There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday.
Accounting & Taxes
- Foreign-bribery crackdown focuses on more than 100 companies https://t.co/I1N5EaOp ->
- IRS and Social Security Urged to Curb Tax Fraud and Identity Theft https://t.co/d7WO1ubM via @sharethis ->
- Reasonable-compensation standard creates tax risk for S corporation owners https://t.co/O1GMYyT0 ->
- Bookkeeping Quiz – Employer provided loans https://t.co/tRTSM1ua ->
- IRS to demand new reconciliations https://t.co/mHlmPonP ->
- Construction – Tools & Tax Tips https://t.co/ddQmuS1K ->
eBooks, Webinars & Videos
- eBook: Hiring a Bookkeeper for your construction biz-Test their skills https://t.co/SZHWnGK8 ->
- eBook: Windows 7 Pocket Guide https://t.co/3evjEkxH ->
- eBook: Getting Equipment Costs into QuickBooks Job Costing Reports https://t.co/352gaqjQ ->
- eBook: Learn About AIA Billing & How To Fill Out an AIA G-702/G-703 https://t.co/Hc3o6nJh ->
- eBook – Have You Built Your Google+ Business Page Yet? https://t.co/2aHtXAgD ->
- WEBINAR: Certified Payroll Reports – Learn how to fill them out https://t.co/Dkflvo5Z ->
- VIDEO: Batch Timesheet Entry in QuickBooks 2012 https://t.co/I7wERWPC ->
- VIDEO: How to Create a QuickBooks Portable Company File https://t.co/VojLnd5Y ->
- VIDEO: QuickBooks Setting up/Creating a Scheduled Payroll Liability https://t.co/nbER1ogk ->
- VIDEO: How to Calculate Equipment Costs per Hour https://t.co/daGTERb2 ->
- VIDEO: QuickBooks Integration 101 https://t.co/xa8735Mx ->
Payroll, Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage
- What happens when a contractor fails to pay prevailing wages and submit certified payroll reports? https://t.co/a8n4Q1iA ->
- QuickBooks Payroll Tip – Wage Underpayments & Wage Restitution https://t.co/bplhBQXj ->
- QuickBooks Payroll Important System Maintenance Announcement https://t.co/Wekdad7r ->
- Payroll Tip: Union Benefits Calculated Against Hours NOT Wages https://t.co/h8U6sop4 ->
- Need an “electronic” certified payroll report for LCPtracker, Hill International/TRS Consultants, Elation… https://t.co/Rj1NOavd ->
- Construction Payroll, Should I Do It In-house or Outsource It? https://t.co/FnTZcizu ->
- Payroll, Bookkeeping & Accounting Task Checklist https://t.co/PkpFmNlN ->
- QuickBooks Payroll Tip – Replacing a Lost Employee Paycheck https://t.co/tZyIdYBK ->
- The government forms you need to complete for each new hire https://t.co/Lh2FaoDg ->
- Government stimulus projects include prevailing wage requirements https://t.co/pD3ILThF ->
- The Benefits of Paying Prevailing Wage Fringes to a Bona-fide Plan https://t.co/uy7qiL8O ->
- Payroll Tip – The IRS May Hold You Liable For 941 Payments https://t.co/CRno46Af ->
QuickBooks
- Don’t Mess Up QuickBooks for Your Accountant: Special characters, such as $^*%$& (what angry people say in the c… https://t.co/et5ZBZVi ->
- Where can you find 87 years of collective #QuickBooks experience? Join us every Friday morning 8 a.m. Pacific/11… https://t.co/5UUURp3q ->
- @Synergration Need some powerful integration between #QuickBooks data and Microsoft #Excel. Give XBooks a shot – https://t.co/YvotyobY in reply to Synergration ->
- Bank Statement Imports into QuickBooks Online using Transaction Pro Importer on the Intuit Ap… https://t.co/r9fwXZab via @TransactionPro ->
- Welcome to Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business https://t.co/iOx3BONU ->
- QuickBooks Contractor Tip-Capture Costs & Markup on Estimates https://t.co/kUW4Czsr ->
- Using a Service to Host QuickBooks and Other Software. https://t.co/jKvfYXC8 ->
- QuickBooks 2011 & 2012 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 5 https://t.co/Hu4UlcXE ->
- QuickBooks Company Snapshot: An “Oh Cool” Moment for Your Boss https://t.co/6WHGabYB ->
- QuickBooks Rapid List Entry (Add/Edit Multiple List Entries) https://t.co/PKqNGzGc ->
- QuickBooks for Contractors Tip – Advanced Progress Invoicing https://t.co/EsctFujc ->
- An IRS Audit and They Want Your QuickBooks File-Best Practices https://t.co/RtSgFhNz ->
- Estimates vs. Purchase Orders: What’s the difference? https://t.co/Bx7gg9Bt ->
- Penny Wise & Dollar Foolish Over QuickBooks 3rd Party Apps https://t.co/LZxl2Elf ->
- Best Practices – Upgrading to a new version of QuickBooks https://t.co/LDDlQyff ->
- QuickBooks 2011 & 2012 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 6 https://t.co/CSlATJ79 ->
- QuickBooks 2011 & 2012 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 2 https://t.co/WP1zSeXX ->
- QuickBooks Tip – Understanding QuickBooks Inventory Cost https://t.co/yAL5jsjB ->
- QuickBooks Tip: Prior Amount Totals for Invoicing from Estimates https://t.co/3VXNSb92 ->
- Fishbowl Inventory – What do you do when QuickBooks isn’t enough? https://t.co/FNzWYoVK via @nerdenterprises ->
- How to issue Customer Refunds in QuickBooks https://t.co/G5WHKMLN via @nerdenterprises ->
- QuickBooks Tip – How To Customize Invoices https://t.co/6jGpJ6rk ->
- QuickBooks Tip – Working With Contractors – Part 4 https://t.co/SaO2Qh3K ->
- QuickBooks Tip: How To Create a Summary Invoice for Customers https://t.co/Zxk0YfIN ->
- How Well Does the New QuickBooks 2012 Condense Feature Work? https://t.co/4Elb5n9b ->
- QuickBooks 2011 & 2012 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 9 https://t.co/PjcwFynp ->
- QuickBooks Tip – Job Costing Starts With A Simple Item https://t.co/KWhILpiL ->
- Create a QuickBooks External Accountant User For An IRS Audit https://t.co/LyC9Bv66 ->
Small Business, Organization & Productivity
- Project Information Worksheet-Keep Your Contract Info Organized https://t.co/wF3rpwmw ->
- @TomUrtis Tom’s Tips For #Excel: Find the row of a match found for some value: =MATCH(“Atlas”,A:A,0) #MSExcel in reply to TomUrtis ->
- Turn just about any document into a PDF file https://t.co/rHvfjSyC ->
- Great Article! Integrity in Business – Where Is It? https://t.co/n4AVvFCa via @thecommoncents ->
- How Effectively Do You Communicate? 4 Tips https://t.co/nhLKHFAi ->
- Company Short on Cash? This is the bill to pay FIRST! https://t.co/dCcwUwaq ->
- Introduction To Product Modeling With MS Excel https://t.co/l4E2byAW via @nerdenterprises ->
- Project Information Worksheet-Keep Your Contract Info Organized https://t.co/wF3rpwmw ->
- Synching data on two computers https://t.co/cpzCoGQv ->
- Want More Control In Your Business? Follow the Process https://t.co/7KMwa9xZ ->
- Amazon Laws at a Crossroads https://t.co/xVfztOgh via @sharethis ->
- Preparing to Sell a Business and Retire https://t.co/CRmWNVif via @WSJ ->
- 6 steps to resolve conflict https://t.co/aQxI0zas via @CBSNews ->
- Great article – ants are self motivated! RT @writerlisamason Why Aren’t WE More Like Ants? https://t.co/915oaLsk via @DrRhia in reply to writerlisamason ->
- What does it take to succeed? https://t.co/0SSOpsBn via @nerdenterprises ->
- Another Triumph for Texas: Best/Worst States for Business 2012 https://t.co/nJw9JLJJ via @sharethis ->
- Windows Vista & 7 Tip – User Accounts https://t.co/KlHytSpv ->
Construction
- Reporting Requirements for the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 https://t.co/KLjnOzc2 ->
- @HillPCIGroup Construction Week – Late Breaking Industry News | ENR: Engineering News Record | McGraw-Hill https://t.co/kzQH1DL1 #aec in reply to HillPCIGroup ->
- @AGCofA A look at the construction opportunities that restoring run down store fronts & small-town main streets … https://t.co/joWIOmAb in reply to AGCofA ->
- Retainage & Final Payment – New Law in Arizona https://t.co/Tx8vKFul ->
- Looking for CSI #construction cost codes? Visit https://t.co/q3pOFnLA https://t.co/6ms6Doi4 ->
- Transportation conferees pledge bipartisanship, compromise https://t.co/p9SXlIau ->
- #Construction unemployment drops to 14.5% in April https://t.co/rw6Zztro ->
- $461M to be invested in #construction at colleges in Dayton, Ohio, area https://t.co/PgCXLeq0 ->
- CREATE project seeks to improve rail network of Chicago, U.S. https://t.co/fJkUlshb ->
- FHA says no to $3.5B loan request for CRC bridge project https://t.co/GceJ1n0O ->
- Energy agency slashes forecast for summer gasoline prices https://t.co/DFGJgd8G ->
- @TFCN Win strategy for your proposal: A win strategy is a simple set of bulleted statements outlining.. https://t.co/Yv7Vd5OS #govcon in reply to TFCN ->
- Value of U.S. #construction rose by 6% in March https://t.co/GfD4AQEs ->
- Ill. starts work on $719M all-electronic I-294/I-57 interchange https://t.co/SvYD0Zqq #construction ->
- Calif. board likely to award JV $650M bridge design-build contract https://t.co/naVkwkmP ->
- Calif.’s $68B high-speed rail project takes key step forward https://t.co/XJAzlkZG ->
Social Media, Marketing & Websites:
- Good reminder, thanks @KendaMorrison The 6-Step SEO Audit Every Marketer Should Conduct – https://t.co/EykfqTts in reply to KendaMorrison ->
- @DarenSlaughter Need a New Site? Consider WordPress… Contractor websites… https://t.co/e8c3EWbz #ContractorWebsites in reply to DarenSlaughter ->
- @nerdenterprises – did you see this? RT @ZDNet File sharing coming to all Facebook Groups https://t.co/P77GBTo5 in reply to ZDNet ->
- Good tips & apps RT @HubSpot RT if you wish there were more hours in the day! (See free productivity handbook) – https://t.co/IQY7iJYL in reply to HubSpot ->
- Good article on Keeping it Simple! RT @KendaMorrison Creating Emails People Want To Open – https://t.co/Gb30ryg2 in reply to KendaMorrison ->
- Website help a crap shoot? https://t.co/7OFynRbX ->
- Are you annoying? Find out – 13 Ways to Create a Cringeworthy Social Media Presence https://t.co/kuMopUF4 via @HubSpot ->
- Google’s Policy Changes – What Do They Mean for You? https://t.co/Cd3aveX3 ->
- The Worst Contractor Advertising Spot I Have Ever Heard on the Radio! https://t.co/5nZuqNbC via @darenslaughter ->
- Good article on “Choosing the Best Social Media” platform https://t.co/tm0s8qZl via @OpenForum ->
- @AMADBAGCO 11 Apps Every Marketer Should Download https://t.co/I1skOeb8 via @HubSpot Excellent article showing apps 4 desktop or mobile in reply to AMADBAGCO ->
- WOW that was nervy! RT @nerdenterprises This is not the way you should automate twitter https://t.co/K9VYGPga via @AskAaronLee in reply to nerdenterprises ->
- WordPress Plugins for Additional Functionality https://t.co/XyboFf8t ->
- Bridging The Gap Between Online and Offline Marketing https://t.co/IPXzjyTV via @nerdenterprises ->
- 7 Tremendously Efficient Ways to Re-Share Content : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum https://t.co/BsXG1cLI via @OpenForum ->