Old Accounting Software and Crashes: Time to Worry?
December 22, 2020 at 3:58 am

A reader asks, “I have some very old software called OrderMaster on my computer. Should I worry about crashes and losing my information?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Mapping Customer Names into QuickBooks from Excel
December 7, 2020 at 6:48 pm

A reader asks, “I have been trying to load customers into QuickBooks Premier from an Excel file, but I keep getting error messages about duplicates. How can I fix that?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Keep All Data in Your System, Even When You Switch
November 24, 2020 at 9:10 pm

A reader asks, “Help! I have been using an industry software that I pay for each month to write orders. I am now switching to another system. How do I get my order history out of the old system?" Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

QuickBooks Online Might Not Be for You
November 10, 2020 at 1:14 am

A reader asks, “I was talking to someone at QuickBooks. They told me to try QuickBooks Online, and if I didn’t like it, it is very easy to switch back to QuickBooks Premier. Is that true?" Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Six Sheets to Look at for Novice Bookkeepers in QuickBooks
October 27, 2020 at 12:17 am

A reader asks, “I have someone doing my bookkeeping, but I really don’t know anything about QuickBooks. What reports should I look at every month?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

How Can I Look at Open Orders on QuickBooks?
October 13, 2020 at 8:39 pm

A reader asks, “Is there a dashboard in QuickBooks Premier where I can look at open orders?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Is My Sales Tax Report Correct?
September 29, 2020 at 7:44 pm

A reader asks, “Is there a way to know if my sales tax report is correct?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

How To Use Two Item Numbers in QuickBooks
September 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm

A reader asks, “I use two item numbers for my distributorship—one is the item number I assign internally and show the customer and the other is the supplier’s number. Can I use both in QuickBooks?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Why Are Vendor Payments Going Into a Regular Expense Account?
September 1, 2020 at 8:50 pm

A reader asks, “When I record payments to suppliers, it’s going into a regular expense account called Cost of Goods Sold, but not into my Gross Profit calculation. Why is that?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

Do You Need to Collect Sales Tax in Other States?
August 17, 2020 at 10:09 pm

A reader asks, “I have sales in several states. Do I have to collect sales tax in states other than my own?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…