• Don’t have to schedule time for bookkeeper to come to office 

• Bookkeeper provides own desk, computer, software, supplies 

• Business owner can provide answers to questions by e-mail

• Bookkeeper can open mail, organize documents and perform other administrative tasks 

• No need to arrange transport of(fax/email/courier) documents to bookkeeper 

• Bookkeeper can write cheques more frequently 

• Slightly less time-consuming for business owner - does not have to annotate deposits and electronic transfers on bank statements

• Usually more accessible because not having to spend time travelling and spends most of the day at own office

• Answering bookkeeper’s questions can be done by e-mail (usually at a time convenient for owner)

• Answering bookkeeper’s questions is  done verbally and can be an interruption during the work day

• Accounting software data file resides at bookkeeper’s location with access to accounting data file as needed 

• Automatically backed up multiple times per day for disaster recovery purposes.

• Accounting data file resides at business location 

• No additional monthly fee for access to live accounting data file (because data file resides on company computer) 

• May not be backed up regularly

• Less susceptible to fraud because bookkeeper does not make bank transactions