Keila Hill-Trawick, CPA
Certified Public Accountant
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Co-authored Articles (11)
How to
Write an Accounting Ledger
Keeping a ledger is one of the tenets of basic accounting. Ledgers allow the company to quickly view all transactions in an account at once. Fortunately, keeping a ledger is fairly simple, requiring you to log every fina...
How to
Write a Business Plan
If you’re interested in starting your own business, by now you probably know that writing a business plan is one of the first steps. But what should a business plan include? How detailed should it be? Do you need to do...
How to
Start a Movie Theater
Turn your love of cinema into a full-time job with this guide for aspiring entrepreneursThere are many options for opening a movie theater, including large corporate or franchise multiplexes, drive-in theaters, smaller a...
How to
Study for an Accounting Exam
An accounting exam can be tricky to prepare for. You cannot get by through memorization and ordering of individual bits of information, as you might be able to in a history class. However, you also cannot rely on a few a...
How to
Write a Business Plan for Internet Business
If you need additional investment or a loan from a bank to start your internet business, you've probably been told you need a business plan. But even if you're not planning something that sophisticated, a good business p...
How to
Become an Entrepreneur
If you want to run your own business, you've come to the right page. Being an entrepreneur is a high-risk, high-reward position. It's full of stressful situations, sure, but it's also chock full of rewards and a sense o...
How to
Read a Tax Return Transcript
If you need tax return information, you can get a tax return transcript from the IRS at no charge. Simply provide the IRS with basic identification information, such as your name and Social Security number, and let them ...
How to
Calculate Days in Inventory
Finding the days in inventory for your business will show you the average number of days it takes to sell your inventory. The lower the number you calculate, the better return on your assets you're getting. If you're not...
How to Start a Foster Home in Texas (Foster Parent & Group Home Application Process)
Are you hoping to make a difference in a child’s life? If you live in Texas, your help is sorely needed—in January 2019 alone, there were nearly 30,000 kids in the foster care system. Starting a foster home is defin...
How to
Account for Debt Forgiveness
Long-term debt instruments, unlike equity instruments, represent the conditions under which a borrower receives a loan, including a promise to repay it. Bonds, notes, and mortgages (the three most common types of long-te...
How to
How can I prepare for tax season?
Tax season can be stressful and complicated, but preparing ahead of time can really help make it easier. How do you do it though? In this video, certified public accountant Keila Hill-Trawick will walk you through the mo...