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Video: Mileage-tracking for taxes and client billing

December 3, 2019 by Haley Bell

Tracking miles for taxes and client billing can be an extremely useful tool. While this feature isn't new to QuickBooks, there are some recent changes that will make this process even more efficient in QuickBooks Desktop 2020. Ready to learn more? … [Read more...]

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Video: Adding users and setting permissions

December 3, 2019 by Haley Bell

Allowing your employees to access to your company file can be an extremely helpful tool. In addition to permitting access, you can also specify the type of access an employee has. While this ability isn't particularly new, there are some recent … [Read more...]

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Opening your QuickBooks for Windows file in QuickBooks Desktop Mac

October 3, 2014 by Shelly King

So you're switching from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks Desktop Mac. Welcome! We're glad you're here. You're probably wondering if you can convert your QuickBooks for Windows company file into QuickBooks Desktop Mac. The answer is: Yes! You … [Read more...]

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Is your business overweight?

March 18, 2012 by Kelly Totten

It’s common for small business owners to measure their financial health based on their income statement or bank account balance. They deem their business “fit” if the bottom line looks good. To reveal why this approach can be deceptive, let’s apply a … [Read more...]

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WebConnect vs. DirectConnect

December 28, 2011 by Liz Hamill Scott

QuickBooks for Mac offers two ways to hook up your accounting to your accounts—WebConnect and DirectConnect. Whichever of these you choose, you’ll save tons of time because you won’t be entering all those transactions by hand. You'll be downloading … [Read more...]

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Video: Keyboard shortcuts for entering names and numbers

November 1, 2011 by Shelly King

Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to enter names and numbers quickly and efficiently. With most software programs, I tend to look for keyboard shortcuts to speed things up, and Quickbooks is no exception. If you’re not currently using keyboard … [Read more...]

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Account registers: Save time, see everything

December 14, 2010 by Liz Hamill Scott

As a freelance writer, I thought my accounting would be simple. After all, I’m a service provider—an editor calls, I write a story, the editor pays me. I don’t really need to fool with account registers, right? Wrong. My account registers are some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accounts, New to QuickBooks, QuickBooks Essentials Tagged With: account, account registers, accountancy, accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, balance sheet account, banking, bookkeeping, business, business banking account, business software, Chart of Accounts, checking account register, checking accounts, deposit account, expense account, finance, generally accepted accounting principles, payment systems, quickbooks, register, retailing

One user, two computers: Using QuickBooks on more than one Mac

December 2, 2010 by Beth Chargin

QuickBooks 2011 for Mac added multiuser capability, meaning more than one person can work in the same company file at the same time. But what if it's just you, and you want to use QuickBooks from two different computers? You can do this, without … [Read more...]

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Converting a QuickBooks file from Mac to Windows

December 1, 2010 by Shelly King

Let's face it. Every computer in the whole world is not a Mac. There may be a time when you will need to use your QuickBooks company file on a Windows computer. For example, maybe you need to send your company file to your accountant who uses a … [Read more...]

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Getting Going with QuickBooks for Mac: One Real User’s Journey

November 16, 2010 by Liz Hamill Scott

A freelance writer, I’m a new user to QuickBooks for Mac. Until now, I’ve been managing my business with an ultra-professional jumble of Excel spreadsheets and notes scrawled on a motley heap of notebooks. Oddly enough, this system hasn’t produced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accounts, Collecting sales tax, Customers and jobs, Getting Paid, Invoices, Layout Designer, Lists, New to QuickBooks, QuickBooks Essentials, Square One Tagged With: accounting software, business, customers, getting, getting started, intuit, invoice, journey, mac, new user, quickbooks, update

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