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09May 2015 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks Desktop vs Intuit Online Payroll – Free Webinar

WHEN: Wednesday May 13, 2015 TIME: 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central) WHERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5365558835222259970 General Overview: Most businesses think the only choices they have regarding payroll management is paying employees by cash or direct deposit. But there are a variety of ways to manage your payroll and the best option should be made based on which is right for you, your business and your skill set. Payroll is one of the most important tasks for any business, you need to make sure that you keep your employees happy by making certain that they are paid correctly and on time! And if you are thinking of using a payroll software product or subscription, you need to identify which payroll method is right for YOUR business. Your hosts: Kim Shannon, President of…

12Nov 2014 by Nancy Smyth

Business Apps Shouldn’t Be THAT Hard to Use – Free Webinar

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New software and apps are introduced weekly, designed to make life easier for the small business owner. Most are very powerful, but many find they don’t always do everything their business needs--or don’t do it well. Instead of working faster and more efficiently, some business owners spend more time re-entering data or sitting in a help desk chat room. They will identify some of the more efficient and effective apps and software that can help small businesses with fine-tuning strategy to automating aspects of inventory management to paying the vendor on-time, and more. Most are either free or reasonably priced. During this webinar we will be discussing: Bill.com - Shoeboxed FreshBooks TSheets Qbox QXpress This webinar is presented by Kimberly Shannon, President, Off-Site Business Services, Nancy Smyth, President, Sunburst Software…

19Sep 2014 by Nancy Smyth

“Overstating” the Importance of Cost Reporting-Free Webinar

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"Overstating" the importance of cost reporting is a free 1 hour webinar, to be held on Wednesday September 24, 2014 from 2 to 3 EST. Register now to reserve your seat! Kimberly Shannon, Shamese Shular and myself are teaming up once again to offer another free webinar. In this webinar, "Overstating" the Importance of Cost Reporting, we will be discussing how business owners rely on accurate, timely, and relevant status reports from their management team in order to make key decisions. Procedures for project controls and record keeping become indispensable tools to managers and other participants in the process. However, cost reporting is often inadequate for this purpose because there may be too much or too little information; or data may be misrepresented, incomplete, unrecognized, not validated, or simply inaccurate.…

28Apr 2014 by Nancy Smyth

Free Webinar-Identify and Safeguard Against Business Fraud

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Stealing More Than the Secret Sauce - Identify and Safeguard Against Business Fraud Free Webinar Wednesday May 14, 2014 - 2-3 p.m. EST A staggering number of businesses falter and even fail because someone on the inside – an employee, vendor or even a partner – steals money, goods, data or intellectual property from the organization. Learning the warning signs can help business owners prevent and detect criminal activity and implement options to avoid future issues. Join a panel of distinguished virtual office business professionals in a free webinar designed to help businesses identify and safeguard against fraud. It will be presented by Kimberly Shannon, President, Off-Site Business Services, Nancy Smyth, President, Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc., and Shamese Shular, President, SHU Books on May 14, 2014, from 2pm to 3pm…

12Feb 2014 by Nancy Smyth

Are Your QuickBooks Payroll & Certified Payroll Processes Efficient?

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, Payroll Tips, QuickBooks Add-Ons, Webinars & Training

QuickBooks Payroll and Certified Payroll processes really need to be efficient in order for a business to be successful. When one of your businesses largest job expenses is payroll, you need to: pay your employees correctly and on time to keep them happy, make sure that those payroll costs are part of your accounting system so those costs are included in job costing reports, and you need to submit your certified payroll reports accurately and in a timely fashion in order to be paid. Yes, it's a vicious cycle! Ask any business owner how efficient he thinks his payroll and certified payroll processes are and I'm betting he'll either say "oh they are very efficient" or "they could be better". Ask his payroll clerk who is dealing with a lot…

20Aug 2013 by John Stahl

A secret revenue hidden in most contracting businesses

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Everyday in your contracting business a potential revenue generating secret remains underutilized. If you have a business that estimates between 3 and 5 projects per week, making a few small changes can generate between 5 and 10 thousand extra dollars per year. This secret can also pre-qualify tire kickers and increase the closing rate on the jobs you bid. Here's the secret: Begin charging for estimates! Not possible you say? Let's take a closer look: It takes 4 critical elements to make this happen. #1 Change your mind-set I am surprised when contractors object to this approach when, honestly, they have never asked! The strongest objections I hear are from people who have never tried. I promise you that contractors are already doing this successfully in most markets. I used…

09Aug 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Reporting Fringe Benefits Paid in Cash on Certified Payroll

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, Payroll Tips, Questions from our readers, The "Sunburst" Website, Webinars & Training

Reporting prevailing wage fringe benefits paid in cash to the employee has specific requirements when completing the Federal WH-347 Certified Payroll Report. Here is a question from a reader who is submitting the built-in QuickBooks certified payroll report and is being told that she is not correctly reporting the cash fringe benefit amounts. Hi, I found your blog through a Google search and can't believe all the information you have here about certified payroll, prevailing wage and using QuickBooks - so far I've learned so much! I could really use some help and couldn't find anything that I thought fit our specific situation. We are a non-union contractor working on prevailing wage jobs and we pay the full fringe benefit amount to the employee in cash. We use the QuickBooks…

10Jul 2012 by Nancy Smyth

The Sleeter Group’s Small Business Technology Road Show

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The Sleeter Group, established in 1994, is best known for their national reputation of being the highest-quality provider of technical reference materials, software expertise and QuickBooks training materials for accounting solutions consultants. This year they are doing something a little different and are their show on the road with a Small Business Technology Road Show, with just a slight twist - accounting professionals can bring their clients for free! Join the experts at the Sleeter Group along with accounting and software solution leaders and your peers for a day of education, technology best practices, expert advice, and networking. The Small Business Technology Road Show is a showcase of the latest accounting technologies that will highlight a broad range of small business solutions. Learn how your business can grow and profit…

22Jun 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 6/15/2012-6/21/2012

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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 A letter from a Bookkeeper https://t.co/nr0twsHi via @bruce_taxguy -> How I answered the letter https://t.co/WIa8lzll via @bruce_taxguy -> IRS "repair regulations" can be overly complex https://t.co/O9Ix29KR -> Is Remortgaging Equity Release Debt a Good Option? https://t.co/TRNXJ9Ue via @bruce_taxguy -> 3 Strategies to Help You Conquer Your Debt https://t.co/aLTQtJQX via @bruce_taxguy ->…

12Jun 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Worker’s Comp Increases 45% in California, Beginning 7/1/2012

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, Construction News, Payroll Tips, Webinars & Training

California Worker's Compensation Insurance premiums will increase by 45% over last year for renewals after July 1, 2012 according to The Worker's Comp Executive. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones went against a unified front of labor and employer representatives siding with the insurance industry and the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) in approving a 8.3% increase mid-year rate hike for California employers. Added to the 37% rate increase he approved for January, July and later renewals are facing an average rate increase of 45.3% over last year at the same time. Worker’s Comp and payroll taxes take a huge bite out of a contractors profit when working on Public Works construction projects – especially if the contractor is paying the full fringe benefit rate of the prevailing wage…

11Apr 2012 by Nancy Smyth

ASA Seminar Payroll & Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, Construction News, Webinars & Training

ASA (American Subcontractors Association) San Diego Chapter Seminar on Payroll and Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors, May 8, 2012 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. PST, $55.00 Members/$85.00 Non-members - register here. I'm very excited to be working with Steve Kuzmack, President of Fringe Benefit Experts as we present a 2-hour seminar for the ASA San Diego Chapter on Payroll and Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors. Steve will be live, while I will be logging in remotely. Come join us to learn: Why cash is "KING"! and why Public Works Construction and Prevailing Wage projects require advanced financial planning methods and tools along with an understanding of the ever-changing compliance requirements -- so that you get paid on time! What You Will Learn Learn How: To reduce payroll taxes…

09Apr 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Learn To Use QuickBooks In Your Construction Business

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Learn to use Quickbooks® in your construction business - QuickBooks® for Contractors Bookkeeping Tips & Training is a new website that we launched over the weekend. We are very pleased to announce the launch of a brand new QuickBooks® training resource for contractors and the accounting professionals who support them, owned and developed by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. - Learn to use QuickBooks® in your construction business. The new website will feature reasonably priced bookkeeping tips & training via: eBooks Live webinars Pre-recorded videos Specifically for commercial/government construction contractors who use QuickBooks® for their bookkeeping and accounting needs, their bookkeepers, and the accounting professionals who support them. This new support and training site provides answers and techniques that are not available in the QuickBooks® Help file or even even…

29Mar 2012 by Nancy Smyth

QuickBooks for Contractors Hangout on Goolge+

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QuickBooks for Contractors Hangout on Google+, join us today Thursday March 29, 2012 from 11-12 EST. Grab your coffee (or favorite beverage) and bring your QuickBooks for Contractors questions and join us for Google+ hangout. Google+ hangouts are a really cool way to meet and network with others; using nothing more than your computer with sound, a microphone and perhaps a webcam. The best part -- it's totally free! All you need is a gmail account and then you need to create a personal or business profile and page. Next, you'll want to either add my personal page or my business page to your circles - here are the links: Personal Page - https://plus.google.com/u/0/108080696417608977304/posts Business Page - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/109284398428124037383/109284398428124037383/posts The hangout is something new that we are trying, if there…

21Mar 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Certified Payroll Training Guide

Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, Webinars & Training

Certified payroll reporting is complex at best and I've just finished updating our Certified Payroll Training Guide to include the new requirements for the Federal WH-347 form. Making the move from residential or commercial construction projects to government-funded construction projects - which have certified payroll reporting requirements - can be an overwhelming task for contractors, their office staff, and the accounting professionals who support them. Our 76+ page self-paced Certified Payroll Training Guide is a great "good old simple English" reference tool and provides information about answer such questions as: What is Certified Payroll? Who makes the laws governing certified payroll reporting requirements? How do I or my client comply with Labor Standards & Payroll reporting requirements? What information has to be reported on the certified payroll reports? How…

23Jan 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Working With Taxable & Non-taxable Items and Customers

Customers & Accounts Receivable, Free & Fee-Based QuickBooks eBooks, Questions from our readers, QuickBooks Setup & Cleanup, Webinars & Training

Working with taxable and non-taxable items and customers in QuickBooks sometimes just freaks people out and causes them to over think the entire situation. I'm frequently asked how to do this by people who are setting up our AIA billing program - here's a question that I received recently. I am getting ready to set the AIA billing program {Construction Application for Payment Solution} up tomorrow and just have a few questions. Should the income items each be posted to an income general ledger account? Or will I use the subtotal line to point to an income account? If I have to post each income item to an income account - I will have to do 2 sets of them, one for wholesale (no tax) and one for retail (taxable)…

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