Bank Feed Skills for Closing the Books In previous blog posts, we’ve covered the essential knowledge required to close the books. Now, it’s time to put that knowledge into action by mastering the skills necessary to efficiently close the books. We are going to focus on advanced topics related to the QuickBooks Online (QBO) […]
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The Importance of Recurring Transactions For many businesses, financial transactions are repeated month after month. In fact, it’s estimated that about 80% of transactions fall into this category. Instead of manually entering the same data every time, QuickBooks Online (QBO) provides two primary ways to automate this process: Bank Rules – These automate transaction categorization
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When using QuickBooks Online (QBO), it’s easy to assume that most transactions fit neatly into two categories: sales transactions or purchase transactions. However, several types of transactions don’t fall into either category, yet they’re essential for maintaining accurate financial records. These Special Transactions include bank deposits, journal entries, and zero-dollar transactions. Let’s break down these
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In a prior blog post we discussed sales versus income. Today we will dive into another set of similar terms that have different meanings in QuickBooks. When working in QuickBooks, it’s essential to understand how the terms “purchases” and “expenses” are used. These terms may seem straightforward in everyday language, but in QuickBooks, they carry
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In our previous blog post, we explored the foundational features of the QuickBooks Online Projects tool, including its dashboard, setup, and general benefits for job costing. In this follow-up, we’ll take a deeper dive into Project Reports; a robust toolset for assessing project profitability, labor costs, and unbilled time. We’ll also explain how to link
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Many businesses operate on a project-by-project basis and require a system to track revenue, costs, and profitability for each project. QuickBooks Online’s Projects feature is a great tool that enables businesses to consolidate all project-related activities into one central location – the Projects Dashboard, also known as the Project Center. Let’s dive into the features,
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When working in QuickBooks Online (QBO), it’s essential to understand the difference between sales vs. income. These terms have specific meanings within the QuickBooks ecosystem that does not necessarily align with their broader real-world definitions. This blog post will help clarify these distinctions, explain their implications, and guide you through proper configuration and usage in
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Job-tracking, also known as job-costing, is a powerful method to categorize income and expenses related to specific customer jobs, projects, initiatives, grants, funds, or other temporary assignments. In QuickBooks Online (QBO), job-tracking allows businesses to gain deeper insights into their profitability status by tracking financial performance on a deeper level. Let’s explore the basics of
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Managing a business with multiple locations, properties, or regions comes with a unique set of challenges. From tracking income and expenses across different entities to understanding the financial position of each location, maintaining accurate and detailed records is crucial. QuickBooks Online (QBO) offers Location Tracking as a powerful feature to help businesses categorize and analyze
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Class tracking is a powerful feature in QuickBooks Online (QBO) that allows businesses to categorize income and expenses according to different parts of their operations. This feature is useful for analyzing profitability across different areas within each account, such as departments, properties, product lines, service lines, or even manufacturers. Here’s an in-depth look at how
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