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Joe Kennedy - Founder QB-LA.com

About Joe Kennedy

QB-LA provides contract accounting and financial help to southern California area businesses.

QuickBooks Online Bank Feed Is Changing Soon; Here’s What QB-LA Clients Should Know

Many QuickBooks Online users are beginning to see a notice about a new Bank Feed experience that Intuit is rolling out. If you rely on bank feeds to categorize transactions and keep your books up to date, this change will affect your workflow. Here is the important date to keep in mind. May 8, 2026 [...]

QuickBooks Online’s New AI-Powered Banking Page: What It Means for Your Business

Intuit has rolled out a redesigned Banking page inside QuickBooks Online, and it is powered by artificial intelligence. As a QuickBooks ProAdvisor who works inside client files every single day, I want to explain what has changed, what is actually helpful, and where you still need professional oversight. The short version; the tools are smarter. [...]

How Using a Friend or Family Member as Your QuickBooks Bookkeeper Can Hurt Your Business

As a longtime QuickBooks ProAdvisor, I have seen this situation more times than I can count. A business owner asks a friend, spouse, cousin, or well-meaning family member to “help out with the books.” It usually starts with good intentions and low costs. Over time, it often turns into one of the most expensive decisions [...]

New Buy Now, Pay Later Option Coming to QuickBooks Invoices

QuickBooks is rolling out a Buy Now, Pay Later payment option on invoices through a partnership with Affirm. This update affects invoices you send to your customers, not invoices you receive. Important clarification This applies when you invoice your own customers.Your customers may see an Affirm payment option when they view and pay your QuickBooks [...]

Using TSheets to Stay Compliant With California Labor Laws

Los Angeles business owners know, California has some of the strictest labor laws in the country. Accurate time tracking is not optional. It is a legal requirement. For businesses operating in California, TSheets plays a critical role in maintaining compliance when paired correctly with QuickBooks payroll. Why California Time Tracking Is Different California employers must [...]

What the IRS and Labor Auditors Look for in Time Records

Tsheets makes tracking time and compliance easier. Many business owners assume audits only happen to large companies. In reality, time and payroll audits frequently target small and mid-sized businesses, especially those with hourly employees. When an audit occurs, time records are one of the first items requested. What Auditors Expect to See Auditors typically look [...]

TSheets vs Manual Time Tracking in QuickBooks: What You’re Risking

Many small businesses still track employee time using spreadsheets, handwritten logs, or manual entry directly inside QuickBooks. While this may seem cost-effective on the surface, it introduces real financial, payroll, and compliance risks that business owners often do not discover until it is too late. TSheets, now part of the QuickBooks ecosystem, was designed to [...]

California Employee Notice and Emergency Contact Requirements for 2026

New California Employee Notice and Emergency Contact Requirements What Employers Need to Know for 2026 California employers of all sizes should be aware of new employee notice and emergency contact requirements that are now in effect. While the law technically began January 1, 2026, the state has provided specific compliance deadlines that employers should be [...]

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