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I'm Melissa Armstrong, CPA and fractional controller, and I will tell you the financial truth your accountant was too polite to say out loud. Every episode, we get into the real operational finance stuff: cash flow chaos, pricing mistakes, hiring decisions, and the messy money moments that nobody talks about but every founder lives through.

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No Se Habla Taxes®

Even CPAs Get Rusty: My Month-End Confession

July 09, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 2

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Welcome to No Se Habla Taxes—the podcast where a seasoned CPA does her own bookkeeping… and lives to tell about it.

In this very first episode, I’ve got a confession: I recently sat down to do my own books and could not find the reconciliation screen in QuickBooks Online. Cue the three-tab meltdown (YouTube tutorial, QBO Help Center, and a glass of wine). It was humbling—and hilarious—but also a wake-up call.

This episode is for every founder who's felt overwhelmed by bookkeeping tech, behind on the backend, or just plain embarrassed by their chart of accounts. I’ll walk you through what I did next (hello, recertification!) and why it’s never too late to get back to bookkeeping basics.

You’ll also get:

A simple, repeatable month-end close checklist (the exact one I’m using now)
Permission to be imperfect—but consistent
A reminder that you’re not alone in this

🎧 Listen in, laugh with me, and grab your free month-end checklist here: https://steadyhandaccounting.myflodesk.com/nosehablataxeschecklist

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