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/2011/10/25/quickbooks-tip-easy-access-to-employee-payroll-forms/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/25/quickbooks-tip-easy-access-to-employee-payroll-forms/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:43:50 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2727 Easy access to common employee payroll forms {I-9 and W-4} from the QuickBooks Employees menu -> Employee Forms.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/14/company-short-on-cash-this-is-the-bill-to-pay-first/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/09/quickbooks-tip-tracking-retainage-payable-to-subcontractors/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/09/quickbooks-tip-tracking-retainage-payable-to-subcontractors/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:00:41 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=1898 There are two possible ways to track retainage that you owe to your subcontractors; one method utilizes a Sub-Account of Accounts Payable, called Retainage Payable, and the other method utilizes an Other Liability Account, called Retainage Due to Subcontractors. Please review the setup and use of both methods, and choose whichever one seems more appropriate for your use.

]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/09/quickbooks-tip-tracking-retainage-payable-to-subcontractors/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2010/12/03/quickbooks-for-contractors-freebie-friday-tracking-subcontractors-insurance/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2010/12/03/quickbooks-for-contractors-freebie-friday-tracking-subcontractors-insurance/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:34:21 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=1315 This week’s QuickBooks eBook provides information, tips and training for setting up a system to track Subcontractors Workers Compensation and General Liability Insurance expiration dates.

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