Month: October, 2011

How to Filter QuickBooks Reports for the Data You Want

It’s a great feeling (in a nerdy kind of way) when you run a report in QuickBooks and you get exactly the information you are looking for.
Sometimes the key to that is using the right filter.
Filters in QuickBooks simply restrict the data that appears on your report. This enables you to fine-tune your reporting results, [...]

The Best Articles and Videos on QuickBooks 2012 New Features

I hunted around to find you the best articles and short videos on QuickBooks 2012’s new features. Enjoy.
Charlie Russell / Sleeter
Excel Integration Improvements
Improvements for Accounting Professionals
Miscellaneous new features
Inventory Control Center (Premier and Enterprise 12)
Enhanced Inventory Receiving (Enterprise 12)
Automatic Cost and Price Updates (Enterprise 12)
Cordasco & Company P.C.
Document Management Changes in 2012
Laura Madeira
Notable New Features [...]

Taipei 101, Stability, and QuickBooks

Until 2010, Taipei 101 was the tallest skyscraper in the world. How do you build a structure like that to be safe in a land of earthquakes and typhoons? You hang a big ball inside the top of it.
Taipei 101 uses a device called a “tuned mass damper” to minimize the motion of the building [...]

Free QuickBooks Payroll Training for Veterans Orgs

Veterans support organizations can sign up for free QuickBooks payroll training. The training is scheduled for November 3 and is in the form of a one hour live online seminar called “QuickBooks Payroll Essentials”.
Intuit Trainer Network presenter Stacy Kildal will be conducting the training session. The focus of the seminar will be on verifying the [...]

What Is the QuickBooks Audit Trail Report For?

Do you ever wonder if a transaction got changed? When it was actually entered? What its history is? Who made an entry or a change?
The Audit Trail report is handy for those situations.
You access the Audit Trail report through Reports / Accountant & Taxes / Audit Trail
The default sort order for the report is by [...]

3 Assumptions NOT to Make with QuickBooks

We all know that certain kinds of assumptions are dangerous, whether in life, relationships, or business. Here are three assumptions that it would risky to make about QuickBooks:
1. Assuming QuickBooks is easy and you can do it all yourself.

A lot of people think that because you can buy a copy of QuickBooks Pro 2012 [...]

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…About QuickBooks 2012

QuickBooks 2012 editions just went on sale to the public. While the list of new features is perhaps not as extensive as in the 2010 and 2011 upgrades, there are still some things that might be quite helpful to you, depending on how you use QuickBooks:
* Better interfacing with Excel. If you export a report [...]

Companions in Adventure

Most adventures are meant to be shared.
Think: The Three Musketeers. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Holmes and Watson.
It’s just more fun to have an adventure buddy.
In life, my family members are often my adventure buddies. This usually (but not always) works out well, and makes for great family memories. Here is my daughter and my pooch, [...]

How to Get Ready for a QuickBooks Upgrade

Getting ready to install a newer version of QuickBooks? Take a few minutes to prepare and you might save yourself some grief.
* Pick a good time. The installation will take a little bit of time, as well the data conversion when you first open your company file under the new version. Don’t do this right [...]