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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.

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10 articles · last reviewed 2026-07-18

Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

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.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Bridging PRC GAAP books to U.S. GAAP and U.S. tax basis

Directly “converting the Chinese books” often destroys the audit trail.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

A bilingual 10-day month-end close for China-U.S. teams

A slow close is rarely a lack of effort.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Cash vs. accrual accounting and when Form 3115 is needed

Cash or accrual is more than a QuickBooks display option.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Inventory, COGS, landed cost and Section 263A

A product traveling from a Chinese factory to a U.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Reconciling 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.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Intercompany reconciliation and foreign currency for China-U.S. books

A renminbi ledger and a U.S.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

2026 W-9 and 1099-NEC vendor onboarding

A Form 1099-NEC process should not begin with a January AP export.

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Employee 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

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Accounting, Close & Information Reporting

Accounting 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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