Two months seems to pass so quickly, and since our last newsletter, plenty has happened in that time. Lisa has moved to Brisbane, in a new endeavor and we wish her well with that, she may have time to help some of you Qld based people so it is your gain, we have attended the annual QuickBooks Accredited Consultant conference and have commenced managing the QuickBooks Training Centre in Sydney.

As mentioned in the welcome, we can now offer classroom courses held in Parramatta, or on a mobile basis to your premises using the approved Reckon Training Manuals. Courses are

Bookkeepers Certificate for QuickBooks
Paying Your Employees Using QuickBooks
BAS and Financial Reporting Using QuickBooks
QuickBooks Certificate
QuickBooks Advanced Certificate

Contact us for more info and dates..

Online and non visit training and support continues to grow for us as more businesses adopt the idea of using technology rather than vehicles and traffic to deal with their QuickBooks issues. Some of the comments we have received are,

How good is this? It’s like you are here.

I was unsure because of security of my computer but now I have seen it work, it really is secure.

So consider this service available to you, we can in most cases help and train sooner than waiting for an onsite visit. Rhondda loves it!

There are some great new features in the new release of QuickBooks along with faster reporting. The Company Snapshot is a 1 page tool that allows you to see financial trends, who owes you and who you owe; you can also setup a viewable balance sheet.

From a payroll function there is a totals report,Really useful.

Fact: 98% of businesses rely on referrals to find new customers and grow their business.
Fact: only 3% of business have a plan or system in place to realise this.

Business referrals are a life line to most business, and long term referrals come from intentional networking. So what is networking? Talking to people and handing out cards? NO IT IS RELATIONSHIP. You need to join like minded people to get results, helping each other to get there, remember “when you row some one else over a river YOU get there yourself. Glenn has been passionate about this for over 11 years and recommends BNI is something you should look at.
Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdfIeo6aTII

In the last 12 months we have been converting QuickBooks users to the Enterprise version of QuickBooks. The reasons are many and varied, from being able to password functions at a better level, having more than 5 users on the file at the same time. Have you stretched QuickBooks Premier to the seams? Talk to us, with 5 user options it is really affordable. 1300 442 484

QuickBooks Online, an exciting new way of doing accounting is being adopted at a fast rate. Using all the attributes of QuickBooks Enterprise, all you need is an internet connection and you can log on to the latest version, never have to upgrade again and have a secure and backed up file at all times. Your Accountant or Bookkeeper can access your file 24/7 free of charge. For more info just call the office…. 1300 442 484

The end of the financial year is coming and payroll has tasks that must be done. Of course QuickBooks payroll function does this, but do you need some help to make sure the Payment Summaries are correct, the emdupe file is ready to be sent, reports are run and filed for audit? Rhondda and Glenn are available to help here in the first few weeks of July, act quickly to confirm an appointment, and YES this can be done Online.

When you modify a report you can memorise in a group of like reports such as BAS or set it as an icon on your menu bar.

Can I upgrade from 2004? Yes you can but you must upgrade in 07/08 before going to 10/11.

Can the BAS be sent to the ATO electronically? Yes using the ATO ECI portal the BAS can be sent this way.