Deadline is November 15 for Discount Pricing to Grow Your Business for Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, QuickBooks ProAdvisors and more

Do you want to grow your accounting, QuickBooks, tax, or IT consulting business, but feel like your marketing skills are holding you back?  Do you feel like there is no time to take on more clients, but you’d still like to earn more than you currently earn?  Is your business not as full as you’d like it to be? Read more

QuickBooks Tip: Fixing Reconciliation Beginning Balance or Date

Many times I hear QuickBooks users say the beginning balance in the bank reconciliation window is wrong and they do not know how to fix it.  If a transaction has been voided, deleted and re-entered or otherwise un-reconciled, it will affect the beginning balance in the reconciliation window.  You should never just mark transactions as cleared in the register, since they will still show in the reconciliation window.  To clear and reconcile them and fix the beginning balance in the reconciliation window (and re set the date if needed), it is necessary to reconcile the account again. Read more

For Accountants, QuickBooks ProAdvisors, CPAs, EAs, and Bookkeepers who want to Grow their Practice

If I were to ask you how you would rate your selling and marketing skills on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you say? If you’re like most of us, the economy has made our weaknesses in this area glaringly obvious over the last few years. Just about everyone I know needs more clients these days. Read more

QQube Receives “Awesome Add-On” Award — Technologies That Boost Productivity

QQube was selected as one of the 2012 Awesome Add-Ons by The Sleeter Group. The award signifies that QQube is among the most productive and effective technologies designed to enhance common business management systems, helping to increase productivity and efficiency.  Read more

Want to Win QuickBooks Premier 2012 or QB Enterprise? Just Subscribe, Click to Share & Post to Enter

It’s time to announce the seventh Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Premier 2012 (three more weeks to go)!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway. Read more

ALERT — Spam / Phishing Email about Intuit QuickBooks – Security Tool

There is another spam / phishing email making the rounds again.  Please spread the word that this is not a legitimate email — just delete and do not click on any links.  It says: 

You will not be able to access your Intuit QuickBooks account without Intuit Security Tool (IST) after 31th of October, 2011.

You can download Intuit Security Tool here.

After a successful download please run the setup for an automatic installation, then login to Intuit QuickBooks online to check that it is working properly.

Although the dates may change as they send it often.  Check http://security.intuit.com when ever you aren’t sure or want to check on an email.  You can forward suspicious emails to spoof@intuit.com

Intuit’s Average Billing Rates Survey 2011 – Details for QuickBooks ProAdvisors, Accountants and Bookkeepers

Drilling Down on Intuit’s Bookkeeping Survey Results:  Regions, Population Density, and States

By Bill Teague

In Intuit’s second early report we drill down on the results of Intuit’s Bookkeeping Rates survey based on location.

Before we show you the results in terms of region, population density, and state, please be aware that the size of our sample this year allowed us to do something we have never done before. That is, we will now include our results for all states. This is the first time we have done so. While some states have small samples, we still think the results will be of interest.  Read more

QuickBooks Tip: Applying Owner’s Time for Job Costing

Job costing is important to contractors, builders and many other types of small businesses such as plumbers, electricians, architects, landscapers, wedding planners, caterers and many others.  When the business is a sole proprietor (or an LLC taxed as a sole proprietor), then the owner takes an Owner’s Draw instead of a paycheck.  Thus, you cannot allocate the owner’s time to jobs via payroll.  Instead, you can create a zero-dollar check to allocate the owner’s time (i.e. cost) to the job as follows: Read more

Join Michelle Long for What’s New in QuickBooks 2012 and Find and Fix Client Data Errors Faster

Welcome QuickBooks 2012 — there are some really great new features this year for QuickBooks users and accounting professionals! I am honored and excited to be one of the trainers again this year for Intuit Academy.  I hope you will join me for live seminars or webinars as detailed below. Read more

Subscribe, Share & Post to enter to Win QuickBooks Premier 2012 or QuickBooks Enterprise 12.0

It’s time to announce the sixth Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Premier 2012 (four more weeks to go)!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway. Read more

Congrats to the latest weekly winner of QuickBooks 2012 – Subscribe – Still More Chances to Win

It’s time to announce the fifth Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Accountant 2012 (six more weeks to go)!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway. Read more

Intuit’s Average Billing Rates Survey for 2011

Setting billing rates and fees can be challenging and can vary depending upon your education and credentials — are you a Certified ProAdvisor, CPA, accountant, bookkeeper or QuickBooks consultant?  How many years of experience do you have and do you specialize in a certain area?  Where are you located geographically?  Should you charge hourly or fixed fees?  Intuit recently conducted a new Average Billing Rates Survey and this post are the initial results.  Read more

Make More, Work Less, and Get Inspired About Your QuickBooks Consulting Practice

Want to know how Cindy S., a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, raised her rates by 50% just a few months ago and is already earning more revenue in her bookkeeping practice? Or perhaps how Suzanne, a CPA and Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, implemented a super simple, takes-a-tiny-bit-of-time follow-up system that got her a nice 4-figure account she wouldn’t have otherwise gotten? Read more

FREE Webinar to Learn the Basics of QuickBooks in the Cloud

QuickBooks in the Cloud 101 – an Entry-Level Introduction to working with QuickBooks Clients and Users Online

I see a lot of questions about QuickBooks in the Cloud posted in my Linkedin Group and elsewhere.  Cloud computing, online applications and Internet services are changing how we do business.  Interaction is real time, and the market demands that data be real time, too.  Accounting after-the-fact for business activities is helpful, but doesn’t provide the business owner with the information when and where it is most useful: here and now.  The details of ‘the cloud’ can be overwhelming and confusing.  Join us for this free webinar to learn the basics of working with QuickBooks clients and users online with QuickBooks in the cloud. Read more

Congrats to the latest Weekly Winner of QuickBooks 2012 – Still More Chances for You to Win

It’s time to announce the fourth Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Accountant 2012 (six more weeks to go)!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway.  Read more

Special Deal and Exclusive Offer for QuickBooks Consultants and Accounting Professionals

I always like to find a good deal and save money.  Below are some great resources that can help you grow your business and improve profitability at special prices through October 31 — The Sleeter Group’s Consultant’s Reference Guide and Gita Faust’s Manage Properties with QuickBooks books. Read more

Long for Success Blog Named on 10 Worth Watching Accounting Blogs by Accounting Today

I was honored to learn Accounting Today named this blog as one of 10 Worth Watching Accounting Blogs.   In this post, I’ll share my experience and story about how I started blogging along with some tips and ideas that might help you too. Read more

Join Michelle Long for What’s New for QuickBooks 2012 and Find and Fix Client Data Errors Faster

Welcome QuickBooks 2012 — there are some really great new features this year for QuickBooks users and accounting professionals! I am honored and excited to be one of the trainers again this year for Intuit Academy.  I hope you will join me for live seminars or webinars as detailed below.  Read more

Third Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Premier 2012 – Enter to Win Next Week’s Drawing

It’s time to announce the third Weekly Winner of QuickBooks Premier 2012!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway.  Read more

Sharing Effective Marketing Tips & Ideas — What Works and What Doesn’t

Getting new customers or clients is an ongoing challenge for many accounting professionals and small business owners.  Common questions or comments  include:  How can I get new clients?  What are the most effective marketing methods? I’m an accountant (tax professional, or whatever) and I’m not good at sales.  I don’t want to seem pushy.  I don’t know how to get clients to grow my business.  Read this post for some marketing tips and ideas for accounting professionals, CPAs, tax professionals or other service providers.  We want YOU to share your marketing tips — what has worked for you and what didn’t work. Read more

Second Wednesday Winner of QuickBooks Accountant 2012

It’s time to announce the second Wednesday Winner of QuickBooks Accountant 2012!  As a reminder, Intuit has generously donated nearly $8,300 worth of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products and services for me to give away! There will be 12 lucky winners of FREE QuickBooks 2012 products or services in this contest / giveaway.  Read more

A QuickBooks Checkup to Help Grow Your Business or Keep your Data File Healthy

Frequently businesses will offer customers a free checkup or screening.  For example, auto repair companies suggest you bring your car in for a free 28 point inspection or HVAC companies offer a free inspection of your air conditioner or furnace or similar offers for a free checkup or screening for something.  Accounting professionals, QuickBooks ProAdvisors, IT consultants and more can utilize this concept to help grow and expand your QuickBooks consulting services. Read more

Subscribe + Comment to Enter the Weekly Drawing to Win QuickBooks Accountant 2012

We announced the first Wednesday Winner of QuickBooks 2012 and you could be next!  To enter this weekly winner drawing, just subscribe to this blog and comment on the QuickBooks Tips, Tricks, Work Arounds and Short Cuts blog post.  Share your favorite tip or ask to see if someone knows how to do something quicker, easier, etc. in QuickBooks.  Then, you might be randomly selected as the next weekly winner from all the comments on that blog post (NOT this one) and win QuickBooks Accountant 2012 — FREE!  Hint:  Your odds of winning should be better during the weeks when a comment is required since not all subscribers usually comment. Read more

Intuit Service Outage affects Merchant Services, Email and other Online Services

Unfortunately Intuit’s servers are experiencing outages or delays in processing this week.  Affected services include Merchant Services (processing credit cards), QuickBooks Billing Solutions, emailing invoices or estimates and possibly other online services.  Intuit has posted the following on their Facebook page: Read more

QuickBooks Product Comparison Charts – Most Comprehensive & Valuable Resource – FREE

What’s the difference between QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise? What’s the difference between QuickBooks Pro for Windows vs. Mac?  What are the differences between QuickBooks Pro vs. QuickBooks Online?  There are many questions about the different QuickBooks products and the features available in each.  It can be confusing to decide, ‘which QuickBooks is right for me’?  Wouldn’t it be great to have a comparison chart to see the differences quickly and conveniently?  Now, there is a Comprehensive QuickBooks Product Comparison to answer these questions. Read more

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