Save Time and Monitor Cash Flow Better with Accounts Payable

On April 24, 2020   /   Business Finance, Features, Productivity Tips, QuickBooks   /   Leave a comment

If you are already using the Accounts Payable feature in QuickBooks, good for you! However, I find many don’t use this feature thinking it will take too much time. So instead, the bills are either entered in a spreadsheet or in some sort of tickler file. For those of you in that second group, please keep reading. I’ll show you how using the Accounts Payable feature will help you not only make it much easier to keep up with who you owe how much (definitely important for cash flow – perhaps even more so during the pandemic crisis) but also make bill paying much simpler and faster.

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Tracking Special COVID-19 Funding and Expenses in QuickBooks

On April 15, 2020   /   Business Finance, Payroll, Reports   /   Leave a comment

You probably thought you had your QuickBooks setup for the season but then the pandemic hit. The federal government has rolled out funding options to help businesses through this unprecedented time. It will be extremely important for you to track not only that you received the funding but that you used the funding appropriately. And if you run payroll in QuickBooks, many of you will need to track the new types of medical leave. Below are some ideas to help you setup your QuickBooks so you can track as required by the different programs.

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Tracking Vehicle and Equipment Costs

On March 25, 2020   /   Business Finance, Job Costing   /   Leave a comment

If you’re a landscaper or some other type of contractor, one of the important factors in estimating costs is recouping equipment & vehicle costs. There are 2 parts to equipment costs for jobs – what you need to cover for the cost of ownership for this piece of equipment (or vehicle or trailer) and how much it cost to use it on the job. Today let’s look at a way that might be useful in tracking the actual costs of you have a better idea in the future how to estimate.

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Save Time With Mobile Products

On March 16, 2020   /   Business Finance, Credit Card Processing, Productivity Tips, QuickBooks, Remote Access   /   Leave a comment
mobile

With today’s technology, we’re able to do so much more by web and smart devices. You can save time (and not worry about forgetting), if you can jot down notes or handle details quickly. And for many, QuickBooks is still in the office. So here are some task-specific products that work with QuickBooks you can use away from the office saving you time and sanity!

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4 Ways to Get Your Estimates Entered Quickly in QuickBooks

On March 12, 2020   /   Job Costing, Power Tips, Productivity Tips, QuickBooks   /   Leave a comment
Estimating

For those who job or project cost, it all starts with the estimate. When the estimate is simple, then it’s often easy to create in QuickBooks. But for many of you, you most likely have many of the same types of estimates (such as seasonal maintenance jobs) or have more involved estimates such as construction, landscape design/build projects, etc. Here are 4 ways to get your estimates entered faster.

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Save Time With Payroll Templates

On February 25, 2020   /   Payroll, QuickBooks   /   Leave a comment
payroll template

For those of you with seasonal businesses, such as landscapers, painters, remodelers and other contractors, you may find this time of year you are doing lots of hiring (or will be soon), depending on the size of your business. And anyone who’s been involved with that process knows that it can be time consuming. For those of you responsible for setting up the employee in QuickBooks, the payroll template could help you save some time

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Are Your Workers Contractor or Employees

On February 24, 2020   /   Business Finance, Payroll   /   Leave a comment
Contractor

If you have workers in your business, you likely made a decision when you hired them as to whether they should be an employee or a contractor. If all you hire is employees, then you have nothing to worry about. But if you hire contractors, there may be some financial risk you may be taking that you may not know about.

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