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Quickbooks Desktop: Payroll Compliance Update As of the beginning of 2019, Intuit has released a new payroll update (21901), including revised tax tables. This effects both standard and enhanced customers.  According to intuit.com, here's how to check you have the latest update in your system: 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: 21901," click  Update .  Get complete instructions. To turn on the  automatic updates  feature in QuickBooks so that you automatically receive payroll updates when they are released, choose  Help > Update QuickBooks . On the  Options  tab, select  Yes  for Automatic Update and check the  Mark All  box to ensure that you receive all updates. If you receive disk deliveries:  The next disk delivery is scheduled for ea...

Important Quicken News via CEO Mid July, Quicken CEO Eric Dunn released a letter to all Quicken users confirming Quicken will no longer be affiliated with Intuit.  In the letter, Dunn also disclosed many changes and upgrades to the Quicken company and it's systems.  Here's a recap of what to expect this coming year. Quicken ID is being used less frequently (asking you to log on) resulting in a more efficient use of time while operating the app Quicken is changing the method of bank downloads in order to make data transfer more accurate and reliable, using an improved version of the existing system of EWC (Express Web Connect). The start up time of opening Quicken has been reduced, and the software has become much more user friendly. Functionality has greatly increased. Quicken has made improvements to their customer care department, claiming it is very “large" and the employees are "well-trained”. With call centers based out of Tucson, B...

Small Businesses: How to Grow When you’re starting a business every penny counts. Business owners can increase with the following tools, that can save you time and money. A Product Management Tool : As your business grows, it will be hard to keep track of all ongoing projects. It is also important to stay away from hoarding knowledge, where individuals become gatekeepers of information that is critical for others to do their job well. Project management software can counteract this by centralizing all projects and tasks in one place. Teamwork projects is a software that allows all team members to view ongoing tasks, what team members are collaborating on a project, and its progress. An Accounting Tool: By using cloud-based accounting software you can free up time and minimize mistakes. It will automate tasks such as invoicing, taking payments, categorizing expenses and creating financial reports. QuickBooks was named the #1 accounting software in 2017, allowin...

Upcoming Changes to Dispute Resolution If you are using QuickBooks to process your payments, Intuit will be implementing new guidelines for simpler dispute resolution (also known as chargeback).Visa is the first payment network to announce their change. Please see Visa’s new guidelines.  The new process will include these changes: New categories - There will be 4 reason code categories grouping 25 reason codes. Faster processing - These new reason code categories will be aligned with two resolution paths: 1.    1.  Fraud and Authorization categories : These categories will make up the bulk of the disputes.   Under a new process called “Allocation,” Visa will automatically check the dispute in real-time and either reject the claim as invalid or assign liability. 2.    2.  Processing Errors and Consumer Disputes Categories : These categories will follow the similar process as exists today for challenging a dispute under th...

Five Things to Look for in a New Remote Bookkeeper * It’s hard enough hiring the right person for your bookkeeping needs when you had a stack of 100 resumes to review. Now you’ve got people spread out across the globe vying for your attention through email marketing, websites, social media…the list goes on. And it’s entirely true that when it comes to the physical tasks of bookkeeping, geography doesn’t matter much anymore. So with that said, how do you make the right choice in selecting a remote bookkeeper for your small business? To help you navigate, here are a few criteria to consider… Location, Location, Location This sounds strange, right? Remote, by definition, means not nearby. But hear me out, in this case, it’s not so much where your potential bookkeeper lives, but when they lived. Take into account time zones when deciding on a new bookkeeper. If you know you’ll need to talk on the phone, or are likely to request any given morning on short notice, will they be ava...

Your clients Quickbooks are changing! Coming soon to Quickbooks, a change in formatting. Originally, your clients displayed a classic form template. In the next couple of weeks, this will be replaced by the standard form template. However, this will be a simple transition! These two formats are very similar and will be easier for you and your client to display information. Quickbooks has also taken the chance to redesign the screen layout for a less cluttered look. They have also added some new sales form styles and custimization options. WIth this new update your clients will be able to:  Select from multiple templates with different designs Experiment with various colors within statements Pick from a variety of fonts To make sure the new form meets your needs, theres are many customization options. To open your templates, click the  Gear icon > Custom Form Styles .  To change the Standard style for all types of forms, click  Edit  or ...

New Improvements this Month! When using Quickbooks online, you now have the ability to track time more efficiently than ever. Not only does this option have a better look to it, but are now included on your computer and mobile phone. Not only does the mobile option make it easier on employees to report time, but employers to record it. Below, we have displayed both computer and mobile  views. With an update to this option, its goal is to encourage more interaction. Time-tracking employees can enter in time sheets weekly, or by activity. You can also observe summaries for a certain time period as well. Benefit Alert! Solely time-tracking users are non-billable, so small business owners can add as many time trackers and they need in order to run their business efficiently!  Have fun time tracking with this new and improved feature!  For more information, feel free to visit Quickbooks Website @  http://quickbooks.intuit.com/blo...

Top 5 Sales Tax Filing Mishaps Are you a small business owner dealing with taxes to do this season? Here are a list of things to avoid when filing.  1. Not paying attention to different rules for different states When you cross over borders, sometimes the rules may and probably will change. Each state has their own way of doing sales tax compliance's. These rules can vary in due dates, formats, penalties and more. Make sure if you are covering a variety of states that you have all your ducks in a row before you begin! 2. Not filing for anything because you didn't have any tax Just because you didn't collect any taxes throughout a certain period, doesn't mean you don't have to file. Most states make you do filing for periods that you didn't collect anything at all. If not completed, you may be penalized! Be on the look out and don't blow off filing just because you had no data for that period.  3. Recording wrong numbers When given a ...

Nevada Sales Tax to Increase  in Select Counties If you are a resident of Washoe or Clark County, make sure you are informed and aware of these sales tax hikes in just a few months. "Those who collect and remit Sales and Use Tax will need to make changes to business processes as necessary to collect tax at the new rate. Businesses should be sure to file the most recent tax return forms. Filling online at Nevada Tax Center is the best option to ensure up-to-date tax rates."  If you have questions or need more information, please call the Nevada Department of Taxation at:  866-962-3707 Information from this blog, as well as tax returns can be found on the Nevada Department of Taxation website:  https://tax.nv.gov Also, if you have any concerns regarding the new tax raises you may also feel free to contact us here at the QuickBook Gals.  Got a Quickbooks mess? Call the Quickbooks Gal!

Back to the Basics:  Profit and Loss Accounts A few weeks ago, we posted a blog covering the basics of a balance sheet. This time, we will be covering the Profit and Loss accounts and what they consist of.  Profit and Loss accounts are a component of the chart of accounts: The Chart of Accounts is the entire run down of a business’ accounts and their balances. This keeps track of how much money your company has, owes, and what’s coming in and out. The more accurate the information is, the more useful the reports will be, therefore watch out for errors and try to be consistent as possible when assigning accounts to transactions.  In addition, Profit and Loss Accounts, display how your business is doing over a period of time. It showcases the money that is flowing in and out over a month, year, etc. This is different from a balance sheet, for it only shows your businesses assets, liabilities, and equity at one period in time.  Here's a run down of ...

2017 National Bank Holidays Here is the full list of every day banks in the US will be closed in the upcoming year. You may want to call your own bank to confirm these dates as well! Refer back to usbanksdirectory.com for more information.  January ⛄ 2 - New Years Day 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 💕 20 - Presidents Day May🌻 29 - Memorial Day July 🌞 4 - Independence Day September 🍂 4 - Labor Day October 👻 9 - Columbus Day November  🦃 11 - Veterans Day 23 - Thanksgiving Day December 🎄 25 - Christmas Hoping you and your family enjoy the Holidays and your 2017 is filled with joy!

Valentine's Day is this weekend! If you and your loved one don't have plans yet (or you forgot) here are a list of things to do this Valentine's Day weekend around the Reno-Tahoe area! Wild Winter Weekend Where: Animal Ark When: Feb 13th-14th 11:00-3:00 Animal Ark is open for the weekend so you and your family can see the animals in their winter habitat!  Kid-O-Rama Where: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows When: Feb 13th-20th Take the family out the Squaw Valley, each day is something different including a Big Truck Day where you and the kids are able to ride the firetrucks and even snow plows. There is also night tubing  A Night To Remember  Where: Atlantis Casino When: Feb 14th @ 6-9pm Take your date out to the Atlantis Casino where you will enjoy a four-course meal, drinks, and even dancing The Devil Made Me Do It Bar Crawl Where: Virginia City When: Feb 13th @ 11-5pm Enjoy the day at Virginia City and explo...