After reconciling your bank, credit card, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable balances, you might think your Balance Sheet is finally wrapped up. But if your company tracks inventory, there’s another critical step before you can close the books: Reviewing Inventory in QuickBooks Online. Inventory is one of the trickiest areas of accounting. It affects not […]
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Once the bank and credit card accounts are reconciled, many people think the hard work is done. But if you stop there, you could still be leaving big gaps in your financial records. Reconciling the bank is only the beginning of closing the books. The next step in your checklist is to work through the
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You’ve made it to the $0.00 difference on your reconciliation screen in QuickBooks Online. That green checkmark is tempting. But before you click Finish now, there’s one more step you can’t afford to skip: reviewing your open items. Open items are the remaining transactions that haven’t been checked off as cleared during the reconciliation. Even
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Troubleshooting Reconciling in QuickBooks Online: A Guide to Getting That $0.00 Difference Reconciling your bank or credit card accounts in QuickBooks Online (QBO) is a key part of closing your books and ensuring accuracy. But what happens when the numbers don’t line up? One of the most common challenges is troubleshooting the current reconciling
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In our last blog post we went over the crucial first step of reconciling your accounts in Quickbooks. Once you’ve selected the checking account to reconcile in QuickBooks Online (QBO), the next step is troubleshooting the beginning balance to verify that what is shown on screen matches the beginning balance on your bank statement. This
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Closing the books is a fundamental part of the accounting cycle. It ensures that your financial records are not only complete, but are accurate, and even compliant. It also sets you up for timely reporting and thorough analysis. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the key steps, focusing on reconciling the balance sheet
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Add Transactions in QuickBooks Online Now that you’ve carefully worked through your unmatched and uncategorized bank feed activity, it’s time to add the remaining transactions to your General Ledger (GL). This final step ensures your financial data is complete, accurate, and organized, all without manual data entry. Let’s dive into this important step and everything
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Mastering Automation in Your QuickBooks Online Bank Feed: How to Harness the Power of Bank Rules When you’re working through the transactions in your QuickBooks Online (QBO) bank feed, you’ll notice that not every transaction will automatically match or fit a rule you’ve created previously. This is where the real opportunity for automation lies. As
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In our last blog post, we explored how to use banking filters in QuickBooks Online (QBO) to categorize transactions efficiently by leveraging matches, rules, and suggestions. However, once these automated features have done their job, we’re often left with some transactions that still need to be addressed. In this post, we’ll walk through the next
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Don’t Let “Naked” Expenses Cost You During an IRS Audit When it comes to IRS audits, one of the most common reasons taxpayers lose out on deductions is simple but avoidable: lack of documentation. You might think that a bank or credit card statement is enough to prove business expenses, but the IRS sees
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