Accounting, Close & Information Reporting
Bridging PRC to U.S. books and tax basis, bilingual close, cash vs. accrual, Form 3115, inventory and Section 263A, marketplace reconciliation, intercompany, W-9/1099 and reimbursements.
10 articles · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Five Common Reasons QuickBooks Becomes Unreliable—and How to Fix It
A QuickBooks file can contain monthly revenue and expense numbers and still be unreliable.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingBridging PRC GAAP books to U.S. GAAP and U.S. tax basis
Directly “converting the Chinese books” often destroys the audit trail.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingA bilingual 10-day month-end close for China-U.S. teams
A slow close is rarely a lack of effort.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingCash vs. accrual accounting and when Form 3115 is needed
Cash or accrual is more than a QuickBooks display option.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingInventory, COGS, landed cost and Section 263A
A product traveling from a Chinese factory to a U.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingReconciling Amazon, Shopify and Stripe settlements
The bank sees a net payout, but one deposit may contain sales, refunds, discounts, Sales Tax, processing, advertising, reserves and timing differences.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingIntercompany reconciliation and foreign currency for China-U.S. books
A renminbi ledger and a U.S.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information Reporting2026 W-9 and 1099-NEC vendor onboarding
A Form 1099-NEC process should not begin with a January AP export.
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingEmployee reimbursement, shareholder advance, or wages? Accountable-plan workflow
The same airfare purchased on a founder's personal card could be a business reimbursement, shareholder advance, related-party loan, capital contribution or
Read article → Accounting, Close & Information ReportingAccounting for e-commerce returns, chargebacks, gift cards and returned inventory
Refunds, chargebacks, store credits and gift cards all reduce or defer cash differently, but they represent different revenue, liability, expense and inven
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