--- title: Accounting Horror-Prevention Checklist description: To prevent financial disasters and accounting nightmares, consider the following accounting horror prevention checklist. Then call us if you're not scared. image: https://media.insognacpa.com/hubfs/accounting-horror-checklist.png --- [![Insogna logo small](https://media.insognacpa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Insogna%20logo%20small.png?width=300&height=73&name=Insogna%20logo%20small.png "Insogna logo small")](https://insognacpa.com/) [![Insogna logo small](https://media.insognacpa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Insogna%20logo%20small.png?width=300&height=73&name=Insogna%20logo%20small.png "Insogna logo small")](https://insognacpa.com/) [![Insogna logo small](https://media.insognacpa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Insogna%20logo%20small.png?width=300&height=73&name=Insogna%20logo%20small.png "Insogna logo small")](https://insognacpa.com/) [![Insogna logo small](https://media.insognacpa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Insogna%20logo%20small.png?width=300&height=73&name=Insogna%20logo%20small.png "Insogna logo small")](https://insognacpa.com/) Content Title Description < Previous page Next page > [Why Us](https://insognacpa.com/why-us) | [Business Accounting](https://insognacpa.com/business-accounting) | [Fractional CFO](https://insognacpa.com/fractional-cfo) | [Minimizing Taxes](https://insognacpa.com/tax-strategy/) [Building Wealth](https://insognacpa.com/building-wealth) | [Learning Center](https://insognacpa.com/learning-center)| [Contact Us](https://insognacpa-6129290.hs-sites.com/en-us/contact-us) [Accounting](https://media.insognacpa.com/blog/tag/accounting) # Accounting Horror-Prevention Checklist By [Chase Insogna, CPA](https://media.insognacpa.com/blog/author/chase-insogna-cpa) Sep 18, 2023 5:33:46 PM 1 Minute Read To keep the ghouls and gremlins out of your books this fiscal year, here's a spook-tacular checklist: ## Horror-Prevention Checklist 1. Keep Software from Turning Zombie - Update your [accounting software](https://media.insognacpa.com/blog/migrate-to-cloud-accounting) regularly to prevent it from going rogue. 2. Ghoul-Proof [Internal Controls](https://media.insognacpa.com/blog/virtual-controller-business) - Like garlic to vampires, solid checks and balances will keep financial mischief at bay. 3. Backup Before the Apocalypse - Always back up your financial brains... I mean, data. You never know when the financial zombies might strike. 4. Witch-Watch Your [Cash Flow](https://media.insognacpa.com/blog/how-businesses-increase-cash-flow-by-having-a-proactive-tax-strategy) - Stir your financial cauldron regularly and keep an eye out for any bubbling irregularities. 5. Audits: The Ghostbusters of Accounting - Schedule regular audits to exorcise unwanted financial spirits. 6. Don't Let Taxes Be Your Boogeyman - Stay updated on tax laws to avoid the IRS monster lurking under your bed. 7. Employee Vetting: No Vampires Allowed - Ensure the only thing your employees are sucking up is knowledge, not company funds. 8. Double, Double, Two-Factor Trouble - Protect your financial potions with two layers of magical protection. 9. Guard Your Treasure Map - Lock away key financial scrolls and documents in a dragon-guarded (or at least password-protected) vault. 10. Summon Financial Wizards - Consult with accounting sorcerers regularly to keep dark forces in check. With this enchanting guide, may your books be forever free from accounting apparitions and number nightmares! [![scary click link button](https://media.insognacpa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/contact%20button%20scary.jpg?width=563&height=225&name=contact%20button%20scary.jpg)](https://media.insognacpa.com/corporate-tax-services)   ## Recommended For You [![Hold on. 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