http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:13:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:20 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2976 Creating weekly certified payroll reports from a bi-weekly paycheck can be difficult unless your accounting software accurately accrues the wages for each week.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/17/bookkeepers-test-hiring-a-bookkeeper-or-cpa/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/16/quickbooks-weekly-timesheet-service-vs-payroll-item/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/16/quickbooks-weekly-timesheet-service-vs-payroll-item/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:15:30 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2907 The QuickBooks Weekly Timesheet can cause a lot of confusion for users who are implementing employee time tracking for the first time, mainly because the timesheet contains both a Service Item and a Payroll Item. This article will explain what each column is used for and some common pitfalls that can happen.

]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/16/quickbooks-weekly-timesheet-service-vs-payroll-item/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/09/creating-estimates-in-excel-vs-quickbooks-whats-the-difference/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/09/creating-estimates-in-excel-vs-quickbooks-whats-the-difference/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:15:21 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2876 If you use QuickBooks for your accounting and you create your Estimates in Excel instead of within QuickBooks {which does provide you with an Estimating feature} you loose out on job costing capabilities and so much more!

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/20/happy-holidays-3/feed/ 2 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/14/payroll-tip-health-insurance-tracking-requirements-for-2012/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/14/payroll-tip-health-insurance-tracking-requirements-for-2012/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:04 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2774 In 2012 it is mandatory that we show the company share of employee health insurance on W-2's, do you know if there is there a way in QuickBooks to track this on a regular basis, so that it shows on the employees paystubs and then have it flow through onto the W-2 at the end of the year?

]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/14/payroll-tip-health-insurance-tracking-requirements-for-2012/feed/ 2 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/13/prevailing-wage-projects-and-your-construction-company/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/13/prevailing-wage-projects-and-your-construction-company/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:33:50 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2785 Join industry experts; Steve Kuzmack, President of Fringe Benefit Experts and Nancy Smyth, President of Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. for an intensive 2 hours session on strategies for lowering labor costs and complying with certified payroll reporting requirements on Federal and/or State funded construction projects.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/07/payroll-tip-workers-comp-tracking-on-vacation-holiday-overtime-pay/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/11/30/office-policies-your-business-how-do-you-handle-these-situations/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/11/30/office-policies-your-business-how-do-you-handle-these-situations/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:49:02 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2760 How do you handle sick time, vacation time, personal time, or a death in the family? Better yet, how do your clients and/or customers handle it when it happens to you?

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/11/protecting-your-business-from-fraud-are-you-doing-enough/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/04/quickbooks-2012-turning-off-annoying-pop-up-messages-ads/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/04/quickbooks-2012-turning-off-annoying-pop-up-messages-ads/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:10:08 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2699 How to turn off most annoying pop-up messages and ads in QuickBooks 2012, including the new Powered by Intuit logo that is printing on employee pay stubs.

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