http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/07/quickbooks-tip-important-facts-about-items-left-as-billable/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/07/quickbooks-tip-important-facts-about-items-left-as-billable/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:25 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2988 The purpose of the billable column is to allow you to choose which expenses and/or time entries that you will be passing through to customers when you create an Invoice based on Time & Costs

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