Ask the Accountant… Question: When I am in QuickBooks, I have to change dates every time I try to run reports. Our year is July 1 to June 30. How do I change that so that our fiscal year is automatic? Answer: In QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier or Enterprise), go to "Company" > "My Company"…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: Can I save changes to field widths that I have made to screens in QuickBooks Premier? Answer: Yes! Make the changes to the field widths on your screen. Leave the screen open, and go to: Edit > Preferences > Desktop View > click “Save Current Desktop" That should save your field…
Ask the Accountant… Question: Is there any way to see what I make on an order? Answer: Unfortunately, QuickBooks does not have the function of showing the gross profit of an order for non-inventory items, which is what most of a distributor’s orders are. If you create orders in SAGE, however, you can see what…
January 31, 2022 was the last day that Intuit permitted one-time purchase of QuickBooks Desktop products. All future sales of QB Premier will be by subscription only. But be careful if you find something you think is a one-time purchase. I had a client who bought what he thought was one-time purchase of...
Question: I have QB Premier 2021. I keep seeing pop-ups to upgrade to Premier 2022. Should I do that? Answer: If you have QB Premier 2019, 2020 or 2021, acquired with a one-time payment, you will receive updates from QB at no additional charge for three years. For QB Premier 2019, you will receive updates through May 2022...
Ask the Accountant… Question: I have a Promotional Products business using QuickBooks Enterprise. Our business has changed, and QuickBooks Enterprise is overkill for us now. Can we convert from Enterprise to Premier? Answer: QuickBooks makes it easy to convert from Premier to Enterprise (a more expensive product), but not convert from Enterprise to Premier. I…
Question: Should I put the real shipping or in-hands dates on the orders I send to suppliers? Answer: I always built in a cushion of a few days to prevent 11th hour heroics and to be prepared for client ignorance, like neglecting to tell me the event is at 8 a.m. or that they need…
Question: I have been working for a Distributor for a few years, but am thinking of leaving them and starting out on my own. What steps should I take? Answer: Starting a business from scratch has many variables to be addressed, here are four from the accountant’s perspective. 1. Be sure you are free of…
Question: I have recently purchased a new computer with Microsoft 365 which includes Windows 10. Why won’t my QuickBooks work now? Answer: Microsoft 365 is a new licensing version of the Microsoft Office with which we are all familiar. There are two ways to purchase it: Web-based, which is accessed online Installed locally on your…
