Receiving Payments from Customers in QuickBooks Depending on the situation, there’s more than one way to record a payment in QuickBooks. Here are your options. There are undoubtedly some QuickBooks tasks that are more enjoyable than others. It’s no fun paying bills, for example, and making collection calls on unpaid invoices can be downright [...]
Do You Need a More Robust Version of QuickBooks? Maybe you just need to study your current version thoroughly. But it might be time to move up. If QuickBooks were just one product, its appeal would be more limited than it is. Because there’s an entire family of Windows desktop software applications (as well as [...]
September 2013 25 Accounting Terms You Should Know It’s back-to-school time. Why not take a page from the kids’ books and do some learning of your own? QuickBooks is easy to use, intuitive and flexible. But it is not an accounting manual or class or tutorial. If your business is exceptionally uncomplicated, you might get [...]
QuickBooks’ Custom Fields: An Overview Part of QuickBooks’ popularity comes from its flexibility. Here’s a look at how custom fields contribute to that element. The beauty of QuickBooks is that it can be used for so many different kinds of businesses. Its smart design lets realtors and retail shops, plumbers and plastic surgeons use it [...]
When your goods come rolling in, be sure to document them correctly. You’re probably happy to see couriers delivering inventory items you’ve ordered since it means you can ship to customers, but recording the new stock means yet another repetitive task. QuickBooks’ tools can help with this, but you need to be sure you’re using [...]
Not using progress invoices? Maybe you should be. The U.S. economy may be picking up, but your customers are probably still being very careful with expenditures. If your company’s finances will allow it, you can help them out on sizable jobs by using progress invoicing, also known as partial billing or progress billing. You could, [...]