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30Dec 2011 by Nancy Smyth
Calculating Company Paid Health Insurance & The Affordable Care Act

Calculating Company Paid Health Insurance & The Affordable Care Act

Business Productivity Tips & Training
The Affordable Care Act was enacted on March 23, 2010. It contains some tax provisions that are in effect and more that will be implemented during the next several years. One of the requirements of the Affordable Care Act that will effect all business owners who provide employee health insurance, is that you now must report employer provided health coverage on Form W-2.  Below is information copied directly from the IRS website. The Affordable Care Act requires employers to report the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan on an employee’s Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, in Box 12, using Code DD. Many employers are eligible for transition relief for tax-year 2012 and beyond, until the IRS issues final guidance for this reporting requirement. The amount reported…
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21Oct 2010 by Nancy Smyth

What’s New in QuickBooks 2011 – A Comprehensive Overview

QuickBooks Resources & Reviews
A 142-page comprehensive overview of the new features and functions included in QuickBooks Pro/Premier 2011 and Enterprise Solutions 11.0 for QuickBooks Users and the Accounting Professionals who support them. Our FREE "What's New in QuickBooks 2011" answers such questions as: Which QuickBooks version is right for me? Is QuickBooks 2011 compatible with Microsoft Office 2010? Will QuickBooks 2011 run on Windows 7? Should I upgrade? Do you have any suggestions for a successful upgrade from an older version of QuickBooks? What is new in QuickBooks 2011? [purchase_link id="915" text="Add this item to your shopping cart" style="button" color="blue"]
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14Sep 2010 by Nancy Smyth

From Intuit – QuickBooks 2011 – See What’s New

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  This 2-page.pdf provides an overview of new features available in QuickBooks Pro & Premier 2011, Enterprise 11.0 and QuickBooks Online versions. (For additional information on the new features - viist and then subscribe to our blog at https://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/) We'll be relasing our own "What's New In QuickBooks 2011" overview shortly. [purchase_link id="887" text="Add this item to your shopping cart" style="button" color="blue"]
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25Mar 2010 by Nancy Smyth

Tracking Sales Tax – On The Entire Invoice & On A Fixed Amount of the Invoice

QuickBooks Tips, Techniques & Work Arounds
  Some state tax agencies require that in addition to needing to charge a fixed percentage (6%) of Sales Tax to each customer, that you also are required to charge a 1 1/2% Discretionary Tax on the first $5000.00 of each job. For the most part, QuickBooks does a good job of tracking taxable and non-taxable sales -- even taxable and non-taxable items on the same invoice.  However, when it comes to tracking sales tax with a fixed rate on a fixed dollar amount of an entire sale ---- in addition to sales tax on the entire sale --- well it fails miserably and causes a lot of frustration for QuickBooks Users who encounter a situation of this nature. Learn how to accomplish this using QuickBooks. Request your copy of…
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07Aug 2009 by Nancy Smyth

Windows 7 Upgrade Paths

New Technology
Thinking of upgrading to Windows 7?  If so, you should read this article by Microsoft. This document outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for editions of the Windows® 7 operating system. Unsupported Upgrade Scenarios • Upgrades to Windows 7 from the following operating systems are not supported: • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Windows Vista® RTM, Windows Vista Starter, Windows 7 M3, Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 RC, or Windows 7 IDS • Windows NT® Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 • Cross-architecture in-place upgrades (for example, x86 to x64) are not supported. • Cross-language in-place upgrades (for example, en-us to de-de) are not supported. • Cross-SKU upgrades (for example, Windows 7 N to Windows 7…
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07Aug 2009 by Nancy Smyth
Windows 7, XP, & Vista – Networking computers running different versions of Windows

Windows 7, XP, & Vista – Networking computers running different versions of Windows

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If you’ve previously set up a home network using computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you’ll find that setting up a network with a mix of computers running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 is similar. There are a few important differences though, and understanding what's different can help you avoid problems. In this article you'll find important information about: What's changed since Windows XP and Windows Vista If all computers on your network are running Windows 7, create a homegroup If your network contains computers running different versions of windows, put all computers in the same workgroup Set the network location to Home or Work Make sure your firewall allows file and printer sharing Turn on additional file and printer sharing options Consider using password-protected sharing To…
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