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Construction – Tools & Tax Tips
How do you know when you can expense a tool and when you should capitalize a tool and depreciate (expense) it over time? Guest blogger Joyce M. Washington provides you with some tips. Continue reading
QuickBooks Tip – Back Charges After a Job is 100% Complete
We would like to "connect" that change to the invoicing/progress billing cycle on the job but since the job is all billed out, the only "invoice" that could be issued and associated with the estimate is a negative invoice which QB won't do. Continue reading
Payroll Tips – Answers to 7 Holiday Pay Questions
Holiday pay can be confusing. These tips provide answers to common questions such as: Do you have to provide paid holidays? What about for new employees? and more. Continue reading
QuickBooks Tip – An Audit Trail for Accounts Receivable
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. Continue reading
QuickBooks Tip – Easy Access to Employee Payroll Forms
Easy access to common employee payroll forms {I-9 and W-4} from the QuickBooks Employees menu -> Employee Forms. Continue reading
QuickBooks 2012 – Best Practices & Tips for Installing an Upgrade
Installing a QuickBooks 2012 upgrade on a computer that already has an existing version in place. Windows Vista & 7 Standard User account. 3rd party applications. Continue reading
Payroll Tip – Be Prepared for Wage & Hour and IRS Audits
This payroll tip discusses being prepared for Wage & Hour and IRS Audits - what records have to be kept, how long you need to keep them, etc. Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/23/2011
Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web. This week an interview with Scott Cook from The Wall Street Journal and a very enlightening article about 24/7 Access, Work and Social Media. Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/16/2011
Top 10 Tuesday - QuickBooks News & Tips, Construction News, Business, Social Networking, Customers and Website tips from around the web. Continue reading
QuickBooks for Contractors Tip – Issuing Joint Checks
A QuickBooks tip about issuing joint checks to a subcontractor and a lower tier subcontractor or material supplier for payment for work completed on a construction project.
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Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/09/2011
Tips and articles including an analysis of the end of the stimulus, 7 signs your employees think you are a jerk, how to skyrocket your cash flow, 3 bad clients and when to fire them, and more Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/02/2011
Top 10 Tuesday Tips from around the web include QuickBooks News & Tips, Tax News, Construction News and Business, Social Networking, Customer & Website Tips Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/26/2011
Top 10 Tuesday - tips from around the web include what to do when QuickBooks is not responding, IRS re-examines unpaid employment taxes, check fraud, and more Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/19/2011
Top 10 Tuesday includes information on construction bidding, HVAC standards, contracting opportunities in Texas, selling consulting, and tips for how NOT to use Twitter Continue reading
Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/5/2011
Top 10 Tuesday - includes news about how the temporary FUTA surtax expires after 35 years - and how it will effect your business for the rest of 2011 Continue reading
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I've been using and supporting QuickBooks products since the early 1990's. I've worked with thousands of contractors, assisting them with QuickBooks setup, Certified Payroll Reporting requirements, AIA Billing and Weighted-Average Overtime.
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