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QuickBooks 2011 – Computer Requirements & Office Compatibility

We all think that when we purchase a new computer and/or version of Microsoft Office - that all of our software; including QuickBooks 2011 will run perfectly........this is NOT always the case. Each version of QuickBooks (Pro, Premier and Enterprise) has different compatibility requirements for use with Microsoft Office. Not all versions of QuickBooks are compatible with Office 2010. Read these requirements [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks 2011 Available Beginning September 27, 2010

The news we have all been waiting for – QuickBooks 2011 announced.

According to a press release from Inuit, QuickBooks 2011 will be available to purchase beginning on September 27th 2011 directly from Intuit and Authorized QuickBooks Affiliates (such as ourselves).

Some of the new features include:

Customer Snapshot – which offers a consolidated view of an [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Productivity Tip – Customizing Lists

A good example of customizing information that is displayed in the Chart of Accounts List would be to automatically know, just by looking at the Chart of Accounts, which accounts had been flagged as being 1099 accounts - without having to go into the 1099 Preference and determining which accounts had been selected. Simple customization such as this will help you get more done in less time - because you don't have to constantly search for [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Productivity Tip – Use the Open Window List

Using the Open Window List in QuickBooks is a huge productivity booster as it will allow you to quickly and easily go back and forth between open [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Tip-Chart of Accounts, Your CPA & Your Tax Return

Many companies fail to set up their charts of accounts correctly in QuickBooks. Over the years I have seen charts of accountants that look like a collage of accounts in helter skelter format without any logical order, containing duplicate if not triplicate accounts, inconsistent protocols, and even inappropriate, if not undecipherable, names.

At tax time, when [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Tip – Modifying & Working with your QuickBooks Chart of Accounts

Setting up or modifying an existing Chart of Accounts is not an overwhelming task in QuickBooks.

If you are new to QuickBooks, when you create your company file (File menu -> New Company), the EasyStep Interview provides you with a “wizard”, industry specific templates, and example accounts are even suggested. If you need a starting point, [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Tip – The Chart of Accounts, What It Is & It’s Many Uses In Your Business

The Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks is the backbone for a company to track how much money it has, money it owes, money that is coming in, and money it is spending. The chart of accounts should be designed to include the accounts necessary for both financial and income tax [Read the full article...]

Quick Facts About Microsoft Office Click-to-Run

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...]

Happy 10th Birthday – Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc.

Back 2000 who would have thought that developing a QuickBooks integrated add-on would become a very popular trend among software developers? There wasn't even a widely known, let alone an "Intuit approved method" of accessing QuickBooks data at that time, so WHY would anyone want to form a company that would utilize QuickBooks [Read the full article...]

Closing for vacation – 8/11 through 8/18/2010

I’m so excited. We are closing the office at the end of business day on 8/10/2010 and taking a well deserved vacation from 8/11/2010-8/18/2010.

We are going to trade in the sound of a ringing telephone and looking at a monitor all day to the sound of the ocean and looking at the “flower pots” (better [Read the full article...]