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Summer 2010: QuickBooks Tips, Tricks & Favorite Features More than 100 accountants and other QuickBooks professionals were surveyed about their favorite QuickBooks tips and tricks. Here is the cream of the crop. Read more ....
Spring 2010: Employee vs. Independent Contractor Issues More and more individuals are working as freelancers and independent contractors these days. However, the IRS would generally prefer you to be an employee. Read more ....
Winter 2010: QuickBooks 2010 Product Comparison If you are considering buying or upgrading to the latest version of QuickBooks, you may want some help in figuring out what version and flavor will suit your needs the best. Read more ....
Fall 2009: Voiding Checks in QuickBooks Voiding checks is a deceptively easy skill that could have unexpected negative consequences if the check is in a prior period. Read more ....
Summer 2009: Top Ten Tips to Help Prevent Fraud (in Order of Effectiveness) Ten easy and useful methods to help prevent financial fraud, in order of effectiveness:. Read more ....
Spring 2009: Current Rules for Dependency Exemption Claims Each dependency exemption you claim on your tax return for 2008 is the equivalent of a $3,500 deduction. And, while most dependency exemptions for children are claimed by parents or other relatives, that's not always the case. If you help support a child who is not related to you, you may be entitled to a dependency exemption if certain requirements are met. Read more ....
December 12, 2008: Entering NSF Checks Into QuickBooks There are two methods for entering NSF checks into QuickBooks. The first is to re-invoice the customer, and the second is to account for NSF charges using statements. Read more ....
September 30, 2008: College Education Tax Saving Strategies According to the latest figures, the cost of a year's education runs around $24,000 at a private four-year college and over $6,000 at a public college-and the costs are increasing by more than 6% annually. Fortunately, the tax law does offer a number of tax breaks that provide relief to families facing escalating college costs. Read more ....
July 24, 2008: QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts for Dates While QuickBooks is middling fair for ease in entering data, many users spend a good portion of their time navigating through the date field in report settings or transaction entering. QuickBooks provides many little-known keyboard shortcuts that are definitely worthwhile to learn and a handy chart of them is available here. Read more ....
Summer 2008: When Can I Throw Documents Out? Keeping and storing financial records is costly. It costs in office supplies such as boxes, folders, and filing cabinets to organize the records. Some files might be needed by various agencies or for legal reasons. Read more ....

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