Quick Books

If you've already set up your QuickBooks employee and company payroll files, the hard part's over. It's not just a catchy ad slogan: It's true. Unless you have dozens of employees or numerous exceptions each payday, you can literally process a payroll run in just a few minutes using the employee compensation tools in QuickBooks. No matter which version of desktop QuickBooks … [Read more...] about QuickBooks Payroll Runs: Easy, Fast, Accurate

  No, you'll never max out all of its features, but here are some tips on tools that extend QuickBooks' usefulness – and save you time. Zero In On Key Report Figures You've undoubtedly created reports that were so lengthy that you got tired of scrolling up and down to find totals for each individual section. QuickBooks lets you collapse and expand reports to see primary … [Read more...] about QuickBooks Can Do Much More Than You Think

Running out of products too frequently? Having to sell cheap because inventory is overloaded? Use QuickBooks' reports. It seems so simple in theory. Don't overstock goods because you'll tie up too much money and perhaps need a clearance sale to get rid of the excess. On the other hand, don't let yourself run out of anything and lose orders. In practice – especially if you … [Read more...] about QuickBooks Reports Help You Maintain Balanced Inventory Levels

Does your business have clients whose work sometimes requires multiple steps drawn out over weeks or months, like remodeling projects or court cases? If so, and you're not using QuickBooks' Jobs features, you're missing out on the opportunity to track and evaluate the financial impact of these complex tasks. You can, of course, just send an invoice out to these customers. But … [Read more...] about Job-Tracking Adds Precision to Your QuickBooks Company

It may seem like a no-brainer – cut expenses to make more money – but many small changes can result in significant savings.  It looks like the economy may finally be looking up. Still, this is no time to loosen the purse strings in terms of your business expenses. Rather, why not re-double your efforts to cut costs and boost your profitability?  Excessive expenses cause debt, … [Read more...] about Cutting Expenses Key To Profitability, But How? Some Tips