CrackerJack Accounting

I have clients using QuickBooks for Mac.  I like to work from my office and they like to keep QuickBooks on their machine.  Of course, I can take control of their machine with any number of applications and do my work directly on their machine.
An easier, free method is to simply share the data file [...]

There are a couple of ways to handle customer deposits in QuickBooks.
Method 1: Receive Payment Without Applying to an Invoice
If the customer hands you a check you, can simply receive the payment without applying it to an invoice. This will create a credit on their account. While this method will allow you to apply [...]

I’ve been supporting the accounting needs of mac users for quite some time. Until last week, I was using my mac mini to help those clients. I foolishly bought a mac mini because I already had a pc laptop and, like it or not, most accounting is done on the pc platform.  And [...]

Want to know my biggest beef with QuickBooks?  Well, really with the Intuit, “the makers of QuickBooks”.  It’s the marketing.  They constantly tell business owners that no accounting knowledge is necessary.
Don’t get me wrong, I think a lot of the data entry could and should be done by administrative clerks or do it yourself business [...]

Finally!  Mac users can use QuickBooks online.  Previously, QuickBooks Online only worked with internet explorer.  This week, Intuit finally released the online version that works on Firefox and soon will work with Safari.  Hip Hip Hooray!  There’s now a multi-user QuickBooks version for mac users.

FreshBooks® is an online invoicing system made for small businesses.  I’ve been using FreshBooks for 8 months and I LOVE it.  It really can make your business life easier.
I work with small business owners to help them get their accounts receivable under control.  Very often, there is a stack of past due accounts receivable.  [...]

There are some great tools in there…if you can find them.
Having the tools in there doesn’t mean you know how to use them.
Every once in a while, you have to clean it up.
You don’t want to be embarrassed when someone looks inside.
Some people shouldn’t be allowed in there.

The 2009 versions of QuickBooks are due out soon and the mac version gets an upgrade this year too. Unfortunately, they didn’t include networking (multi-user) in this release. I’ve been working in both the pc and mac versions lately and it’s quite frustating that the mac version lacks a lot of the features of the [...]