As an Accredited Business Consultant, I focus on navigating the ever-changing balance between tech and people. When companies are changing software this differentiation becomes incredibly important to be aware of. My mantra is to let people do people stuff, and let tech do tech stuff. Knowing how to leverage the tools you have available for your business – no kidding – will make you money.

You are running your reports at the end of the month, and come across an odd account on your P&L. Maybe your accountant asked about it, maybe it just stuck out like a sore thumb. Unapplied Cash Payments in QuickBooks are a funny animal. There seems to be a number there, and if you don’t know what it is, it takes way more time than necessary to fix!

We were an early adopter of ChronoBooks, the newly acquired backup service for QuickBooks Online Advanced. A few years ago, we reached out to Nate, and were excited about his new service that was able to seamlessly backup QuickBooks files in case of issue.

In a previous post we set up our QuickBooks Enterprise file to calculate Landed Cost, or the cost to get an inventory item to a recipient’s door. Landed cost is important, because it helps you understand the total cost of your items that are shipped, instead of only calculating the cost of creating the item. As any manufacturer or distributor knows, knowing your COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) is a critical need for business planning and pricing. If you need a refresher on how to turn on Landed Cost, please see the previous article below, then carry on with our post.

Continuing our thread of improvements to this year’s version of QuickBooks Enterprise, today we are talking about the brand new Landed Cost feature for QuickBooks Enterprise Platinum tier. This new feature is available in both the US and Canadian versions of QuickBooks Enterprise.

The Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has affected every business owner I know. Whether directly or indirectly, no one has come through this situation completely unchanged. Some manufacturers have changed course and are manufacturing medical supplies. Some are losing projects or business until the shutdown is over. Logistics companies are simultaneously working with fewer staff in some cases, but many more truck loads to deliver. No one has been unchanged, especially in the verticals we work with.

QuickBooks Online rolled out usage limits in 2019. Prior to usage limits being imposed, users picked tiers based on feature needs, and usage within those tiers was generally unlimited. Once usage limits were incorporated, users with usage different from the new tiers was flagged.

Learn more about security permissions in QuickBooks Online Plus, QuickBooks Online Advanced, and QuickBooks Enterprise Desktop, and discover which one will best fit your business.

Read about how shopping behavior has changed with the rise of Covid, and how your ecommerce strategies will help you survive and thrive.

QuickBooks Enterprise comes in two hosting options. QuickBooks Local is installed on your own machine and is supported by your in-house staff. QuickBooks Enterprise Hosted is on a virtual server/vpn environment, and maintenance is typically handled by the hosting companies’ support team.

Learn what software sunsetting means and how the sunsetting of QuickBooks Desktop 2017 could affect your business. Know what to do about this change.

Learn how to keep track of multiple credit card accounts in QuickBooks Online.

The Zebra is an Inventory Scanner. I can walk into the warehouse, scan items, and do tasks. You can also use the Zebra TC20, but the TC25 is more robust

The Zebra TC25 Inventory Scanner is meant to help with your inventory needs, this scanner has some great hardware in it that is more than just a simple.

To get the most from QuickBooks Software Point of Sale you need to ensure your inventory lists are built with great care and detail.