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New to QuickBooks?  This section is just for you. I’m going to show you how to create your company file, which is the file you’ll use each time you use QuickBooks. Creating company file QuickBooks walks you through a setup process that will create your company file for you. 1 Open QuickBooks. You’ll see the No Company Open window. 2 Click Get Started. 3 On the Create New Company, enter information about your company and click Next. o Company Name — What you call your company. o Legal Name — Your company name as it appears on legal documents. o Address/Country — The address for your company as you want it to appear on invoices, checks, and other forms. You can also enter different addresses for Shipping and Billing. o Company Start Date — The date you want to use to start tracking your business transactions in QuickBooks. Usually this is the first day of your current fiscal year. QuickBooks for Mac 2013 User’s Guide 7 Although you can change your start date lat...

Intuit has released  Payroll Update 21402 , with revised tax tables. Several forms updates are included for Standard and Enhanced Payroll customers. This email also provides an important reminder about the  additional Medicare employee tax for 2013 , as well as other  year-end payroll information . Get the Payroll Update The Payroll Update ensures that you will be in compliance with legislation that affects your payroll.  For details on the contents of this update, go to   Employees > Get Payroll Updates > Payroll Update Info . To confirm that you have received the update, open QuickBooks and choose Employees > Get Payroll Updates . If you don't see a message that says, "You are using tax table version: 21402,"  click  Update .  Get complete instructions . To turn on the  automatic updates feature  in QuickBooks so that you will automatically rec...

With tax season quickly approaching here is something important you may need. Need tax forms? Call the IRS forms line at 800-829-3676 for W-2- W-3, 1099-1096, W-4 2014 and more!

If you’ve switched from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac, you’ve probably noticed  some differences. QuickBooks for Mac is built as a Mac product from the ground up, so the  interface elements will be familiar if you’ve used other Mac applications. If you’re used to using keyboard shortcuts, they will be different on the Mac. Converting your file from Windows Want to switch from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac? Welcome! We’re glad you’re here. So you’re probably wondering if you can convert your QuickBooks for Windows company file into QuickBooks for Mac. The answer is: Yes! You can convert any company file from  U.S. versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, Premier, and Premier Accountant Edition 2009, 2010, and 2011 for Windows. If you are using a QuickBooks for Windows version that is earlier than 2009, you can still open your file in QuickBooks for Mac. It’ll just be a couple of steps more. Before you start, be sure that you’re fa...

Due Date                Day of the Week                   Deposit FICA and FITW for wages paid for the period  from           December 16,2013 Monday Monthly due date for Nov. liabilities December 18, 2013 Wednesday December 11-13              Fri. December 20, 2013 Friday December 14-17             Tues. December 25, 2013 Wednesday Bank Holiday-Christmas Day December 26, 2013 Thursday December 18-20                Fri. ...

Wondering about the rates that will be effective for this tax season..... The QuickBooks Gal is here to help.  Payroll rates and bases                                                           2013 Employee SS and Medicare                                                6.20%/ 1.45%* Employer SS and Medicare                                                6.20% / 1.45% Social Security wage limit                                                   $113,700 Medicare wage lim...

IRS Tax Calendar for Businesses and Self-Employed Online Calendar View due dates and actions for each month. You can see all events or filter them by monthly depositor, semiweekly depositor, excise, or general event types. Desktop Calendar Tool The IRS CalendarConnector provides access to Important Tax Dates for Small Businesses right from your desktop, even when you're offline. As new events are added, they will be automatically updated via the desktop tool. A new version of the IRS CalendarConnector is available.  If you have the original version installed, you may wish to uninstall it, as IRS CalendarConnector 2 has a few new features: 1.        Employer events are now separated into "Monthly Depositor" and "Semiweekly Depositor" categories. You can use checkboxes to select as many event categories as you would like to display: ·          General ·      ...

Due to the recent government shutdown, the dates for Tax Year 2013 wage reporting and processing will be delayed, as follows: SSA's Electronic Wage Reporting applications will close on 12/20/13 and reopen 12/13/13; We will accept Tax Year 2013 and prior year files beginning on 12/23/13; and  We will begin to process files received after 12/20/13 on 02/11/14 In addition, there are some changes to the EFW2 file format for Tax Year 2013. You can view them at   http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/EFW2&EFW2C.htm Dates to Remember December 23, 2013                 Business Services Online is available for accepting Tax Year 2013 and prior                                                 year files and W2 Online inputs. January 1, 2014                 ...

Wondering about all the new Social Security Changes? Let the QB Gal fill you in. Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index ( CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2012 through the third quarter of 2013, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income ( SSI ) beneficiaries will receive a 1.5 percent COLA for 2014. Other important 2014 Social Security information is as follows: Tax Rate:                                   2013                                                               2014 Employee                                    7.65%                       ...