The biggest issue with both of these is that the, rules from a
government side change often, and keeping up with them is a
challenge. There are often different rules for city, county, state,
and federal government income tax. There is often city, county, state rules for sales tax as well. The sales tax rules change depending on the type of business and size of business and what state the business is in. Each government agency has different rules on filing information and paying taxes as well.
The charges for both sales tax filing and Payroll would increase from 55 and hour to 70 an hour. Mainly due to the need to keep up with all the regulations. It requires more research and time to keep up to date on the regulations. Most businesses that are established already have someone who keeps up with payroll and sales tax if they need to pay sales tax.
The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) rules for accounting and the responsibilities of the routine activities of bookkeepers and accountants alike.
Account receivable (AR) is money that a business is owed by a customer for goods or services that were purchased on credit. it is a current asset on a business's balance sheet and represents the total value of outstanding invoices.