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Quick Facts About Microsoft Office Click-to-Run

Nancy Smyth — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:06:49 +0000

Microsoft Office Click-to-Run does not have the same functionality as a full retail version that is downloaded from the internet or installed from a CD/DVD. [Read the full article...]

Windows Vista & 7 Tip – User Accounts

Nancy Smyth — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:00:41 +0000

Since Windows Vista was released, we have handled numerous support calls which resulted in an 80040408 - Could not start QuickBooks error. In all cases QuickBooks and our 3rd party applications had been installed under the Administrator [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Payroll Services-Which Option is Right for You?

Nancy Smyth — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:31:52 +0000

Over the years QuickBooks Payroll has had many names (Do-It-Yourself, Enhanced, Assisted, etc.). It used to be simple - a one size fits all; but that is no longer the case. QuickBooks users now have more payroll options than ever before, and it's very [Read the full article...]

Certified Payroll & AIA Billing Updates

Nancy Smyth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:15:29 +0000

We've been testing, debugging, and documenting numerous certified payroll and AIA billing updates for the last few weeks - I've posted some of the information behind the changes here in our [Read the full article...]

New FHWA-1391 & 1392 Annual EEO Forms For Highway Contractors

Nancy Smyth — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:53 +0000

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) revised both the Federal-Aid Highway Construction Contractors Annual EEO Forms FHWA-1391 and FHWA-1392 in June 2010 and require reporting of employees who are of two or more [Read the full article...]

It’s Best to Leave Your PC Running 24/7 – True or False

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:00:33 +0000

This is something that has plagued me for years - should I leave my computer running all the time or not. Where do you stand on this issue? Do you shut your computer off at night or always leave it running.......and [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Question – Inventory for Contractors

Nancy Smyth — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:00:16 +0000

A reader asked the following question:

We are a small contractor in San Diego and we are wondering how we get around having to always do an inventory adjustment to get our purchases to the correct COGS account? We have (2) departments but they are both doing construction projects: Service dept does smaller installs and Contracts [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Question – Tracking Prevailing Wage Fringe Benefits

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:00:31 +0000

We were just awarded a contract with the Department of Defense and have to pay our employees "prevailing wage" and submit certified payroll reports. I called Intuit Support to ask them about prevailing wage, certified payroll, and how to track the fringe benefits; they weren't very helpful - they just told me that QuickBooks can produce the certified payroll report.......can you help me understand all [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Tip – Construction A/P – Tracking Subcontractor Insurance

Nancy Smyth — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:00:19 +0000

Unlike some of the more costly construction specific software programs out there, QuickBooks wasn't designed to prevent us from generating a check to a Vendor/Subcontractor whose General Liability or Worker's Compensation insurance has [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Service Outage – Practical QuickBooks blog

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:32:35 +0000

Beginning on Tuesday evening, June 15, 2010, many Intuit websites and services became unavailable due to a power outage at their data center. Even though you may be using the Desktop version of QuickBooks, this could have had a major impact on your ability to conduct business. Charlie Russell, from the Practical QuickBooks blog wrote [Read the full article...]