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Creating Item Records in QuickBooks

Whether you’re selling one-of-a-kind items or stocking dozens of the same kinds of products, you need to create records for each. When it comes time to create invoices or sales…

April 30, 2015

Make Your Preferences Known in QuickBooks

There are some features that all small businesses need in their accounting software. Everyone needs a Chart of Accounts and a good set of report templates. There must be tools…

April 30, 2015

Memorizing Transactions in QuickBooks: Why? How?

One of the reasons you started using accounting software, among many others, was to save time. And QuickBooks has complied. Once you create a record for a customer, vendor, item,…

April 30, 2015

What You Need to Know About Estimated Taxes

There are numerous advantages to being self-employed. The top benefit that most full-time, must-report-to-the-office employees most envy the most is your ability to establish your own work schedule. You don’t…

April 30, 2015

Make Your Preferences Known in QuickBooks

QuickBooks is ready to use when you install it. But you can change its settings to make it work the way your company needs it to. There are some features…

March 2, 2015

Is it a Business or a Hobby? 9 Questions to Ask

The IRS takes the distinction very seriously. Many small businesses start out as casual pastimes. You help troubleshoot your friends’ computer problems in your spare time, and they start telling…

July 21, 2014