounting cycle have been automated thanks to advanced technologies, ...

The eight-step accounting cycle is important to know for all types of bookkeepers. It breaks down the entire process of a bookkeeper's responsibilities into eight basic steps. Many of these steps can ...