Harriet Gatter

Harriet Gatter

Harriet Gatter, owner of Accounting Support LLC, was an ad specialty distributor for 23 years and an adjunct professor of accounting at Neumann University. She sold her ad specialty business in 2012, became certified as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, and now works exclusively with ad specialty distributors nationwide on their QuickBooks, order management and accounting needs.

Is Being a Distributor a Long-Term Business?

A reader asks, “I have been a distributor for over 25 years, and would like my daughter to take over my business in the next five years. She is concerned that being a distributor is not a long-term business. What do you think?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

How Can I See My Full Screen While Managing Orders?

A reader asks, “When I am working in the Order Management screen in SAGE Online, sometimes I can’t see the right side of the screen. Can I fix that?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Can You Hide Cash Payments? (Short Answer: No)

In this week’s “Ask the Accountant,” Harriet Gatter addresses a question about cash payments — specifically how to hide them. Here’s why that’s a bad idea...

Items Purchased: Are They Inventory?

A reader asks, “When I buy items from suppliers isn’t that inventory?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

So Many Item Numbers

A reader asks, “When I create orders in SAGE and bring them over into QuickBooks, I like to create generic items, such as apparel, and change the description each time. It seems like I would have too many items otherwise. What do you think?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

How to See What You Make on an Order

A reader asks, “Is there any way to see what I make on an order?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

What Is Equity on Your Balance Sheet?

A reader asks, “What is equity that shows on my balance sheet?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer...

QuickBooks Built-In Browser Replaces Internet Explorer

A reader asks, “I got an email from QuickBooks saying that there would be some kind of security risk because of a browser issue. What does that mean?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer...

Why You Should Reconcile Accounts Before Filing Sales Tax

A reader asks, “I filed my sales tax last week with the numbers in the QB sales tax liability report. When I ran the report again this week, the numbers had changed. What’s going on?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer...

How to Plan for Year-End on QuickBooks

A reader asks, “What do you have to do for year-end in QuickBooks?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer...