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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:45:00 GMT

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CitiBank Credit Card Download Issue and How to Handle It

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Recently there has been a problem with credit card transaction downloads to QuickBooks from CitiBank. Charges were shown as payments and payments as charges. For users who are using downloads to record charges and payments, rather than match previously entered transactions, here is the easiest solution...

Finding Ways to get the Reports You Want Out of QuickBooks

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:00 GMT

There are times when the report you want to get from QuickBooks just doesn't exist within QuickBooks. That doesn't necessarily mean you can't create the report you need. The more advanced QuickBooks Enterprise versions provide ODBC connectivity with Crystal Reports and Excel to give users access to more powerful reporting tools but even Pro and Premier users have options if they know how to use them ...

Accounting Entries for Credit Card Processing

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:20:00 GMT

When a customer pays for service with a credit card on the last day of May, for example, but the payment does not clear the bank until June 3, Do I record the deposit in May or June?

Billing a Client for Multiple Projects on One Invoice

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:40:00 GMT

Sometimes clients can be very particular about how they want you to invoice them for work. In this case, a consulting client for several ongoing projects wanted each invoice to include a summary by project for all hours worked that period. Since QuickBooks is designed to invoice customers at a project level, this presented a problem. Here is one solution.

Billing Your Time in QuickBooks

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:55:00 GMT

There are four ways QuickBooks offers you to bill your time; a summary of activities by service item, a detail with item descriptions by service date, a detail with by activity notes by service date, and a detail with both item descriptions and notes in date order.

How to return an Item Paid for with a Check

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:40:00 GMT

Whether your are netting a payable against a receivable or returning a cash purchase from Lowe’s, a clearing account will solve your problem. Unlike with credit card charges and vendor bills, QuickBooks doesn’t offer a means to record the return of an "item" purchase with a deposit to cash. Here's how you make it happen.

Intuit Online Payroll Is An Incredible Value for Small Businesses. Does It Make Sense for You?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:40:00 GMT

Its easy to use, offers automatic tracking and online filing of all federal and state tax forms, online tracking and payment payroll taxes, direct deposit of employee paychecks, and exports payroll entries to QuickBooks. At $9.95 a month it’s "dirt cheap". Are you ready for it, though?

Entering Vendor Partial Billings Against a Purchase Order

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:55:00 GMT

What to do when a vendor sends you a partial bill aganst a purchase order. When our concept of order meets the real world we have to get inventive. Here's a way...

Tracking and Billing Employee Time: Billing Rate Levels

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

QuickBooks allows you to set a default billable rate for an employee or even to bill the same service item at different rates for different employee groups.