Does your business have clients whose work sometimes requires multiple steps drawn out over weeks or months, like remodeling projects or court cases? If so, and you're not using QuickBooks' Jobs features, you're missing out on the opportunity to track and evaluate the financial impact of these complex tasks. You can, of course, just send [...]
Every month, we provide information on how to better use QuickBooks. By implementing the best methods for managing your accounting data, you can actually improve your financial bottom line. But all of your careful work is for naught if a malicious hacker gets into your computers, or if you experience identity theft by an employee. [...]
There aren’t that many different types of forms to keep straight in QuickBooks, but you likely don’t use all of them. You probably use invoices and purchase orders frequently, and may fill out the occasional sales receipt or credit memo or estimate. But what about sales orders? You may find that they could make your [...]
Filling out invoices the first time can be a pain, especially if they’re lengthy. But doing the same thing repeatedly if the identical invoice recurs regularly? No need. QuickBooks can memorize a variety of transaction types, including invoices, purchase orders, and bills. After you’ve memorized them, you can edit, reschedule, and delete them, as well [...]
One of the most common areas of contention between the IRS and businesses is the issue of worker classification. If a worker is an employee, the business is responsible for payroll taxes and fringe benefits. However, if the worker is an independent contractor, the business is generally not responsible for payroll taxes. The IRS estimates [...]
Setting up QuickBooks payroll items appropriately is essential to accurate tracking and reporting of your payroll transactions. When you choose to use the QuickBooks payroll function, one default account is setup to track all payroll liabilities and one default account is setup to track all payroll expenses. Since this can cause confusion to both you and your [...]