Last year, tax penalties cost a company $40,000. It wasn\'t due to their lack of integrity. Because the bookkeeper failed to provide the necessary paperwork on a quarterly basis. A whole year of expert assistance was wasted on just one mistake. Every day, businesses make these mistakes, often unaware of it until it\'s too late. That changes when you use the correct Finance & Accounting Services . What Goes Wrong Without Professional Financial Support Nearly 88% of spreadsheet-based reports include flaws due to manual data input errors, according to a research conducted by the University of Hawaii. Tax returns, payroll computations, and cash flow forecasts are all subtly skewed by these mistakes. Companies of all sizes face the same three issues in the absence of specialized financial supervision. Tax due dates not met. The financial statements are not correct. Missing cash flow projections. You can prevent each one. Why Do Businesses Overpay Taxes Every Year Rather than paying too little in taxes, most people pay too much. I know it seems crazy, but that\'s the truth. Companies miss out on potential deductions because they don\'t have an expert looking over the paperwork. Frequently, deductions for depreciation, research and development, and business travel do not be claimed. After a year of examination, an Ohio retail business and a regional Finance & Accounting Services firm were able to recover $18,000 in deductions that had been ignored. That sum of money has never been beyond reach. It was flagged by no one. Staff your finance and accounting departments with proactive people, not those that wait until the end of the year to go to work.