How Do I Run QuickBooks on a Mac?

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There are several ways to run QuickBooks on a Mac. But what our students usually mean is “How do I run QuickBooks for Windows on a Mac?” While there is a Mac version of QuickBooks that’s pretty robust now, you CAN run any version of QuickBooks on a Mac. Here’s how…

Small Business Bookkeeping Nightmares Need Not Exist Today

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I was in court today for a family matter. My case wasn’t called for 3 hours, so I just sat and listened. I love court, I really do. I also love Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on Food Network, but I’m a marketer, so I run 74 Systems instead. While my love of law and food and of course marketing, are my focus in life, I am also a partner in schoolofbookkeeping.com, the online video training service for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners and students.

Freshbooks vs. QuickBooks Online – Who Will Win This Race?

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I’m not sure it’s really fair to compare Freshbooks vs. QuickBooks Online, but I’m going to do it anyway. They are both used for “some” of the same purposes and they both do things very differently. What’s most interesting is the “way” they do it in terms of user experience. Hands down, Freshbooks is cooler. Feet up, QuickBooks blows it away in functionality and quite frankly, Freshbooks just doesn’t have enough features yet to get a mainstream user’s attention.

Cloud Accounting is Risky Business

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We won’t stop it from happening. QuickBooks Online, Xero, Kashoo, Intaact, Wave Accounting, even Zoho has Zoho Books, and they are all going to win the race. There’s so many reasons why cloud computing makes sense. Mainly, you can access it from anywhere and let someone else manage the IT.

Importing Data Into QuickBooks Online with TransactionPro

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Last month I began readying my 2013 books for my CPA. It was a wild year for me. I used several banks, FreshBooks and QuickBooks Online throughout the year. I had quite a mess to muddle through. At the end of it all, I had chosen QBO to handle all of my books and now I had to get everything from various systems into one. This should’ve been simple; but in fact, it was not.

Why QuickBooks Online Isn’t Ready for Power Users

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I’m NOT an accountant; I’m a business owner and entrepreneur. This means I know and use accounting software and have since the days of DOS. I use QuickBooks Online for my company 74 Systems and schoolofbookkeeping.com too. We are doing this to learn them all and to keep fresh with the latest technology.