Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 6/8-6/14/2012

Published June 16, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

Weekly wrap-up of news and information from around the web – there’s so much information out there that 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. I’ll try to be consistent and organize the information into the same categories each week.

Accounting & Taxes

ARTICLE: What to Look for in a Construction CPA http://t.co/UXOu0CU5 ->
Planning Your Accounts Receivable Collections http://t.co/HtxlaiHg ->
How the IRS Feels About Employer Provided Cell Phones http://t.co/NQ7wvv2q ->

eBooks, Webinars & Videos

eBook: Learn About AIA Billing & How To Fill Out an AIA G-702/G-703 http://t.co/Hc3jyNIn ->
eBook: Payroll Mistakes. It’s Not As Easy as 1-2-3! http://t.co/F6vOw3sS ->
eBook: Hiring a Bookkeeper for your construction biz-Test their skills http://t.co/SZHRQ6Je ->
WEBINAR: Certified Payroll Reports – Learn how to fill them out http://t.co/DkfgXO55 ->
VIDEO: How to Calculate Equipment Costs per Hour http://t.co/daGP7h1S ->
VIDEO: QuickBooks Setting up/Creating a Scheduled Payroll Liability http://t.co/nbEMtOfq ->
VIDEO: Worker’s Comp & Payroll Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors http://t.co/SDbPLpLu ->
VIDEO: How to Create a QuickBooks Portable Company File http://t.co/VojGPD54 ->
VIDEO: QuickBooks Integration 101 http://t.co/xa82vvDn ->
VIDEO: Batch Timesheet Entry in QuickBooks 2012 http://t.co/I7wAkmGs ->
VIDEO: How To Make Your QuickBooks Customer:Job List More Meaningful http://t.co/uMchDALs ->
VIDEO: Competing Against Big Names : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/P4gtM8MN via @OpenForum ->
VIDEO: National Small Business Week : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/dg2y0Be3 via @OpenForum ->
VIDEO: Your Sales Strategy and the Elevation of the SBA : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/SdQ7vq33 via @OpenForum ->
Video of the Day – Ryan Doyle freerunning in Rome http://t.co/fmtxZaPb via @rogerhoyt ->
ARTICLE: What to Look for in a Construction CPA http://t.co/UXOu0CU5 ->

Payroll, Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage

How To Complete a Certified Payroll Report http://t.co/bQzUAbFP ->
Payroll Tip – Relying on “At-Will” in Terminations Can Be Dangerous http://t.co/UCMIGxDx ->
Bookkeeping Quiz – Employer provided loans http://t.co/tRTOertg ->
Payroll Tips – Answers to 7 Holiday Pay Questions http://t.co/lhuvP0qh ->
Economic Stimulus Plan – Your Business and Payroll http://t.co/8r9SrsTP ->
Prevailing Wage Projects and Your Construction Company http://t.co/jqf2fqKK ->
Payroll, Bookkeeping & Accounting Task Checklist http://t.co/q91Q0Gup ->
Payroll Tip-Employee Gifts, What’s Taxable and What’s Not? http://t.co/E0TphfG2 ->
California DIR – New Prevailing Wage Compliance Requirements for Contractors http://t.co/1PVS3UqN ->
Payroll Tip – The IRS May Hold You Liable For 941 Payments http://t.co/CRnjwwr5 ->
QuickBooks Payroll Tip – Workers Compensation Based on Hours Worked http://t.co/LTW1YJNB ->

QuickBooks

QuickBooks 2011-New Collections Center Helps Business Owners http://t.co/VQF9wXkl ->
QuickBooks 2012 R9 : QuickBooks and Beyond http://t.co/JR4dLm4i ->
Entering Bills or Checks in QuickBooks – Items vs. Expenses http://t.co/R4ZMxWka ->
Welcome to Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business http://t.co/iOwZ4eN0 ->
Anyone interested in attending/participating in a monthly QuickBooks for Contractors hangout, where https://t.co/eoZ1P6js ->
Tip-Creating a Functional Payroll Liabilities Section http://t.co/TcrO8h6Y ->
Here is a REALLY cool tip for restricting changes to accounts in QuickBooks http://t.co/ky3Wy0Oq ->
Create a QuickBooks External Accountant User For An IRS Audit http://t.co/LyC53UWW ->
QuickBooks 2013: Will it Only Work with Windows 7? – Scott Gregory, QuickBooks Expert: http://t.co/QKmjiRNz ->
Tip – Creating a Pre-Set Estimate With Standard Items http://t.co/2O37DRzH ->
QuickBooks Productivity Tip – Customizing Lists http://t.co/v4bKEdK9 ->
QuickBooks Tip – Modifying & Working with your QuickBooks Chart of Accounts http://t.co/egdVmx37 ->
Tip – Determing Cost of Goods Sold http://t.co/tyMIkgwJ ->
QuickBooks 2011 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 10 http://t.co/l4I3ZIaI ->
Tip – Creating Lien Waivers & Contract Documents http://t.co/WEg0JseN ->
Import Time Tracking to QuickBooks using Transaction Pro Importer for QuickBooks http://t.co/6U5Sphce via @TransactionPro ->
Intuit Changes QuickBooks Download Support : QuickBooks and Beyond http://t.co/4ym1DzGU ->
Tip: How To Create a Summary Invoice for Customers http://t.co/ZxjWqFzD ->
Tip – Issuing Joint Checks http://t.co/xTle1KVF ->
QuickBooks Time Card Entry and Overtime Calculations – Beyond the Basics http://t.co/YEd0LNMI ->
Working With Taxable & Non-taxable Items and Customers http://t.co/yFmWlP37 ->
Choosing QuickBooks & Add-Ons for Your Construction Business http://t.co/J1F0OwNY ->
Tip – An Audit Trail for Accounts Receivable http://t.co/eljbtVxA ->
QuickBooks 2012 – Frequently Asked Questions About Upgrading http://t.co/XDJscWUW ->
Entering Job-to-Date Costs & Billing Data at the Item Level http://t.co/11ZOEDPq ->

Small Business, Organization & Productivity

How To Know If You Have Or Are A Great Bookkeeper http://t.co/oZOlVII2 via @nerdenterprises ->
Windows 7, Vista & XP Machines http://t.co/DhwQHdfQ ->
Madness – or Good Business : QuickBooks and Beyond http://t.co/AqWoI136 ->
6 tips for making a good impression via voicemail http://t.co/N0uGEmZf ->
Do Small Businesses Need the U.S. Postal Service Anymore? : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/b87TEomp via @OpenForum ->
The Worst Cities and Airports for Laptop Theft : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/vzzDss0F via @OpenForum ->
Worker’s Comp Increases 45% in California, Beginning 7/1/2012 http://t.co/rFLYA02b ->
Organizing Your Contacts – How Do You Keep Up With Everyone? http://t.co/qFVVO6jH via @nerdenterprises ->
Start planning now to make April 15, 2013 a lot easier! http://t.co/nFb2Pfw1 ->
Quick Facts About Microsoft Office Click-to-Run http://t.co/kzXu4dKP ->

Construction

WOW! CALPASC Warns Contractors To Beware: Defraud Taxpayers, You Lose Your Business http://t.co/UzdocIjw ->
Construction Materials Prices Drop in May | Construction Business Management Magazine: http://t.co/nxtc5PkO ->
Did you miss the Worker’s Comp & Payroll Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors Hangout on Tuesday? Not to worry,… http://t.co/ZC5KKbMV ->
Successful Small Business Contractors Invest More in Time and Money to Pursue Federal Contracts :… http://t.co/KHBqoDHY ->
Welcome to Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business http://t.co/iOwZ4eN0 ->
Anyone interested in attending/participating in a monthly QuickBooks for Contractors hangout, where https://t.co/eoZ1P6js ->
Project Information Worksheet-Keep Your Contract Info Organized http://t.co/wF3mRWdm ->
Crews pour concrete for Minn.’s 5-foot-thick bridge slab http://t.co/dzYaeFCc ->
Bond issue OK’d for first phase of Mo.’s $4.7B sewer system upgrade http://t.co/eLaikAtK ->
Installation of overpass bridge in Ill. took only 55.5 hours http://t.co/6Q8tMZCo ->
Calif. determined to begin construction of $68B HSR project this year http://t.co/i0MNTeB9 ->
Free Construction forms, affidavits, releases, waivers, etc… at http://t.co/Z9yQXcu6 ->
How To Complete an AIA G-702/G-703 & Document Change Orders http://t.co/eMrXpgUn ->
How to Calculate & Display Retainage on an AIA G-702/G-703 http://t.co/faEuFQXu ->
Construction Accounting – Tracking Construction Costs Primer http://t.co/0m7C1ran ->

Social Media, Marketing, Website Design

Ideal Visitor Optimization Is the New Website Design http://t.co/eLec21c0 via @ducttape ->
5 Ways Surveys Can Help Your Small Business : Marketing :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/7uCDyKVX via @OpenForum ->
Goodbye Facebook…Hello Google+ http://t.co/biPxd5xI via @darenslaughter ->