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Follow on Google News | Home Team Accounting Announces New Accounting Inspiration Blog Post - When Zero Equals Nothing"Preceding zeros cause duplicate entries, botch search efforts and made my spreadsheets messy. And you all know how we feel about messy spreadsheets. I know we like crunching numbers, but we don’t need to crunch ALL the numbers." - Jana Rzezniczek
When we see preceding zeros on checks, for instance, those are simply place holders to tell what ever system is being used that it’s got some room to grow. Remember for us data peoples, zero means nothing. When you receive a check payment for an AR client and the check number has preceding zeros, those are not part of the check number, those are simply place holders. If you receive and AP bill and the invoice number has preceding zeros, those are not for us. When you receive a purchase order, nope! Real numbers only please. Read more at http://www.hometeamaccounting.com/ About The Blogger - I have been in the accounting industry since I was a wee teen first poking at payables. After holding a variety of basic office and HR positions, I found numbers were my true love and have been crunching them ever since. I have picked up my tips & tricks and love to share what I’ve learned, and also try to make you laugh. Questions and comments welcome. Especially comments. I love the feedback. It’s how we all get better. Find me on LinkedIn, janarze@gmail.com or hit me up on twitter @janababana. Thanks and Enjoy! End
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