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/2011/11/16/quickbooks-tip-an-audit-trail-for-accounts-receivable/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/11/16/quickbooks-tip-an-audit-trail-for-accounts-receivable/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:21:54 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2751 An "audit trail" for Accounts Receivable in QuickBooks is only one of the many complexities faced by government construction contractors. Learn various ways to get this type of information.

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