Financial Success

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TSheets and Time Tracking in QB and QBO

There are literally dozens of programs and apps out there to track time, and get the information into your favorite accounting programs in increasingly streamlined ways.  Here is some info on my experience as an accounting supervisor, managing many contractors, employees, clients and jobs: TSheets and Me I have been using TSheets for almost a [...]

New Features and Navigation in QBO

QBO is changing.  Our favorite cloud-based product has some exciting layout and navigation changes, aimed at increasing the speed and accuracy of accounting work from regular QBO users to Certified Advanced ProAdvisors alike. A summary of what we will be seeing is below.  This will be rolled out over the next few weeks.  If you [...]

Decisions and Accounting for Uncollectable Receivables

Uncollectable accounts receivable and Bad Debts are a fact of life for most businesses.  If your firm extends credit to customers, lends money or guarantees obligations of other companies then it’s only a matter of time before something adverse happens in this area.  Some firms require upfront payment or progress payments and may be generally [...]

Working Multiple Windows in QBO Accountant

  View QuickBooks Online in Multiple Windows Viewing two or more screens at the same time increases productivity dramatically in QuickBooks Online, and diminishes stress from constantly switching back and forth between transactions and reports.  Multi-windows are a given in QB desktop products (and in fact too many can open after a while) but this [...]

Joe Kennedy gains QuickBooks ProAdvisor Advanced Certification

Joe Kennedy, principal of www.QB-LA.com has been certified as a QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor for some time now, but in February 2017 gained not only the 2017 required annual ProAdvisor certification but also his QuickBooks Online Advanced certification.  The test requires a broad range of advanced general accounting skills and a week of in-depth study on [...]

Time to Move Fast on 2016 1099’s

  It's still only January but time to get going on 1099's!  There are some important changes for QB users in filing 2016 IRS Form 1099's including due dates and QB options. Intuit 1099 e-file service The Intuit 1099 e-file service may be the best choice to get it done fast and effectively - except for [...]

Managing Cash and Working Capital Yields Benefits Throughout

Many companies don't have formal cash and working capital management in place Cash and working capital management systems yield operating and bottom-line benefit when firms commit to formalizing this important aspect of running a businesses. A recent study found that 75% treasurers and CFO's did not trust their own cash flow forecasts. Most had a [...]

Intuit Adding Compelling New Features to Cloud-Based Products

As business moves increasingly to the cloud, Intuit is hardly lagging behind.  QBO {QuickBooks Online) continues to gain subscribers and add features – just as the desktop version did decades ago (I first used QB desktop in 1997).  Alternative cloud accounting software from competitors like Xero (www.xero.com) once seemed more nimble, but at least some [...]

“Financial Modeling for Startups” webinars

Joe Kennedy of QB-LA.com (aka www.LosAngelesQuickbooksHelp.com) recently completed his presentation “Financial Modeling for Startups" for the CoFoundersLab Learning Center. The 3 session (total 4.5 hours) were webcast to over 100 registrants in the U.S., Europe and Asia in November 2016. More are sure to be scheduled, and registrants can review webinar recordings.  Besides the live [...]