23Aug 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/23/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of, split out into the following categories: QuickBooks News & Tips: The Wall Street Journal | How I Built It - For Intuit Co-Founder, the Numbers Add Up (an interview with Scott Cook) QuickBooks & Beyond - An Overview of the Apps in the Intuit App Center (Part 1) QuickBooks & Beyond - An Overview of the Apps in the Intuit App Center (Part 2) Tax News: accountingTODAY for the WebCPA - IRS Lowers Interest Rates in Fourth Quarter Construction News: Construction Law in North Carolina - The NC Court of Appeals Upholds Contractor Lien Rights Construction Advisor Today -…
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16Aug 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/16/2011

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  Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of, split out into the following categories:   QuickBooks News & Tips: Bookkeeping in Bunny Slippers - An Update for Your Software is Available:  Do You Really Want It Yet? QuickBooks and Beyond - QuickBooks 2011 R8 Has Problems Intuit QuickBooks Support - Resolve Problems after installing QuickBooks 2011/Enterprise 11 R8 Update   Tax News: accountingTODAY - Companies Had to Cope with 270 Tax Changes in Q2   Construction News: Construction Law Blog - Legislative Update for the New York Contractor, Part 1 of 3 Construction Law Blog - Legislative Update for the New York Contractor, Part 2 of…
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09Aug 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/09/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of, split out into the following categories: Construction News: Construction Executive - Analyzing the End of the Stimulus CNNMoney - Aviation workers deal with politics - induced furloughs GREEN Building Law Update - Defense Department LEED Funding to Be Eliminated Business, Social Networking, Customers & Websites BNET - Top 7 Signs Your Employees Think You Are a Jerk Entrepreneur - Seven Ways to Skyrocket your Small Business's  Cash Flow HUFFPOST Business - 3 Bad Small Business Clients and When To Fire Them WebProNews - Should Social Media Censor Offensive Content? HUFFPOST Business - Facebook Firings:  Feds, Managers Navigate "New Territory"…
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02Aug 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 8/02/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of, split out into the following categories: QuickBooks News & Tips accountingWEB - June 2011 QuickBooks Technical Support Questions & Answers QuickBooks in the Cloud - The Cloud Lets Us Centralize the Information, Distribute the Workload QuickBooks and Beyond - Integrating QuickBooks with ACT! and QBSalesData Tax News IRS Live - The Examination Process for Employment Tax Returns (video - requires Windows Media Player) Construction News Construction Advisor Today - Should Contractors Advocate for Approval of Subcontractors Submittals? Business, Social Networking, Customers & Websites The Unified Tribe - Achieve a "Grade A" Twitter Rating Using Five Easy to Follow Rules…
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26Jul 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/26/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of, split out into the following categories: QuickBooks News QuickBooks and Your Business - What to do When QuickBooks is (Not Responding) Tax News Accounting Today for the WebCPA - IRS Re-examines Unpaid Employment Taxes Construction News Georgia Construction Law Blog by Cobb Law Group - Some bad news for Georgia Lien Claimants! Conklin Roofing Systems - Your Estimate Can Cost You Credibility Architectural Records - AIA Creating Database of Stalled Building Projects Business, Social Networking, Customers & Websites Intuit Small Business Blog - Catch Me If You Can-Style Check Fraud Continues to Plague Small Business Darren Slaughter - Contractor…
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19Jul 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/19/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of. Construction Industry News Birmingham Post - "Suicide bidding" could take more construction firms to the wall BuildingGreen.com - New HVAC Standards Will Be Regional VERITAS Health and Safety Consultants - OSHA's Role in Workplace Safety American Express OPEN - A Guide to Government Contracting Opportunities in Texas Husch Blackwell - OFCCP's regulatory agenda signals increased enforcement efforts Business, Customers, Networking & Website Design RAIN Selling Blog - Selling Consulting "What Do You Do?  - 6 Building Blocks for Communicating Your Value Proposition American Express OPEN - 4 Steps to Better Business Writing SavvyOnline Business Builder - Here's a Powerful…
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05Jul 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 7/5/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite tips and news stories from around the web.  This week there are some important articles for you to read and information to be aware of. Tax News: accountingTODAY for the WebCPA - Temporary FUTA Surtax Expires After 35 Years   QuickBooks News & Tips QuickBooks and Your Business - How-NOT-to Guide for Using QuickBooks Bloomberg - Interview with Brad Smith, Intuit Inc. (video) Muir & Associates - 5 Keys to Job Costing in QuickBooks so You Can Increase Your Profitability (video - Windows Media Player format) QuickBooks & Beyond - QuickBooks 2011 R7 Released   Construction Industry News: Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog - Ohio Legislature Reaches Compromise on Multiple Prime Contracts and Prevailing Wage   Business, Customers, Website Design & Networking: American Express…
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21Jun 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 6/21/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday Tips from around the web includes our favorite QuickBooks and business productivity tips from other bloggers around the web.  We hope you’ll find these articles as interesting as we did. Veritas Consulting Safety Services - Free Health Safety Checklists, Templates and Forms for your Business BNET - 7 Things Employees Are Thinking - But Won't Say Construction Law Developments blog - Are You REALLY An Additional Insured on All Subs' Coverage? QuickBooks in the Cloud - Running QuickBooks in the Cloud: Information from those who know Mashable - HOW TO:  Create Custom Twitter Backgrounds Accounting Today for the WebCPA - Selling Your Services?  Think Like a Buyer Inc. Magazine - 3 DIY Facebook Design Services PC Magazine - 100 Essential Tips for Microsoft Office 2010 TFCN -…
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14Jun 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 6/14/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday Tips from around the web includes our favorite QuickBooks and business productivity tips from other bloggers around the web.  We hope you’ll find these articles as interesting as we did. Office Manager Tips Negotiating Better Maintenance Terms Twitter in Less Than 5 Minutes a Day Can QuickBooks Keep Up with Microsoft? Which came first, the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, or Statement of Cash Flows? A Hole in the Safety Net CRM Solution Gets High Marks from QuickBooks ProAdvisors Audit:  IRS Erroneously Gave Out $151 Million in Auto Tax Breaks Bad Bosses Taking a RIDE on the next E-Verify Release That's it for this week's Top 10 Tuesday, stop back next week to see what we've come up with.
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07Jun 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips from Around the Web – 6/7/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday includes our favorite QuickBooks and business productivity tips for around the web.  We hope you'll find these articles as interesting as we did. The Real World:  Tax Tips for Summer Workers Davis-Bacon Rates Set Well Above Market Pay Government Inefficiency Part Zillion:  Tax Dollars Given to Contractors Who Are Delinquent in Taxes The Biggest Time Saving Tip of All How to Close an Open Sales Order in QuickBooks 4  Tips for Improving Your Home Office Environment Giving Credit Where Credit is Due Why is QuickBooks 2008 Not Working Right Anymore? How to Avoid Conflicting Copies in Drop Box Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program Newly Proposed Scheduling Letter That's it for this week, be sure to check back next week to see what other helpful articles we've…
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10May 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday QuickBooks Tips from Around the Web-5/10/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday features our favorite QuickBooks, social media, construction and business tips from around the web. It's tough to choose just 10 and even tougher to read everything that is of interest - if I did ....... well I wouldn't ever get anything else done! This week's Top 10 include: Carrie Kahn Why Use Accounts Payable? Darren Slaughter The Law of 25 5 Reasons to Use How-To Articles for Contractor Marketing Intuit Small Business Blog How to Deal With Working Alone Top Notch Bookkeeping Can You Read Your Balance Sheet? A Bookkeeper's Corner Do You Have a Bookkeeper Or Do You Have a "Bookkeeper"? ProBlogger 3 Simple Changes to Increase Your Subscribers by 50% BNET 5 Signs That You're The Problem QuickBooks and Beyond QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery QuickBooks…
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03May 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday QuickBooks Tips from Around the Web – 5/3/11

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Top 10 Tuesday features 10 of our favorite tips from around the web. This week’s favorites include: DIYSEO Blog Small Business SEO - 45 Experts on the Biggest Mistakes SMB's Make with SEO and Internet Marketing (and How to Avoid Them) Branding & Marketing Six Questions You Need to Answer to Improve Marketing Effectiveness of Your Website Belshaw Accounting & Tax Services Free Tax Organizer QuickBooks and Your Business What's the Job Market Like for People with QuickBooks Skills? One Hour Bookkeeper.com Bookkeeping Money-Saving Tip #18:  QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax Long for Success Why get QuickBooks Accountant instead of QuickBooks Pro? QuickBooks and Beyond QuickBooks Update for Manage Apps and Services - an Unexpected Update Scott Gregory Can An Inventory Item Have Two Different Descriptions in QuickBooks? Jan's Sushi Bar…
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19Apr 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday #QuickBooks Tips from Around the Web-4/19/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday features 10 of our favorite tips from around the web. This week's favorites include: Microsoft Demo:  Create and use an e-mail template in Outlook 2007 Top Notch Bookkeeping The IRS May Hold You Liable for 941 Payments AccountingWeb Senate repeals 1099 provision; bill goes to President Obama for Signature Obama signs repeal of expanded 1099 requirements Scott Gregory How Do I Remove the Intuit Payment Network Stuff from My Invoices? QuickBooks & Beyond Intuit Statement Write Update Long for Success Top 10 QuickBooks Technical Support Questions QuickBooks and Your Business How to Restrict User Access in QuickBooks? The Contractor's Perspective The Small Business Jobs Act raises the stakes for fraudulent small business Intuit Small Business Blog 10 of the Best, Boldest, and Most Outrageous Tax Deductions Ever…
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12Apr 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday QuickBooks Tips From Around the Web-4/12/2011

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Top 10 Tuesday QuickBooks Tips from around the web has to be one of my favorite things.  I'm always interested in new QuickBooks, business, social networking and productivity tips. Scott Gregory - QuickBooks Expert Alert:  QuickBooks Online - Turbulence in the Cloud Intuit Small Business Blog How to Secure Small Business Government Contracts Free Resources for Minority-Owned Businesses How Not to Trigger an IRS Audit Chris Pirillo 140 QuickBooks Tips - $7.00 IRS Interim guidance on employer-sponsored health coverage information reporting (voluntary in 2011 - mandatory in 2012) Inc. Magazine 9 Tips to Help Redesign Your Company Facebook page 7 Blogging Mistakes That Small Businesses Make Artisteer Create Wordpress themes & Joomla Templates all in minutes QuickBooks & Your Business Best Way Ever to Print Checks in QuickBooks Well that's…
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29Mar 2011 by Nancy Smyth

Top 10 Tuesday – Tips From Around the Web 3/29/2011

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Welcome to Top 10 Tuesday - Tips from around the web!  I hope you all survived your Monday. This weeks top 10 articles are from: Business Blogs: Social Media Explained in Plain English Intuit Small Business Blog Should You Let Your Employees Telecommute?  Legal Questions to Consider. How Does Asset Depreciation Work? Inc. Magazine You've created a company Facebook page.  Now what? Social Media ToolKit Forbes Magazine IRS Wins Big in Six Year Audit Push Journal of Accountancy A primer for accountants on the ins and outs of using LinkedIn for business purposes Nerd Enterprises How to insert videos, images, and formatted text into your Facebook page Accounting Web Federal Contracts - Unallowable Costs Explained One Hour Bookkeeper Diary of a Bad, Bad Bookkeeper - A Warning Sign That's it…
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