Paying others

If you own a business, at some point, you’ll most likely need to buy things for the business. If you sell things, you need inventory. Even if you’re a service-based business, you probably still need office supplies and other things to provide the service. You may have employees you need to pay or contractors. Everyone has to pay taxes.

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Geting ready for your CPA: QuickBooks Year-End Checklist

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Checklists make work faster and easier, and even a simple checklist can save you hours of time at year-end. A Year-End Checklist Saves time:  Your checklist helps you do each step in order, keep from back-tracking, duplicating work, or doing … [Read more...]

I did what?: Three common tax mistakes small businesses make

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As a CPA, I've seen a wide variety of mistakes related to taxes, some of which were very costly to business owners. The IRS and state tax code and regulations are very complex. And they change every year, of course. This creates big challenges for … [Read more...]

Right Angle: Creating Perfect 1099s–An Expert’s Guide

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You may be ready to do your own 1099s, or to do your clients’ 1099s, but is the QuickBooks data you're working with ready for you? You've heard about the 1099 rule changes and you've figured them out, you've decided to file 1099s … [Read more...]

What’s in Your Check Number Field?

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I bet you already know that QuickBooks for Mac records most of the bills you enter and pay as “checks,” regardless of whether we’re actually writing out checks, paying a contractor with PayPal, whipping out your debit card, or forking over a … [Read more...]

So many choices, Part 2: Vendor transactions and more

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This article is Part 2 of a two-parter on the transactions you can use in QuickBooks. Part 1 covers customers. This one covers vendors. With vendors, it's all about spending money. You need stuff to run your business, whether that's new inventory … [Read more...]

Buying and setting up the QuickBooks 1099 Assistant for QuickBooks 2010 and 2011

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Other articles: Using the updated 1099 Wizard | Managing the 2011 tax year 1099 changes manually in QuickBooks (Update 1/31/2012: If you haven't already downloaded this app, it's no longer available as of 1/31/2012. But don't panic! You can … [Read more...]

Managing the changes for 1099s in QuickBooks 2009 and earlier: Part 2

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Managing the changes for 1099s in QuickBooks 2009 and earlier   Did you pay some of your 1099 vendors with a mix of checks, credit card, electronic funds transfer, debit card, PayPal, and direct deposits--that is, both reportable and … [Read more...]

Managing the 2011 tax year 1099 changes manually in QuickBooks

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For tax year 2011 the IRS has changed the 1099-MISC reporting requirements. We've got a manual process that will help you sort out what you need to report, what you don't need to report, and how to make sure that the right amounts get onto the … [Read more...]

Using the Updated 1099 Wizard

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Purchasing the QuickBooks Assistance App for 2010-2011, Managing the 2011 tax year 1099 changes manually For tax year 2011 the IRS has changed the 1099-MISC reporting requirements.  If you have 1099 vendors, the IRS has made some changes that may … [Read more...]

10 tips for a cash flow crisis

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Sometimes, even when you’ve done everything possible to be a good cash manager, you run into a problem.  There are steps you can take to skillfully weather your cash crisis. Determine the cause of the problem – If it’s just a timing issue, … [Read more...]

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