MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 A few details Different versions of QuickBooks? have different data formats. Conversion of data from earlier versions is always ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 A virus protection One form of virus XE "virus" is called a boot Sector virus. The system design dedicates one sector of a floppy ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 A virus protection One form of virus XE "virus" is called a boot Sector virus. The system design dedicates one sector of a floppy ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Access to online banking or online payment Online banking is new. Like many new things, time is needed to get it running well ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Accountant s entries General Journal entry will be the XE "accountant s entries" first window to appear. That s a good idea ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Accountant s entries General Journal entry will be the XE "accountant s entries" first window to appear. That s a good idea ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 The next step Everything has been said about the basics of moving money into the company. An old adage comes up: it takes money ...

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MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Adjusting entries QuickBooks "adjusting entries" balance sheet accounts have registers (with the above exceptions.) Income and ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Advance Payments Money received before it is earned may XE "Advance Payments" go under various names, such as prepayments XE ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Advanced Options With the Customize Reports window open, XE "advanced options:reports" selecting Advanced brings the Advanced ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 All versions (with customizing): The tabs in Customize Invoice refer to sections of the invoice, as depicted in this invoice ...

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MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Arranging the Program Manager display The techniques described through the chapter generally apply to arranging the view of Program ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Availability of Estimates and Job Tracking Estimates and Job Tracking XE "job tracking" are provided in all versions of QuickBooks ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Bad Debts The prescient business person sells only to customers who are going to pay. The rest of us sometimes get stuck with ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Balance Sheet In the beginning, is the Balance Sheet, XE "balance sheet" XE "statement of financial position" which the ...

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MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Cash method accounting Cash basis accounting means that income and expenses are recognized when the money is paid. Cash basis ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 Cash Sale Receipt The XE "cash sales" Cash SaleReceipt form can be used to record sales made directly, rather than through Receivables ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 Cash sales Invoice Cash sales can be recorded through Receivables, using an invoice set up for the purpose. This makes cash sales ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Changing net worth Some transactions change the net asset value of the company, and some don t. In order to succinctly state the ...

Chapter 1 In the Beginning Scope The name of the game Why do people call Tech Support? Getting it together What do you expect of QuickBooks ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 10 Sales Tax Scope Strictly controlled flow Setting up Sales tax items Invoices, etc. ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 11 Payroll in a Computer The most important facts about payroll XE "payroll:discussion" relate to where the money is ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 12 Payroll Setup Scope Introduction Checklists Integral Payroll System Setting up payroll ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 13 Payroll Operations and Reporting Scope Overview Running Payroll Reporting Payroll Activity ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 14 Reports Scope Read All About It: what reports do Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Report Zooming ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 15 Printing Scope Learning the territory Two (or three) modes of printing Printer setup ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 16 For the Owner The owner always has a few jobs which can't be delegated. QuickBooks handles the critical and essential ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 17 Customizing Forms Scope It all depends ... QuickBooks 5.0 QuickBooks 4.0 and earlier All ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 18 Time Tracking Scope Getting ready to track time Recording time Invoicing for value of time ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 19 QuickBooks Pro 5 Timer Scope What QuickBooks Pro 5 Timer Does The records file back and forth ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 The name of the game "Keep your eye on the ball" is a watchword in the Great American Pastime. Like the good captain who must ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 Why do people call Tech Support? For almost two years I answered calls to Intuit Technical Support, listening to the many QuickBooks ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 Getting it together Planning your work is somewhere between worthwhile and absolutely essential. QuickBooks always follows an ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 What do you expect of QuickBooks? The usual answer is that you want QuickBooks to do your bookkeeping correctly. Or perhaps you ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 What can you expect of this book? Small businesses are endlessly diverse, as are the people running them. If this book were designed ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Jun 2008 Versions of QuickBooks This book is intended to be of value to people using any version of QuickBooks accounting software. The ...

Chapter 2 Accounting: a Very Short course Scope http://www.quickbooks add ons.com/links/shop/ch02 2.html What is accounting? and expense ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 20 Estimates and Job Tracking Scope Availability of Estimates and Job Tracking Estimates and what they ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 21 Online Banking and Payment Overview Online banking: What will it do? What it will not do Electronic ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 22 Debits and Credits Scope Understanding debits and credits Changing net worth Reference table ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 23 Windows 95 Operation Scope What is "Windows?" What do you see? Getting started Moving around ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 24 Windows 3.1 Operation Scope What is "Windows?" What do you see? Power down Starting programs ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 25 Your Data Files Scope Overview Passwords Working space Disaster planning Files too ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter26 Help in Windows Scope Overview Handling problems Procedures Which procedure? Error ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 27 Accountant's ReviewTM Scope Overview What this does (and doesn't) do Extracting the Accountant's Review ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 28 Inventory Tracking Scope Functions of the inventory system Setting up inventory tracking Movement ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Accounting: a Very Short course Overview Going from here to there is more efficient with a plan, and even more so if the journey ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Designing your accounting plan Intuit built QuickBooks with diverse capabilities for diverse operations. Small businesses run ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 For accountants QuickBooks does not have a XE "accountants:information for" conventional accounting structure. The DOS version ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Adjusting entries QuickBooks balance XE "adjusting entries" sheet accounts have registers (with the above exceptions.) Income ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 A few details Different versions of QuickBooks have different data formats. Conversion of data from earlier versions is always ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Accounting: a Very Short course What is accounting? Most people in business have some idea, but professional accountants have ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Income and expense Income XE "income:definition" and expense XE "expense:definition" are simple enough. Income is money coming ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 What has the business done? These transactions make the basis for the simplest PROFIT AND LOSS REPORT: Income ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Cruel or accrual But suppose that no money changed hands in those transactions. The property owner acknowledged an obligation ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Cash method accounting Cash basis accounting means that income and expenses are recognized when the money is paid. Cash basis ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Closing the books Generally accepted accounting practices XE "closing the books" XE "books, closing" carry income and expense ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 The bottom line The concepts described above are the most fundamental elements of accounting and of what QuickBooks does. When ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 The bottom line The concepts described above are the most fundamental elements of accounting and of what QuickBooks does. When ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 3 Setting up a QuickBooks Company Scope Overview So where do you start? In all cases ... ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 Overview Before you went into business, you had a strong idea of what you were going to do, and how you were going to do it. Before ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Conversion from DOS Conversion from QuickBooks for DOS is covered in the chapter on DOS versions. DOS version users have converted ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 So where do you start? Pardon me for answering a question with a question, but where are you coming from? Have you been using ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 In all cases ... Quickbooks has a place for all of the financial description of your company, and more. Quickbooks 4.0 and Quickbooks ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Jun 2008 In QuickBooks Getting started in QuickBooks varies, depending on version. If you are new to QuickBooks, reading this section through ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Don't like it? You don't like XE "don't like" the way something in Quickbooks works? Change may be possible. Prowl around in the ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Class tracking If your accounting plan (Chapter 2) calls for classes, class tracking must be turned on. In QuickBooks 4 and earlier ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 The Navigator The QuickBooks 5 Navigator was added as a more graphic way of, well, navigating in QuickBooks. The instructions ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Passwords The File Passwords or Preferences Passwords function answers requests of many QuickBooks users. The Owner password ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 A learning place People sometime find that they are new to QuickBooks, but have to jump in and use it for the records of their ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 4 Chart of Accounts Scope The Structure of Accounting The Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks Adding ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 The structure of accounting Full use and control of QuickBooks requires knowledge of the chart of accounts. The description is ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 The Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks Quickbooks will display the Chart of Accounts if you click on Lists then Chart of Accounts ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Adding a New Account With the XE "sequence:chart of accounts" XE "alphabetize:chart of accounts" XE "chart of accounts:alphabetizing ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Maintaining lists in QuickBooks Sequence or order of the XE "sequence:chart of accounts" XE "alphabetize:chart of accounts" ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Using Lists QuickBooks 5 displays three buttons at the bottom of each list. Each button drops a menu of functions. (In earlier ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 The Inside Story. A brief discussion of the internal structure of QuickBooks accounts XE "accounts:structure" will make reasons ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 5 Bank Accounts Scope This chapter is for everyone Launching a bank account Do I enter this check ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 This chapter is for everyone If there is one universal necessity in business, it is getting money into the bank account XE "bank ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Starting reconciliation First inspect your bank statement for items that might not be in the Quickbooks bank account register ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Account will not balance OK, so the difference will not go to zero. What next? That's a good question. There are a number of parameters ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 The clearing account: a very handy gadget What kind of business XE "clearing account" XE "checking account:clearing" would have ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Questions and answers Q. Reconciliation starts, but the screen comes up with the wrong Opening Balance. It is not the same ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 You got through it Congratulations. You have read through the essential core material on recording data in QuickBooks. (Really ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Launching a bank account Launching a bank account in QuickBooks is quite simple, once you understand a few complicating factors ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Do I enter this check? You do not enter any transaction shown on the bank statement. It is included in the ending balance, and ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 If you do not reconcile If your check register is not meticulously correct, a slightly different approach works. You can go back ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Entering transactions into the register The instructions below tell how to enter transactions directly into the bank account, ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Using the register Registers are the road maps of transactions recorded in QuickBooks, and see heavy use. The register in your ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Making deposits The opening balance transaction above was a deposit. Some deposits may be readily made in the register. Make ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Writing checks Payments must be made, in nearly all lines of business. Most payments are made through Pay Bills, Payroll (pay ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Jun 2008 Reconciling: what happens Reconciling XE "reconciling:bank account" a bank account has often been found to be a fearsome process ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 6 Building Blocks: The Pieces of Your Business Scope Overview Lists:describe your particular business ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 7 Recording Sales Scope Pick one (or more) Invoices Memorized transactions Memorized transaction ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 8 As the Money Rolls in... Scope: Receiving payments Payments on multiple jobs Credit card payments ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 21 Jun 2008 Chapter 9 Accounts Payable Scope Money going out The A/P differences Recording bills Recording expenses ...

In the Beginning Scope The name of the game Why do people call Tech Support? Getting it together What do you expect of QuickBooks? ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Check Printer setup The smaller size of checks makes the setup special. This situation is further complicated by the choice of ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Checklists Three checklists XE "checklists:payroll" are included, to help you get organized for starting payroll. The employee ...

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MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Closing the books Generally accepted accounting practices XE "closing the books" XE "books, closing" carry income and expense ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Conclusion This chapter has (hopefully) guided you in learning to assemble and maintain the building blocks of your business. Most ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion If you want to be an expert on QuickBooks, study and master the reporting system. You will earn a position far ahead ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion This chapter has taken on the rather formidable task of giving out solutions, before knowing the nature of the problems ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion This has been as much a narrative of my experience as a technical description. You can weigh the positive and negative ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion This should hold you, until and unless you transition to Windows 95. That event would make some of Chapter 23 useful ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion Congratulations. Reading this far indicates that you are interested in taking care of your data. Carrying this interest ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Conclusion It ends where it started. One prescription really can t fit all. You have tried what is available. Perhaps you have ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 Conclusion Chapter 7 has very obviously described how to tell your customers that they owe you money. Equally important, these ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Control system for Reports You may need different reports, which are obtained by customizing. The P L Report will be used as an ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 25 Sep 2008 Creating a new item New Items are started by clicking Lists Items, and at the bottom of the list, Items New. (Click in the ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Credit card payments Payments by credit card can usually be entered as deposits into the bank account, if this represents ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Cruel or accrual But suppose that no money changed hands in those transactions. The property owner acknowledged an obligation ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Custom fields for items Item records can carry text information in custom fields. XE "custom fields:for items" The content ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Custom Fields for names Customer, vendor, or employee records can carry XE "Custom fields:for names" text information in custom ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Customer:job names These names are added from the customer names XE "Customer\:job names" list. Highlight the parent customer ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Customer Types, Job Types, and Vendor Types Separate lists of these types are found by selecting Other Lists at the bottom of ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 Customers Sales forms XE "customer names" (invoices, cash sales, statements, and estimates) accept only customer names. Generally ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 Customized Invoices In QuickBooks 4, customizing is initiated under Preferences Sales/Invoicing, which brings up four tabs for ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Customizing Reports Customize XE "customize:reports" button allows the individual report to be on cash or accrual basis. Which ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 Daily Sales Invoice Restaurants do not track customers or individual sales. An invoice, or case sales receipt, can be set up to ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 27 Sep 2008 f Designing your accounting plan Intuit built QuickBooks with diverse capabilities for diverse operations. Small businesses run ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Dialog boxes Much of the action in QuickBooks happens in dialog boxes. Some forms are just large dialog boxes. They are designed ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Dialog boxes Much of the action in QuickBooks happens in dialog boxes. Some forms are just large dialog boxes. They are designed ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Disaster Planning Backup? What does that mean. An old, standard joke XE "disaster planning" in Tech support describes a dire ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 25 Sep 2008 Discount items Discount items XE "discount item" XE "item:discount" are generally set up with percentage figures, but can ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Earlier Versions QuickBooks 4 and earlier had a different Filters XE "filters:QuickBooks 4 reports" window, which is brought ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 25 Sep 2008 Editing items To edit an item, open the item XE "items:editing" list and highlight the item. Click Item Edit. The edit window ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Electronic Speed? You authorize the payment, directly to the bank, or through ISC, but what happens to it? It will not go out ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Employee Records The List of Employees XE "List of Employees" XE "List of Employees : employees, list of" is accessed from ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 29 Sep 2008 Employee Template Employee Template XE "template:employee" should XE "employee template" be set up before entering employee ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 28 Sep 2008 End of part I Congratulations! You have finished your assigned reading! These chapters have told you the basics of ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Error Codes These solutions were contributed by technicians in QuickBooks Technical Support, when they were participating in the ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Error messages If error messages XE "error messages" stop operation, they can be characterized as in the previous paragraph, as ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Estimates and what they can do An estimate is a statement to a prospective (or present) customer, describing work to be done and ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Extracting Accountant s Review copy Before shipping out the accountant s copy, note that, while it is out, operation within the ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Extracting Accountant s Review copy Before shipping out the accountant s copy, note that, while it is out, operation within ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Extracting reference data from QuickBooks QuickBooks Pro 5 exports a reference file of list information which must be loaded into ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 File directories File Manager can be opened by clicking its icon in the Main program group. The view will have some resemblance ...

MikeBlockQuickBooksCPA 01 Oct 2008 Files too big? Out with the old may not be pleasant if taken personally, but is often necessary with your data files. To cure ...