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QuickBooks 2013 – What’s New for Accountants

It’s another exciting year for accounting professionals! The new features available with QuickBooks® Accountant (QBA) 2013 help you face the challenge of trying to efficiently service multiple clients. Using QBA 2013, you have more choices in how you choose to … Continue reading

Intuit Recruiting for Next Accountant Council!

Intuit is actively recruiting for it’s next Accountant Council. You don’t want to miss this opportunity. I was on the first council and it was one on of the best experiences I had. Help to make a difference with the … Continue reading

QuickBooks Troubleshooting Tips – Live Webcast – June 13, 2012

Please join me for a special QuickBooks Troubleshooting Tips webcast, hosted by CPE Link! Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Begin Time: 10:00 am Central Time CPE Credit: 2 hours for CPAs The topics in this class provide detailed information you can … Continue reading

What’s New in QuickBooks Accountant 2012 – FREE Webinar – June 5, 2012

Don’t miss this FREE webinar with Laura Madeira, hosted by Intuit! Please join me on Tuesday, June 5th at 1:30 CDT for What’s New in QuickBooks Accountant 2012 for QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2011 users! Are you an accounting professional … Continue reading

How to Change Subaccount Types in QuickBooks

If you need to change the subaccount to another General Ledger account type, first deselect the “Subaccount of” check box. Click Save & Close to save the change. Then edit the account and change the type. You cannot change subaccount … Continue reading

How to Bring Back One Time Messages in QuickBooks

Users often disregard these one-time messages and select the “Do Not Display This Warning in the Future” check box. See example below. Click to enlarge: To enable these messages, click Edit > Preferences > General and select the Bring Back … Continue reading

How to Merge Items in QuickBooks

If you have duplicated items, one easy method for fixing the problem is to merge items of the same type. When merging two items, you first need to decide which item is going to be merged into the other item. … Continue reading

How to Show Discounts on Invoices in QuickBooks

Did you know that if you want your customer to see the discount you are providing them on the invoice, you should not use Price Levels? Instead, create your invoice as usual and then include your discount item type on … Continue reading

How to Change Your Fiscal Year in QuickBooks

You can easily change your Fiscal Year setting in QuickBooks by choosing Company, Company Information. Changing this month does not affect individual transactions, but does ensure that the reports that filter for fiscal year-to-date transactions are correct. From Laura Madeira’s … Continue reading

How to Download Credit Card Transactions in QuickBooks

Did you know that you can download credit card transactions directly into your QuickBooks data? To find out more, click: Banking > Online Banking > Participating Financial Institutions to see whether your credit card vendor participates. From Laura Madeira’s QuickBooks … Continue reading