Many Canadian ProAdvisors I talk to are excited about QuickBooks Online (QBO), but a common complaint has been that there is no conversion tool. EXCITING NEWS! It appears that the conversion tool is now available from right inside a desktop file. These are my early observations, as there isn't much information available on the tool… Continue reading QuickBooks Desktop to Online Conversion – Canada
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The top 10 things you need to know about QuickBooks Online and GST/HST
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is now WAY out of date. Intuit has made many improvements to the sales tax centre. Check back soon for information about a new sales tax course I will be releasing in February 2020! If you're just getting starting using QuickBooks Online (QBO), here are a few things to know about… Continue reading The top 10 things you need to know about QuickBooks Online and GST/HST
Brand new Canadian Cloud ProAdvisor Program!
This week, the brand new Cloud ProAdvisor program was announced in Canada. There are some innovative changes happening at Intuit, and this program is one of the most exciting! Here's what I heard about QBO, QBOA and the Cloud ProAdvisor Program at the launch event in Edmonton this week. What an honour to have guest speaker Michelle Long… Continue reading Brand new Canadian Cloud ProAdvisor Program!
Intuit VIP Summit 2013. Be inspired!
Just a few of the guests at last week's Intuit VIP Summit in California. Here are the international attendees from Canada, India, UK and Australia. Thank you to Margaret Carey for the photo! Last week I was honored and humbled to be invited to the Intuit VIP Summit in Mountain View, California. The event was… Continue reading Intuit VIP Summit 2013. Be inspired!
Intuit has relaunched the QuickBooks Community forum!
As of yesterday, it's new and improved! Well, at this point we can say it's new 😉 https://community.intuit.com/ There are nine 'topics' to choose from. The first six topics relate to the US versions of QuickBooks. The last three topics are specifically for QuickBooks Canada, QuickBooks UK, and QuickBooks en Español. If you're a regular… Continue reading Intuit has relaunched the QuickBooks Community forum!
Why is my previous QuickBooks GST/HST ‘File Sales Tax’ journal entry incorrect?
ISSUE: the journal entry that QuickBooks automatically creates when filing sales tax is not entered correctly. The most common problem is missing tax items. You may also see missing information on the memo line, and you may even see the tax items switched around. This happened to one of my clients this week. He noticed an… Continue reading Why is my previous QuickBooks GST/HST ‘File Sales Tax’ journal entry incorrect?
How do I get rid of the zeros on my Profit & Loss?
Great question! First off, let me explain why these are here. Accounts with no activity during the period will not show up on the P&L. Accounts with activity during the period will show up on the P&L... even if the total balance is zero. If you want to hide those zero balance accounts, here's what… Continue reading How do I get rid of the zeros on my Profit & Loss?
Loss of laptop real estate in QuickBooks 2013
If you don't seem to have a lot of useful 'real estate' when working on forms in QuickBooks, your computer resolution could be to blame. I personally find working on my laptop very frustrating because I have so few lines of detail on the bottom of forms. Here's what Intuit Canada says about the issue:… Continue reading Loss of laptop real estate in QuickBooks 2013
QuickBooks R5 update released in Canada (but it doesn’t fix the T4 duplicating address bug)
The R5 update for QuickBooks 2013 was released on Friday for Canadian versions of QuickBooks. If you've selected the option for automatic update, you should be prompted to install the update when you open the program. Strangely, this didn't happen for me, even though my preference is set to automatic. What I did instead is… Continue reading QuickBooks R5 update released in Canada (but it doesn’t fix the T4 duplicating address bug)
It’s here! Intuit Canada announces release of QuickBooks 2013!
http://quickbooks.intuit.ca/accounting-software/compare-quickbooks-editions.jsp And if you're in the US, you can find the 2013 product link here: http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/small-business-software.jsp I was fortunate enough to be able to beta test versions from both Canada and the US this year, which I really enjoyed. There are some interesting new features, most noticeably, the overall look. Personally, I love most of the… Continue reading It’s here! Intuit Canada announces release of QuickBooks 2013!
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