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Tax Time: Working with Forms 1099 and 1096
When tax time looms large, it’s easy to freak out—suddenly you remember that on top of all the other tasks you must complete, you need to print and send out 1099-MISC forms for all your contract...
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Grappling with sales tax? QuickBooks can help
If you sell stuff, sales tax is part of your life. Ugh. Oh, I mean, lucky you! OK, I tried to be upbeat, but there’s really no way around the fact that sales tax takes a bite out of your donut. But...
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Using the Updated 1099 Wizard
Purchasing the QuickBooks Assistance App for 2010-2011, Managing the 2011 tax year 1099 changes manually For tax year 2011 the IRS has changed the 1099-MISC reporting requirements. If you have 1099...
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Managing the 2011 tax year 1099 changes manually in QuickBooks
For tax year 2011 the IRS has changed the 1099-MISC reporting requirements. We’ve got a manual process that will help you sort out what you need to report, what you don’t need to report, and how to...
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Managing the changes for 1099s in QuickBooks 2009 and earlier: Part 2
Managing the changes for 1099s in QuickBooks 2009 and earlier Did you pay some of your 1099 vendors with a mix of checks, credit card, electronic funds transfer, debit card, PayPal, and direct...
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So many choices, Part 2: Vendor transactions and more
This article is Part 2 of a two-parter on the transactions you can use in QuickBooks. Part 1 covers customers. This one covers vendors. With vendors, it’s all about spending money. You need stuff to...
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What’s in Your Check Number Field?
I bet you already know that QuickBooks for Mac records most of the bills you enter and pay as “checks,” regardless of whether we’re actually writing out checks, paying a contractor with PayPal,...
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Right Angle: Creating Perfect 1099s–An Expert’s Guide
You may be ready to do your own 1099s, or to do your clients’ 1099s, but is the QuickBooks data you’re working with ready for you? You’ve heard about the 1099 rule changes and you’ve figured them out,...
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I did what?: Three common tax mistakes small businesses make
As a CPA, I’ve seen a wide variety of mistakes related to taxes, some of which were very costly to business owners. The IRS and state tax code and regulations are very complex. And they change every...
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Geting ready for your CPA: QuickBooks Year-End Checklist
Use a checklist and those ducks will line right up! Checklists make work faster and easier, and even a simple checklist can save you hours of time at year-end. A Year-End Checklist Saves time: Your...
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