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QuickBooks have announced their new QuickBooks 2012 desktop software and my mobile phone is currently swimming in the Mediterranean!
QuickBooks have released their 2012 version of the software. It is now available to download from their website as a monthly subscription service, and the boxed versions will start appearing in the shops during November.
Due to various other commitments I did not take part in the beta testing of the QuickBooks 2012. So today will be my first opportunity to try out the new software. The software comes in five versions:
• QuickBooks SimpleStart
• QuickBooks Pro
• QuickBooks Pro + Payroll
• QuickBooks Premier
• QuickBooks Premier Plus
Pricing details are not available yet for the boxed versions. I’ll send details when they are available. Improvements are supposed to include the following:
• New setup wizard to get new users up and running quickly
• Easier system to import contact details from Excel or address books
• Calender view. An improved to-do list captures more relevant information and displays it on the calendar.
• Collection Centre, allows you to stay on top of money you are owed and BA built to send collection notices from Outlook, Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts.
• Batch Invoicing. Automatically create a set of invoices for customers that received the same service.
• QuickBooks Search. Improved search capabilities to find reports invoices or contacts, by keyword.
• Payroll 2012, allows you to save and resume your payroll so that you can come back to it later.
• New net-to-gross calculator lets you input a net figure for a bonus, and payroll will calculate the appropriate gross figure.
I am going to be downloading my version of QuickBooks 2012 today. So I will let you know how I get on with the new software and whether it is worth upgrading your version.
…….finally my poor mobile phone!
While on holiday in France last week my iPhone decided to take a swim in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite my best attempts I was unable to catch it, so please note if you normally call my mobile, or to text me, please allow a couple of weeks for normal service to be resumed.
If you want to contact me please either e-mail me at andy@adaptcomputing.com or telephone the office on 01254 825676 or 0208 1234 262.
Entering customer’s opening balances in QuickBooks is not an everyday activity. You will need to enter opening balances into QuickBooks when you first start using your QuickBooks company file. For example if you started a new QuickBooks company file in January, and a customer of yours owed your company £100 on the 31st December, you would need to enter an opening balance for this customer.
To help you deal with customer opening balances I have produced a video showing you how to enter an opening balance for a customer in your QuickBooks file. The video also shows you how to alter a customer balance. For example, when you first created the customer balance you may have thought that the company only had one unpaid invoice. Subsequently you may have found that this customer had two unpaid invoices. This video shows you how to alter the original opening balance.
If you need any further QuickBooks training then we can help you resolve your problems.
This video is recorded in High Definition so that you can watch the video at full screen size at a higher resolution if you want to.
Quite a few people have problems with entering credit card payments into QuickBooks. I have produced this video to demonstrate a couple of ways of entering credit card transactions into QuickBooks. Both methods ensure that the VAT is added into QuickBooks correctly.
I also demonstrate how to reconcile the credit card account and then pay the credit card bill.
The video is recorded in HD so that you can watch the video at full screen at a higher resolution is you want to.
Just a quick reminder, 19th May is the deadline for submitting your Employer Annual Return. You can submit your P35 and P14s online with QuickBooks. Almost all employers must file their employer Annual return (P35p and P14s) online. The 2010/11 return must be filed no later than 19 May 2011.
For more information check the HM Revenue & Customs website
Occasionally in QuickBooks you need to enter a refund payment from a supplier. This can often cause confusion so I have created the video below to show how to receive a refund cheque from your supplier and pay the cheque into the current account.
QuickBooks have released a new product update, R3. The main changes appear to be concerned with fixing errors in paying high earning directors and providing the new 20% Vat rate in new company files.
Over the next few days you should expect to see a request to install the update when you open up QuickBooks
As mention back in June, QuickBooks 2006 payroll will not function after 30th September 2010. So if you are using QuickBooks 2006 then you need to upgrade to QuickBooks 2010 very soon.
If you have bought a year’s subscription to QuickBooks payroll then you must upgrade to QuickBooks 2010 to use the rest of your year’s subscription.
You can purchase your new version of QuickBooks 2010 from this website.
QuickBooks UK have released the first update to the UK version of QuickBooks 2010.
According to QuickBooks UK this resolves the following issues
• Supplier BACS Information can now be displayed in the Supplier Report.
• Fixed an issue preventing customer/supplier/Accounts lists to be imported via IIF. These lists can now be imported as expected.
• Fixed an issue preventing some customers’ files from upgrading to QB2010, giving error code: 16148 80868 or 16093 43842.
• Memorized reports containing Units of Measure information will now open in files updated from QuickBooks 2008.
• The EC Sales List now reports the Net amounts associated to the ESS and ESZ (EC Goods on Services) VAT Codes.
• VAT Registration number is prevented from displaying in the S.O Number field on printed Invoices.
• Customers can now use the TAB key to move between the Account, credit, and debit fields when making General journal entries.
• When setting Balance sheet format preferences for a company file, the preferences are not applied to other company files, allowing for each company file to have a custom format preference.
• E-Mailing pay slips to employees paid by BACS is now available.
• Fixed an issue that was causing QuickBooks to crash when users tried to modify the VAT Exception Report.
• Adding a job for a foreign customer now allows you to select the currency for the customer job.
• Fixed an issue preventing customers from filing VAT if they were expecting a refund AND have multiple AR accounts.
• Added the option to view Prior VAT Returns in QuickBooks Simple Start
If you have the QuickBooks Auto Update feature enabled, QuickBooks will ask you to confirm the installation of the latest version. The update was released on Thursday 29th July 2010.
Normally when you have a new product your marketing team make sure that the new product looks “new”. I think someone at Intuit must be sleeping. Nowhere on the outside of the QuickBooks 2010 CD box does it say “2010″.
To find a reference to 2010 you need to have bought QuickBooks 2010, unwrapped it and then opened up the CD case. I am not a marketing expert, but surely if you are trying to sell QuickBooks 2010, then the name – “QuickBooks 2010″ – ought to be visible on the outside!
If you don’t believe me, have a look for yourselves:-
QuickBooks Pro with 2010 hidden
QuickBooks Premier with 2010 hidden
Thankfully the QuickBooks 2010 software design team have done a better job than the marketing team!
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