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QuickBooks 2010 Solutions Guide for Business Owners and Accountants

By Laura Madeira
Published Dec 11, 2009 by Que.

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Copyright 2010
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ISBN-10: 0-7897-4322-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4322-0

This is the definitive, must-have QuickBooks 2010 reference for every business owner and accounting professional. Not a beginner's guide, this is a high-productivity resource for solving the problems that intermediate-to-advanced QuickBooks users encounter most often. Author Laura Madeira is well-qualified to write this book: she has 20 years experience training professionals on Intuit products, and has been selected by Intuit to introduce its new releases to accountants and business entrepreneurs. Here, she offers real solutions for every QuickBooks accounting module, helping you achieve their true goal for QuickBooks: a clear, up-to-date understanding of where the business stands, and where it's headed. Madeira's expert consulting advice covers: data files, banking; A/R, undeposited funds, employee advances, inventory, A/P, sales tax, payroll, reporting, sharing data with accountants, and much more.

Offers expert solutions, processes, and QuickBooks troubleshooting help users can't find in any other book

Shows how to fix errors and problems wherever they occur, from A/R and A/P to sales tax and payroll

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Introduction

How This Book Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Conventions Used in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1 Creating a New QuickBooks File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

EasyStep Interview–Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Converting from Other Accounting Software to QuickBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Setting Up a QuickBooks Data File for Accrual or Cash Basis Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . .22

2 Reviewing the Chart of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Understanding the Chart of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Importing a Chart of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Preferences That Affect the Chart of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Accounts That QuickBooks Creates Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Methods to Troubleshoot and Correct Chart of Account Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

3 Reviewing the Items List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Differences Between the Chart of Accounts, Items, Classes, and Customer Types . . . . .62

Using Item Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Finding Item Errors in QuickBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Fixing Item Errors in QuickBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Creating Items as Subitems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

4 Easily Review Your QuickBooks Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Client Data Review–Improved for 2010! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Choosing a Reporting Basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Reviewing the Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Additional Data Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

5 Power Reports For Reviewing Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

How Can These Power Reports Help Me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Troubleshoot Account Balances–Improved for QuickBooks 2010! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

The Working Trial Balance Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Tracking Changes to Closed Accounting Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Using the Audit Trail Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Using the Credit Card Audit Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Using the Voided/Deleted Transactions Summary or Detail Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Creating the Retained Earnings QuickReport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Using the Ctrl+Y Keyboard Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Running the Transaction List by Date Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Documenting Changes Made to a Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

6 Reviewing Your Bank Reconciliations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

The Importance of Correct Bank Balances in Your QuickBooks Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Reconciling a Bank Account for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Troubleshooting an Incorrectly Reconciled Bank Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Reconciling with an Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

7 Reviewing Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Accounts Receivable Forms and Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Preferences That Affect Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Reports to Review When Troubleshooting Accounts Receivable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Correcting Accounts Receivable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Unique Customer Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

8 Reviewing Undeposited Funds Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

The Purpose of the Undeposited Funds Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Preference Settings That Affect Undeposited Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Reviewing the Balance in the Undeposited Funds Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Fixing Errors with the Undeposited Funds Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

9 Handling Current Asset Accounts Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Defining an Other Current Asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Reviewing the Other Current Asset Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Troubleshooting and Creating Unique Other Current Asset Account Transactions . . . .219

10 Reviewing Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Overview of the Accounting for Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Preferences That Affect Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Inventory Processes and Forms and Their Effect on Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Reviewing and Troubleshooting Inventory Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Correcting Inventory Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

How QuickBooks Handles Negative Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

11 Reviewing Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Accounts Payable Forms and Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Preferences That Affect Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Reports to Review When Troubleshooting Accounts Payable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Correcting Accounts Payable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Unique Accounts Payable Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

12 Reviewing Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Preferences That Affect Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Sales Tax Items, Groups, and Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Assigning Sales Tax Codes to Products or Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Assigning Sales Tax Codes and Sales Tax Items to Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Reports to Review When Troubleshooting Sales Tax Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Properly Paying Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Correcting Sales Tax Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Unique Sales Tax Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341

13 Reviewing Opening Balance Equity Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Purpose of the Opening Bal Equity Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348

Transactions in the Opening Bal Equity Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348

Reports to Review and Troubleshoot the Opening Bal Equity Account . . . . . . . . . . . .358

Closing Opening Bal Equity into Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Setting a Closing Date and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363

14 Reviewing Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

Payroll Service Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366

Payroll and Employees Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

Payroll Forms and Workflow in QuickBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Using the Payroll Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

Using the Run Payroll Checkup Diagnostic Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Reports to Review When Troubleshooting Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Adjusting Payroll Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Unique Payroll Transactions and Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

15 Sharing Data with Your Accountant or Your Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Sharing QuickBooks Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

QuickBooks File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

Data Sharing for the Business Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

Data Sharing for the Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432

16 Reporting Tips and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Intuit Statement Writer–Improved for 2010! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Company Snapshot–Improved for 2010! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484

Newly Redesigned Report Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487

Reporting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490

Modifying Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493

Report Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495

Memorized Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500

Exporting and Importing Report Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501

Exporting Reports to a .CSV File or to Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503

Emailing Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504

17 Detecting and Correcting with the Client Data Review Feature

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Introduction: Features and Benefits

Starting a Client Data Review

Customizing the Client Data Review Center

Account Balances

Review List Changes

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Sales Tax

Inventory

Payroll

Bank Reconciliation

Miscellaneous

Finishing a Client Data Review

Reopening a Client Data Review

Reporting on Review Activity

Creating an External Accountant User

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507

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