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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.
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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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