COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 CHAPTER 12 Donna Kay CHAPTER 12 OVERVIEW Budgets Estimates Progress billing Credit Card Sales Bad Debts Audit Trail Accountant Copy COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 BUDGETS Create budgets for: Profit & Loss Balance Sheet COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 ESTIMATES Create estimates to bid on customer jobs. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 PROGRESS BILLING Bill customer as the job progresses Receive partial payment from customer before the project is complete COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 CREDIT CARD SALES To process customers’ credit card payments: 1. For Payment Method select credit card type. 2. Enter Card No. 3. Enter Expiration Date. QuickBooks offers Merchant Account Services to process credit card transactions. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 BAD DEBTS When a customer fails to pay their account, it is a bad debt or uncollectible account. Two methods to account for bad debts are: Direct write-off method Allowance method COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 BAD DEBTS Three methods to record a write-off of an uncollectible account are: 1. Make a journal entry. 2. Use the Receive Payments window. 3. Use the Credit Memo window. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 AUDIT TRAIL Audit Trail feature tracks all changes (additions, modifications, and deletions) made to your QuickBooks records. Audit Trail improves internal control by tracking changes by User ID. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 AUDIT TRAIL Create an Audit Trail report: 1. From the Report Center, select Accountant & Taxes. 2. Select Audit Trail. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 ACCOUNTANT’S COPY Create a copy of your QuickBooks company file for your accountant to review and update (.QBX file). Your accountant can make changes while you continue to use QuickBooks. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 ASK MY ACCOUNTANT Use the Ask My Accountant account when you are not sure how to record an item. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 SAVE TIME Save time. Reduce errors. Set up: Memorized transactions Memorized reports COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT Now you can attach documents to QuickBooks forms. Example: attach a vendor’s bill when you enter the bill in QuickBooks. COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 QUICKBOOKS MOBILE APPS Use apps on your mobile device to stay connected to QuickBooks. QuickBooks Mobile COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 QUICKBOOKS MOBILE APPS Use apps on your mobile device to stay connected to QuickBooks. QuickBooks Go Payment COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013 TO LEARN MORE … See Chapter 12 Visit the Online Learning Center www.mhhe.com/kay2013 Visit www.myquickbooks.me COMPUTER ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS 2013