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QuickBooks Payroll Updates

SUI and ETT must be done manually!

QuickBooks cannot update state unemployment rates for you because SUI rates are usually unique to each employer. Many state agencies send employers new rate notices by the end of December. With the latest release of QuickBooks 2010, you can update your SUI rate as soon as you receive a rate notice from the state agency!

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Payroll at Year End

If you report on the accrual basis, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) require you to record all your expenses in the time frame it is incurred.  This means that you should be accruing payroll expenses for the remaining days worked in December AND it just might mean deferring pay received into 2010!!

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Part Time Employees

Assorted Do’s and Don’ts

What rules apply to part time workers?  Are they Independent contractors?  Do I withhold and pay: FICA?  Are they eligible for the same Benefits as my full time workers?

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MAS 90/200 Year End Tips

Closing Sage MAS 90 and 200 Modules in the Appropriate Order

Tax Table Updates -  process the last payroll before installing

Printing W-2s must be done before quarterly and year end processing

Physical Inventory Counts; things to do first

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Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.4 ETA early February 2010

Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.4 is on target to begin shipping early February 2010, and will deliver on many customer-requested enhancements. These enhancements will provide something for everyone -- customers will work even more efficiently the way they want to, with new features and enhancements focused on workflow and business processes, especially in the inventory, purchase order, bill of materials, and bar code areas of the system.

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QuickBooks and 2009 Update R9; IMPORTANT INFO

The QuickBooks R9 release is unlike other releases: both your program and data files will need to be updated. This is particularly important if you have QuickBooks installed on more than one computer.

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Recording Business Expenses you paid out of your pocket!

QB Question: I am trying to enter all my receipts that I have that are “cash” receipts; like my gas, food, hardware and so forth, but I don't know exactly how to do it.  Can someone explain step by step?

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UPS, FedEx and USPS rate and service updates

MAS 90/200 and StarShip 9.9.82

UPS, FedEx and USPS have announced their rate and service updates. StarShip version 9.9.82 will include the UPS, FedEx and USPS rate & service changes effective January 4, 2010.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE to MAS90/200 Extended Solutions Users

Sage Software has officially announced the "retirement" of most of it's Extended Solutions for MAS90 and MAS200!  They will be incorporating the features of the top selling titles into the base software over the next few releases.

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3 things you MUST know for Hassle Free 1099 reporting in QuickBooks

Take the stress out of filing 1099-MISC forms every year!  Following these steps makes this task worry free!

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