My LLC is Formed!
December 29, 2008
It is with great excitement that I announce I have taken my bookkeeping service to the next level and have formed an LLC. Woo Hoo! This is part of my many plans brewing for 2009 as I welcome 2 more new clients in to the new year. We are poised and ready for what this year may bring. Oh, and not to mention my husband is relieved to have that personal asset protection of the LLC.
The coolest news of all is that I was able to process my LLC at MyCorporation by Intuit. Of course as a bookkeeper, I am a huge QuickBooks fan, so I was thrilled to hear that their maker, Intuit, is currently offering Incorporation and LLC processing free of their $149 fee. I feel relieved to have some help preparing and processing those required documents; and free makes me want to share their promotion with everyone. What plans do YOU have for the new year? If your changing your business structure, checkout MyCorporation before their F*R*E*E promotion ends on December 31!
QuickBooks Like A Garage?
December 20, 2008
I just got such a kick out of reading a post by Kelly Totten of Cracker Jack Coaching entitled “5 Ways QuickBooks Is Like A Garage.” Here’s what she says (and I so agree):
- 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.
Seriously, if you feel this relates to you and bookkeeping is a painful albeit necessary evil, you may just need a little help from someone who actually enjoys it!
QuickBooks 2009 Online Banking Update
December 13, 2008
Here is a nice short video of the four features affected by the QuickBooks 2009 update to Online Banking. While I didn’t see much difference in using the 2008 version over 2007, I do plan to upgrade to 2009 with their many useful improvements.
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The New QuickBooks 2009
December 5, 2008
As I’m wrapping up my client books for the year, I am gearing up for my upgrade to the new QuickBooks 2009 Premier version. A colleague and I were recently chatting about the cool improvements to the Bank Reconciliation process and the new data sorting capabilities. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to unmark everything and searching for an odd dollar amount I missed. Who knows what I’m talking about here? Well now with the click of a button, we’ll be able to sort by dollar amount and other column headings . That is worth it’s weight in gold right there! I’ll save myself some frustration not to mention a chunk of my client’s time. Here’s a quick video of some of the improvements Intuit has made.
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