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8 QuickBooks Online Setup Mistakes to Avoid Your QuickBooks Online setup may be holding you back. Small mistakes cause business owners to miss out on the power of QBO’s best features and may cause inaccurate financial insights. We’ll explain how to fix a few errors in your QBO setup that may be sabotaging the platform’s
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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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Accounting for Pro Bono Expenses and Discounted Legal Services Over the course of an attorney’s career, there’s a 75% chance that they’ll offer some form of pro bono legal services. You may or may not fall into this category, but if you do, you’ll know that there are still some expenses you incur. Traveling costs,
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4 Best Practices for Reimbursable Client Costs for Lawyers Law firms often incur expenses on behalf of their clients, particularly when working on a contingency fee basis. These costs, known as reimbursable or advanced client costs, can impact the firm’s financial reporting and overall profitability. Proper categorization and tracking are key to minimizing the risk
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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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How AI in Accounting is Redefining the C-suite AI in accounting is unavoidable. Some tasks are time-consuming and low-value, taking time away from accountants that is better spent on high-value tasks. A few areas where AI penetration is undeniable are: Communication, because 64% of accounting pros are using it to refine emails. Task automation, where
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Law Firm Cash Flow: Why Clients Pay Late and How to Fix It Cash flow is the lifeblood of your law firm. It ensures your bills are paid and your clients receive the service they expect. Yet many firms struggle to manage theirs properly. In fact, an estimated 82% of small businesses, including law firms,
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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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