When you create your QuickBooks File in the 2008 version of QuickBooks you will notice that the QuickBooks software doesn’t provide a find button on your ICON bar.

To add a find button select View from the list across the top of your screen and select  ICON bar. You can add the Find button (or add / delete buttons from the ICON bar) and improve the set up of QuickBooks to suit your needs.

Sat on the train outside the station for 40 mins (broken train on same line) , just to remind me how painful it can be to commute to London   

QuickBooks consultation re QuickBooks approach to Purchase Orders.

Guidance on adopting processes to work effectively with QuickBooks and reports available (and not available) for managing the purchasing process.

Enjoyable day’s training involving the creation of a new QuickBooks file and exporting / importing of key data.

Reviewed VAT with particular emphasis on the impact of unallocated payments on VAT (Cash accounting).

A short & pleasant trip (and not a motorway in sight).

A QuickBooks conversion from 2005 and training in QuickBooks Pro 2008.

The training focusing mainly on the use of QuickBooks to produce information on an accrued basis for business previously entering cash accounting based transactions. Addressed a wide range of issues including VAT , Bank reconciliation and payroll.

It can be difficult to locate Remittance Advices in QuickBooks. You would expect this function to be available in the supplier section.If you wish to send a remittance advice on payment to a supplier select File / Print Forms / Remittance Advice.

In QuickBooks versions up to and including 2008 you cannot create a template for a remittance.

It’s always nice to revisit clients and see the progress made. Equally nice to see a  file I set up in 2005 is still working well.

One of the most complex QuickBooks structures I have created due to the complexity of the business (the file records / manages  client monies and liabilities to insurance principles).

As you would expect the main focus of the day concentrating on reconciling and guidance following change of principle business structure and personel.

A pleasant day in Harefield, Middlesex providing consultancy to addressing issues with a QuickBooks file and converting to QuickBooks Pro 2008.

Always nice to work with a company supplying products / purchasing stock.

A busy day with VAT , payroll and upgrading issues to address.

A short trip down the M3 and the opportunity to work on a conversion from QuickBooks to Microsoft Office Accounting. 

The conversion including handling opening balances , a VAT period covering data from both accounting systems and bank reconciliation.

My second visit to Brighton within a month and to businesses within 1/2 a mile of each other (but no connection).

The weather didn’t live up to the seaside atmosphere but I did get the opportunity to walk along the seafront. Took the scenic route back avoiding the traffic on the M25. I suspect the M25 would have been quicker.

You can change the company name , address , and contact details (telephone / e-mail / website in QuickBooks by selecting Company /  Company information.

This information can be used to feed your templates (Invoices , statements etc).

Remember you will need to sign into QuickBooks as an administrator to make these changes.