Denise Cataldo, CPA Blog

Business Identity Theft

                                    Business Identity Theft   Recently, a bookkeeper was updating the company checking account in QuickBooks and found several checks totaling close to $12,000.  All the checks were made out for amounts in excess of $2000 each and cashed against the company checking account.  The problem was no one in the company issued these ...

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Accounting for Company Credit Cards in QuickBooks

Accounting for Company Credit Cards in QuickBooks   When we are called to assist new clients with a particular QB problem, we often find several other problems exist.  Some are more common than others.  For example, we often find that clients do not set up separate accounts for their credit cards.  They simply put the ...

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What are the tax implications on being an “Independent Contractor”

  INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS   Are you an independent contractor or an employee?  In today’s tough economic times, when jobs are tough to come by, many people are taking positions that are typically employee positions but disguised as “independent contractors” without really understanding what this means.   What are the tax consequences of being self-employed or being ...

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Using the “Class” feature in QuickBooks

Using the “Class” feature in QuickBooks               QuickBooks allows users to track information by department or location or by property or business office or any other important breakdown you require to generate the information necessary to make good business decisions.  This is done by checking off the “class tracking” box located in the Accounting ...

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Setting Up Chart of Accounts In Quickbooks

SETTING UP QUICKBOOKS CHART OF ACCOUNTS   Although it may appear rather simple to set up QuickBooks with all the support features the software has to offer, there is more to it than meets the eye.  For example, when you set up your chart of accounts, ordering the profit and loss accounts by no particular ...

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