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/2011/09/20/quickbooks-2012-new-batch-timesheet-creation/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/07/18/quickbooks-payroll-tip-wage-underpayments-wage-restitution/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/07/18/quickbooks-payroll-tip-wage-underpayments-wage-restitution/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:56:13 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2408 In today's busy workplace, business owners and payroll administrators are faced with numerous challenges which sometimes result in employee wage underpayments. Often times a wage underpayment isn't discovered until after paychecks have been created and cashed; which then requires wage restitution to the employee.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/07/06/5-certified-paroll-reporting-mistakes-how-to-avoid-them/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/05/04/unraveling-certified-payroll-requirements-on-federal-construction-projects/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/05/04/unraveling-certified-payroll-requirements-on-federal-construction-projects/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 10:23:31 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2104 Unraveling Certified Payroll Requirements On Federal Construction Projects webinar presented for L2 Federal Resources, LLC. Join us 5/18/2011 • 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/04/14/prevailing-wage-jobs-and-the-compensation-package-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/04/13/new-certified-payroll-solution-support-article/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/04/13/new-certified-payroll-solution-support-article/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:30:55 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2040 Verifying and troubleshooting the accuracy of your final certified payroll reports before you submit them is an important step in your overall success in using Certified Payroll Solution and getting paid on time.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/18/freebie-friday-your-quickbooks-file-the-irs-you-ebook/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/11/freebie-friday-aia-billing-g-702g-703-training-exercise/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/03/11/freebie-friday-aia-billing-g-702g-703-training-exercise/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:06:04 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=1938 This week's Freebie is an AIA (G-702/G-703) Billing Training exercise.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/18/freebie-friday-employee-new-hire-checklist/feed/ 2 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/17/windows-quickbooks-3rd-party-apps-the-struggle-within/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/17/windows-quickbooks-3rd-party-apps-the-struggle-within/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:04:14 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=1683 You can tell if your computer is caught in up in this struggle if you receive an 80040408 - Could not start QuickBooks error when a 3rd party app tries to access your QuickBooks company data file.

]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/17/windows-quickbooks-3rd-party-apps-the-struggle-within/feed/ 2 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/04/freebie-friday-projectcontract-information-worksheet/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/02/04/freebie-friday-projectcontract-information-worksheet/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:58:07 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=1612 Using a Project/Contract Information Worksheet is one of the best ways to document key information about requirements for a specific job and will help you to keep your project paperwork organized.

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