Whether you keep your own books or outsource the bookkeeping to a dedicated professional, it’s important to have a good grasp on bookkeeping basics. We all know our bank account debits and credits but what about all those other accounts we use? Here’s a handy acronym to help you remember how to record transactions properly. […]
Outsourcing is a term which has been catching on during the last five years. Although its definition is difficult to find in a standard dictionary, for those of us who consult with CPA firms, it’s a familiar term and offers an extremely effective way to cut the costs of delivering services while maintaining, if not […]
The New Year’s here, the Christmas bills are rolling in, and income taxes loom. Maybe you can’t save money just now, but how about an easy way to save time and keystrokes? If you use Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010 for contact management and QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise 2005 and up for financial […]
You can easily analyze your payroll data in Excel: In QuickBooks choose Reports, Employees & Payroll, and then Summarize Payroll Data in Excel. Instructions will appear onscreen in Excel if you need to enable macros. Think of macros as custom programming embedded in an Excel workbook. QuickBooks ships with prebuilt Excel workbooks that contain the […]
