Hierarchical View in QuickBooks Do you have QuickBooks lists structured to show in a Hierarchical View? (Think “outline” with headers and sub-elements.) For instance: In your Customer:Job list, do you have a “header” as a Customer and sub-elements as Jobs? (If not, you may want to do so…) Open your Item List. Do you have …
Category: Troubleshooting QuickBooks
QuickBooks Chart of Accounts – One Simple Way To Improve Your Reports
Your QuickBooks Chart of Accounts is the foundation for your critical company reports. What unfortunate events can occur when it isn’t set up in the best possible way? Your QuickBooks Chart Of Accounts How you set up your Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks is one of the most important decisions you can make. It determines whether …
Wrong Date On A QuickBooks Transaction?
How to change a date on a QuickBooks transaction Changing a date on a QuickBooks transaction is an easy task. Simply click the date field in the transaction, then choose the correct date from the calendar that pops up. But wait, before you change the date on a transaction, you need to consider a much …
Setting Up Payroll Schedules in QuickBooks
One of your early tasks as a payroll administrator or when you convert to QuickBooks Payroll will be to establish payroll schedules in QuickBooks for your employees. Here’s how. Setting Up Payroll Schedules in QuickBooks Payroll administration can be complex and time-consuming. It requires precision and tremendous attention to detail. Because your employees are counting …
Top 7 Reasons Business Owners Call a QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Why You Need A QuickBooks ProAdvisor Based on 20+ years of being a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, here are the top 7 reasons businesses contact me for assistance. See if any of these scenarios sound like what you may be facing in your company… As a business owner, you learn through trial and error what makes your …
Broken Database Links In Your QuickBooks Data File – Part 3
Fixing Data Damage in QuickBooks Company Files to Prevent QuickBooks Crashing How to Locate and correct damaged data and transactions in your QuickBooks data file. From time to time, QuickBooks data files become damaged or corrupted, which could cause QuickBooks to crash when opening or working in the company file. We know from experience how …
Broken Database Links In Your QuickBooks Data File – Part 2
The QuickBooks Data File Verification Feature Re-sorting Your QuickBooks List The first step in repairing QuickBooks data links in your QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise files is to re-sort your QuickBooks list. Learn how here. Once you have re-sorted your QuickBooks list, if you are still suffering from broken database links in your QuickBooks data file, you’ll …
QuickBooks Account Reconciliations & Discrepancies
Company owners sometimes ask me: “Should balance adjustments arising from account reconciliation problems cause me any concern?” Do QuickBooks Account Reconciliation Discrepancies Matter? Account reconciliation is crucial; here’s why… You want to be certain that you and your bank, credit card companies, and lenders agree on the amounts shown in your books. (If not, you …
QuickBooks Sunset on May 31 – What does it mean for your business?
Will the QuickBooks Sunset Impact My Accounting or QuickBooks Desktop Services? QuickBooks “Sunset” only applies to 2021 (and earlier) versions. Until May 31, 2024, you can get QuickBooks desktop customer support and add-on services for Pro, Premier, and Enterprise Solutions 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. However, if you are still using a 2021 version of …
Troubleshooting QuickBooks Issues
QuickBooks & Enterprise Solutions are, generally speaking, stable, logical, and powerful programs.
When something isn't working properly, however, it's very easy to lose perspective and get upset or angry with the software.
Broken Database Links In Your QuickBooks Data File – Part 1
Broken database links can cause problems with your QuickBooks data file(s)… QuickBooks® Pro, Premier, and Enterprise Solutions desktop software programs are databases that could (potentially) include broken database links. What and Why? The underlying software (database) for your company file includes your records and transaction fields that are “tied together” with various pointers and links. …
How Can You Benefit from a Training Program About QuickBooks?
Do you ever wonder if you’re using QuickBooks to its fullest potential? Check out a training program for QuickBooks to learn how to make it work for you. Are you one of the millions of businesses using QuickBooks for in-house accounting? Do you ever find the program frustrating? Do you ever wonder if you’re using …
QuickBooks Online User Permissions and Choices
QuickBooks Online User Permissions When it’s time to set your QuickBooks Online User Permissions, here are the choices you’ll see in the Plus version. QuickBooks Online User Permissions enable you to choose what users can see (access) and do (permissions) within the program. Company Administrator Permissions In QuickBooks Online Company Administrators have all access rights …