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How to Create a Custom Transaction Detail Report in QuickBooks

Another method used to verify you have recorded all your transactions requires a bit more effort on your part. Manually add the total of all deductions and additions from the statements your bank provides you and compare to the Custom … Continue reading

QuickBooks Client Collaborator

As an accounting professional, how do you currently communicate with your clients about questions you have while reviewing their QuickBooks data? Do you find yourself composing multiple emails, or interrupting your workday to make a call to the client? For … Continue reading

The Intuit 2013 Future of Accountancy Report

Ever wonder what the future may hold for the accounting profession and client interaction over the next 10 years? If so, you’ll want to check out Chris Repetto’s article: See the Future: Intuit’s Future of Accountancy Report Here’s a little … Continue reading

How to Create a Missing Checks Report in QuickBooks

Ensuring that all checks, bill payments, payroll checks, customer payments, and any other banking-related transactions have been entered in the QuickBooks data file is critical to the success in accurate reporting in your own, or your client’s QuickBooks file. You … Continue reading

Adding or Modifying a Supporting Document in QuickBooks

You might have added a supporting document when you created a Statement Report using the Report Designer. A Cover Letter document was added to the Financial Report Contents in Report Designer, as shown here: If you did not add documents … Continue reading

How to Create an External Accountant User in QuickBooks

Setting up a QuickBooks user for each person who enters data, provides a level of control over the sensitive data to be viewed by this user, and gives access to specific areas in QuickBooks. For additional control, a user-specific password … Continue reading

How to Customize the Accountant Center in QuickBooks

If you are using QuickBooks Accountant 2013 or Enterprise Accountant 13.0, practice customizing the Accountant Center with these simple instructions. Open the Accountant Center from the Accountant menu to customize the Tools section: From the menu bar, select Accountant, Accountant … Continue reading

Defragmenting Your Windows 7 Computer for Better QuickBooks Performance

Fragmentation refers to any condition where data is not recorded in a logical continuous order. QuickBooks is subject to two different kinds of fragmentation—disk fragmentation and database fragmentation. An example of disk fragmentation is when a QuickBooks invoice is recorded … Continue reading

Importing a Report or Report Group Template in QuickBooks

QuickBooks offers the option to export and import report templates. This feature is useful for accountants who want to save time by having several clients use the same report template. Only the format and filter settings are stored with report … Continue reading