Quickbook Tips
Paying Bills in QuickBooks: The Basics The time-consuming part’s over once you’ve entered bills in QuickBooks. Here’s how to pay them. Last month, we explained that the process of paying bills in QuickBooks requires two separate sets of actions. We went over what’s required to enter bills and to set up reminders so they don’t [...]
A home is the most valuable asset many people own. So, it’s important to remain aware of the tax impact of home ownership and to carefully track the debt you incur to buy, build or improve your home – known as “acquisition indebtedness.” Among the biggest tax perks of buying a home is the ability [...]
Sponsors of defined benefit plans – commonly known as pensions – might be facing tighter scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Labor. Just last year, at an ERISA Advisory Council meeting, the agency’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced that it had ramped up pension audit operations in its Philadelphia office and later decided to [...]
How to Enter Bills in QuickBooks It’s not as much fun as creating invoices, but the bills must be paid. Here’s how QuickBooks helps. We’re in a bit of a transitional period with business bill-paying. Some paper bills still come via the U.S. Mail, however you may also be getting some through email. Others don’t [...]
Maybe QuickBooks does everything you need. But if you outgrow parts of it, don’t worry, you’ll have options. What do you do when an application you’re using stops meeting your growing needs in a specific area? You can: a.) find a workaround, b.) switch to different software, or, c.) resign yourself to living without that [...]
The limited liability company (LLC) and limited liability partnership (LLP) business structures have their advantages. But, in years past, the IRS treated LLC and LLP owners as limited partners for purposes of the passive activity loss (PAL) rules. This could be a tax negative. Fortunately, LLC and LLP owners can now be treated as general [...]