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DIY QuickBooks Troubleshooting for A/R and A/P

October 15, 2015 By Beth Nelson CPA

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Small businesses attempting to troubleshoot QuickBooks Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Accounts Payable (A/P) can often feel like the whole process … [Read more...] about DIY QuickBooks Troubleshooting for A/R and A/P

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, Software Tagged With: Accounting, QuickBooks

How to Record Revenue in QuickBooks

October 1, 2015 By Beth Nelson CPA

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This short blog post explains how to record your business’ revenue in QuickBooks. I’ll explain when to use the Create Invoices feature versus the … [Read more...] about How to Record Revenue in QuickBooks

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, Software Tagged With: Accounting, QuickBooks

How to Record Expenses in QuickBooks

September 15, 2015 By Beth Nelson CPA

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This short blog post explains how to record your business’ expenses in QuickBooks. I’ll explain when to use the Enter Bills command versus the … [Read more...] about How to Record Expenses in QuickBooks

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, Software Tagged With: Accounting, QuickBooks

QuickBooks Housekeeping Checklist

June 9, 2014 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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I’m a sucker for those reality television shows where some outside expert comes into your small business, looks the situation over, and then gives you … [Read more...] about QuickBooks Housekeeping Checklist

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, management, Software Tagged With: Accounting, QuickBooks

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Material participation sits at the heart of many powerful tax strategies. Whether you’re running a small business, flipping houses, managing a … [Read More...] about When Material Participation Really Starts (It’s Earlier Than Most People Think)

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One Big Beautiful Bill’s New R&D Deductions

The OBBB, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, also known as the American Innovation and Growth Act of 2025, makes a useful change to the R&D … [Read More...] about One Big Beautiful Bill’s New R&D Deductions

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Trump Savings Accounts – Free Money from the Government

Child focused tax benefits have taken on many forms over the years.  We've had child tax credits, dependent care credits, education credits, 529 … [Read More...] about Trump Savings Accounts – Free Money from the Government

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