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“ Quicklet” - A Podcast for QuickBooks Pro, Premier, Enterprise Solutions & Point of Sale users featuring helpful information, tips, tricks and suggestions for bookkeepers, business owners, and consultants. Got a QuickBooks Mess? Ask The QuickBooks Gal! Hi, I'm Jayne Miller, The QuickBooks Gal. Welcome to another in our series of “Quicklets” – informational podcasts about QuickBooks and related bookkeeping topics. Today's topic is making sure we are ready for the new Daylight Savings Time that affects most of the country on November 4th. While most computers will not be affected, you may want to play it safe and visit the Microsoft Daylight Savings Support Center to determine if you are ready or if you need to take steps to assure that you won't have problems when you turn your computer on after the time change. You can go to blog.quickbooksgal.com for a link. I hope this information is useful. I appreciate your time and hope you will join me again next time for a...

Hi, I'm the QuickBooks Gal. Today's Quicklet is a reminder to those of you who process your own payroll that on July 22, 2007 the new Federal Minimum Wage Law took effect. There are several guidelines that we employers should be aware of now in order to assure proper compliance. In addition, many state or local statutes may have been revised, so you might want to check with your state's labor commission regarding the new Federal guidelines and any additional state regulation that may apply. Here in Nevada, state minimum wage regulations are impacted by a law that became effective on July 1, 2007. If you do not use a payroll company such as ADP , Odyssey Business Services , or Payroll Systems of Nevada , you should make sure that you understand the new statutes with particular regard to how hourly overtime is calculated in order to assure that you are in compliance. I've put a link on my blog for Nevada employers who want more information on the new state regulation...

I've received several calls in the last few days from folks who still haven’t done their 1099s. With that in mind, I am posting an instruction sheet that I email to many clients. I hope you find it helpful. 1. Bring up a Quick Report for all vendors who are eligible for a 1099 and double check how you coded their checks. You will need to write down all the codes you used so you can “map” accounts later. 2. Make sure all vendors who are eligible for a 1099 are marked as Independent Contractors in their profiles and that you have their soc sec numbers or EIN listed in their profile. 3. Map accounts a. EDIT b. PREFERENCES c. 1099 d. Select NON EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – BOX 7 to bring up the drop-down option e. Scroll up to the top and select SELECTED ACCOUNTS f. A new window will appear; place a check mark next to all the accounts you want to map (see #1). g. Once you have finished, save & exit. 4. Go to REPORTS, 1099 SUMMARY and check the report to be sure that everyone appears ...

powered by ODEO Hi, I’m Jayne Miller, the QuickBooks Gal. Today’s Quick-Pod is devoted to preserving your data. Too often, I get calls from clients or potential clients who have just suffered a computer crash and discover at this unfortunate that they don’t have a back up. Many people are either intimidated by technology and the data backup process; others forget, are lazy, or just don’t understand the value of regular back ups. Here are some tips to prevent a catastrophe in your future. 1. Create a back up schedule – this should be a daily routine. If you process multiple client accounts, you should backup every time you access the client’s file. 2. Purchase a flash drive or CD’s so you can create a data backup on an external medium…. be sure to remove it from the computer at the end of the day…. if your computer crashes, you don’t want the disk to be corrupted or damaged in the process. 3. Purchase an external hard drive. I have one that uses a USB connection and is equivalent t...

powered by ODEO Hi, I’m Jayne Miller, the QuickBooks Gal and your host for another in our weekly series of QuickBooks and Bookkeeping Podcasts. My company, Custom Business Solutions , is a consulting firm in Reno, NV that specializes in providing bookkeeping and software support. In addition, we now have an onsite classroom where we provide classes and hands-on training. Please visit our website, www.quickbooksgal.com , for information and schedules. I hope you are enjoying my weekly Podcasts and finding useful information in every visit. I find that sometimes there are tips, referrals, and tidbits of information that come up during the week that I want to pass on to you, but they are not relevant to the Podcast’s topic. In an effort to avoid “rambling”, I am going to start a series of Quick-Pods this week….mini-podcasts devoted to these random tips, tricks, info blurbs, and referrals. I hope you like them…. let me know if you do, and especially if you don’t! Today, I have 3 “quicki...