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12Jan 2014 by Nancy Smyth

VIDEO: WIP Calculations can be EASY!

Videos

WIP Calculations can be EASY! That's right, I said EASY! Especially with our newest tool the WIP Calculator. Whether you fully utilize QuickBooks and have ACCURATE Estimate vs. Actual Reports for your jobs - OR - if you know 6 key numbers about each of your jobs; our WIP Calculator does the rest. No more agonizing hours spent number crunching with this tool. The WIP Calculator goes live on Monday January 13, 2014 (right here on this site), but for now watch this short video to see just how easy WIP Calculations can be. Whether you are a business owner, bookkeeper, or accounting professional, this tool will help you be be far more productive when it comes to preparing WIP Schedules.

09Jan 2014 by Nancy Smyth

1/8/2014 QuickBooks for Contractors hangout-Job Costing Reports

Google+ Hangouts

QuickBooks generates a lot of Job Costing Reports - if it is set up correctly! We'll look at some of them and discuss ways that you can calculate Over/Under Billings and WIP Reports from basic QuickBooks Job Costing Reports. 1/8/2014: Links for items mentioned in the hangout: Job Cost Report with hours & Payroll Costs - https://www.blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/06/20/create-a-quickbooks-job-cost-report-with-hours-payroll-costs Simple Over/Under Billings Report with % Complete instructions - https://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2014/01/10/quickbooks-tip-how-to-calculate-overunder-billings/ Watch the hangout recording:

12Dec 2013 by Nancy Smyth

12/11/2013 QuickBooks for Contractors hangout + TSheets

Google+ Hangouts

This QuickBooks for Contractors hangout introduces you to TSheets, an incredible QuickBooks time tracking add-on. TSheets works with QuickBooks Online and Desktop versions. Time can be entered in a web based timesheet, via Android and iPad/iPhone apps and so much more including built-in GPS tracking. In this hangout the interface with QuickBooks online is demonstrated. Watch the hangout: Want to learn more about TSheets? Sign up for a free trial and if you like what you see you can save 10% on your first year of your TSheets subscription by entering our special discount code "sunburst" - visit the TSheets website today.

25Oct 2013 by Nancy Smyth

Payroll Deduction Authorization form- Word format

Business Productivity Tips & Training, Free Stuff, QuickBooks Tips, Techniques & Work Arounds

Payroll management isn't an easy task and certainly involves more than just getting paychecks distributed in a timely manner. One area that businesses seem to have a hard time with is putting a plan in place to ensure payroll deduction authorization forms are properly collected and errors are prevented. Payroll deduction authorization forms are a must if you are taking money out of an employees paycheck for anything other than required payroll taxes. Yes, I know - more paperwork! You can implement a simple system in which the authorization forms can be numbered as they come in and a log may be maintained to help keep track of the forms. QuickBooks can help you to automate this process and even help you store this information electronically by attaching the authorization…

09Oct 2013 by Nancy Smyth

HANGOUT: QuickBooks & the Affordable Care Act (aka Obama Care)

Live Webinars, QuickBooks Training

The Affordable Care Act (aka Obama Care) seems to be the main topic of conversation these days. We held a very special QuickBooks for Contractors hangout Wednesday October 9th on Google+ dedicated to complying with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and how QuickBooks can be set up to track the employer contribution so that it will accurately display in Box 12 of your employee's W-2 with the appropriate code of DD. You can watch a recording of the hangout from our YouTube channel Download the slides that are shown in the video.

09Sep 2013 by Nancy Smyth

VIDEO: QuickBooks 2014 – Payroll Center Improvements

Pre-recorded Videos, QuickBooks Resources & Reviews

QuickBooks 2014 is coming - you'll be able to order it beginning the end of September directly from Intuit - OR - through Authorized Intuit Affiliates. It will be available at local retailers beginning in mid-October. In QuickBooks 2014, the Payroll Center gets a massive overhaul (one that I feel has been long overdue). Here is a sneak peak of what the new payroll center looks like. NOTE: This video was produced with "pre-release" version of QuickBooks 2014 Premier Accountant version - screens may be different in the final release version. Join us on Google+ on Wednesday September 11th from 5-6, for a special QuickBooks for Contractors hangout, for more information about QuickBooks 2014.

18Jul 2013 by Nancy Smyth

VIDEO: QuickBooks® for Contractors hangout 7/17/2013

Pre-recorded Videos

This is the recording of the QuickBooks® for Contractors hangout held on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Our hangouts are usually held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and can be accessed on the Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Google+ page. Everyone is free to watch the hangout live on our Google+ page, our YouTube Channel or be invited into the live hangout – which hold a maximum of 10 people; so it’s first come – first served. During this hangout we discussed: Prevailing Wage Determination and how to read them how to calculate fringe benefit amounts a tool to use to create a pdf QuickBooks 2013 R8 maintenance release corrupt QuickBooks files basic QuickBooks file maintenance and more Watch the recording of our live hangout for all this and more.…

11Feb 2013 by Nancy Smyth

WOW the response to Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business has been overwhelming!

Announcements

In the middle of December 2012, I made an announcement here that I would be moving many of our QuickBooks for contractors related eBooks and article here from our main website (I spent my break between Christmas and New Year's doing just that - I couldn't believe how many things I had buried on our main website!) Your response to this website has been overwhelming! People have been downloading anywhere from 1-1o QuickBooks related training resources at a time! And I'm not through adding new/updated content yet! As I was moving all this "stuff" I found several eBooks and articles that were REALLY in need of updating, and I'm working on doing just that! These are just some of the items you can expect to see arriving over the next…

25Dec 2012 by Nancy Smyth

Happy Holidays!

Announcements

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season.

24Dec 2012 by Nancy Smyth

IRS Resources for Contractors

IRS Resources - Construction

The IRS provides some very good resources for both contractors and the accounting professionals who support them, usually the problem is finding these items on the IRS website. Below is a list of items that I reference and provide to the contractors and accounting professionals that I work with. These links will take you directly to the IRS website, with hopefully the most up to date information. The Construction Tax Center - https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Construction-Tax-Center Tax Tips - Construction - This section provides important information on topics such as accounting methods, excise taxes, and energy credits. Avoiding Problems - This section contains important information on recordkeeping and warns you of fraudulent schemes. Tax Information for All Small Businesses -This section provides general small business information useful in all industries and professions. It…