Employee Social Security Numbers on Certified Payroll Reports
Displaying employee social security numbers and addresses on certified payroll reports, which are ultimately public documents, causes privacy and identity theft concerns for many employers and...
View ArticleMessed Up QuickBooks file, Start a New File or Fix the Old One?
Sometimes a QuickBooks file is just so messed up that you are left wondering should I start a new file or just fix the old one? There are several things that you need to take into consideration, the...
View ArticleCertified Payroll – Employees, 1099 Workers & Subcontractors
The certified payroll report that your company submits to a general contractor, project owner, or contract administrator should contain information about your W-2 employees, the ones that work directly...
View ArticleMerging Two Offices – Each Needing Access to QuickBooks
What is the best way to have QuickBooks 2012 running at 2 different locations and having all staff able to use it regardless of location? I would recommend that you look into having your QuickBooks...
View ArticlePayroll for Work Hours & Drive Time Invoicing Problem
Entering payroll for normal employee work hours and drive time and passing only the work hours through to client invoices is not only important but confusing. The following question was submitted by a...
View ArticleCreating a Simple Invoice for Taxable & Non-Taxable Items
Creating a simple invoice for taxable and non-taxable items, that the customer can easily understand - while allowing you to track your Sales Tax Liability often causes a quandary for QuickBooks users....
View ArticleRecording Transactions in QuickBooks
Recording transactions in QuickBooks can sometimes cause a lot of confusion. See this question submitted by a reader asking about how to record payments made on line - such as credit card and EFTPS...
View ArticleWage Restitution and Certified Payroll Revisions
Wage restitution and certified payroll revisions happen when you miss an update to the wage determination which increases the prevailing wage rate and the fringe benefit rate or perhaps you weren't...
View ArticleReporting Fringe Benefits Paid in Cash on Certified Payroll
Reporting fringe benefits paid in cash on the Federal WH-347 Certified Payroll Report has specific requirements which the built-in QuickBooks report cannot handle. Here is a question from a reader who...
View ArticleCSI Masterformat Contractor Item List
The CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) MasterFormat contractor item list is a standard item list used for most commercial building design and construction projects in North America. It lists...
View ArticleBilling Employee Time to Customers
Billing employee time on customer invoices is something that many business need to do - not just contractors who perform Time & Materials Billing. Making sure that you bill all of the time your...
View ArticleTracking Timesheet Hours vs Hours Invoiced
A reader asks - I'm looking for a report so I can compare hours reported via the timesheet or really hours that have been paid out Vs. the hours that have been paid for or Invoiced. See what reports...
View ArticleJob Costing Payroll When Using a Payroll Service
Using an outside payroll service, such as Paychecx or ADP, is a popular option for many business owners. While using a payroll service often provides many benefits one of the biggest challenges or...
View ArticleHow-to Customize a Report – One Employee for All Jobs Worked
Customizing reports in QuickBooks is often a huge source of frustration for users. Here's a great example of just how frustrating it can be. This question was submitted by a reader of our blog. This...
View ArticleEntering Historical Paychecks – Payroll Taxes and the Accounts They Post To
Setting up QuickBooks payroll and entering historical data can be quite confusing. Thankfully, there is a built in Payroll Setup Wizard that will help you through the rough spots; like creating payroll...
View ArticleCertified Payroll-Numbering and “No Work” Performed Reports
You should submit and number the certified payroll reports sequentially, beginning with payroll #1 starting on the first week that you actually have employees working on the job site and for every week...
View ArticleQuickBooks 2014 is available, when should I upgrade – Q & A
QuickBooks 2014 can be purchased beginning today (from what I've heard) directly from Inuit websites or through Authorized Intuit Affiliate links – however, it won’t be in stores until the middle of...
View ArticleQ & A: QuickBooks Employee Payroll Reimbursements & Job Costing
This Q & A discusses employee payroll reimbursements and job costing in QuickBooks.
View ArticleQuickBooks Tip: How to find “Notes” after an Upgrade
If you are anything like me, you've kept notes about Customers, Vendors, and Employees in QuickBooks for years - sometimes these notes were just little things like the name and extension of the really...
View ArticleIs Managing QuickBooks Purchase Orders Driving You Insane?
We have one vendor that we buy the majority of our materials from, so we have a lot of different Purchase Orders for that vendor. My problem is, a lot of times our Subcontractors or Vendors don’t...
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