You may have heard that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the bill to increase the California minimum wage in two separate increments. The first will be from $8 per hour to $9 per hour effective July 1, 2014. Then on January 1, 2016, it will increase to $10 per hour. This comes during the fast food industry strikes to raise the federal wage. Some oppose this saying that it will hurt businesses and in turn, cause a reduction in jobs. There are always two sides with differing viewpoints but regardless, there are compliance recommendations that employers must follow.
ADP Payroll Services provided a great article on this topic including compliance recommendations in an email to their members. They explained: "The minimum wage increase also impacts the minimum salary requirements for employees who are exempt from overtime. To be classified as an exempt employee in California, very specific requirements must be met. The employee must, among other things, generally be paid a salary of no…
Q&A with Will English.
Question from his colleague: Does anyone have a best practice for handling Vendor Factoring, or when one Vendor in QuickBooks Pro is the Payee, receiving payments from more than one POS Vendor that you want to leave separate?
Will: In QuickBooks Point of Sale (QBPOS) you can have a payee that is different from the vendor. Just enter the payee name under the billing information. The voucher will have the vendor on it, but the bill will be in the payee name.
Q: Which field syncs up with the QuickBooks Pro Vendor Name field? Can 2 different POS Vendors then sync to one QB Pro Vendor? Thank you!
Will: So, the name in the top is the Voucher Vendor and in the billing is the Payee. For example, let's say you receive items from Cindy's tops and Bob's Pants. If you put Cindy in the payee field under the bill info, it will send 2 bills with payable to Cindy and will list the voucher numbers, but will not list Cindy or Bob in…
When you purchase the Intuit QuickBooks Online edition, you can purchase the Simple Start, Essential or Plus edition. The Essential comes with 4 users; 3 for you to use and 1 so your accountant can have access to your account. The Plus comes with up to 5 users with 2 for the accountant's use. If you want to invite your Accountant to have access to your account, follow these simple steps.
All you have to do is login to your QB Online account.
Go to the Company Tab, then Manage Users. On the bottom half of that page will be a blue button for Invite Accountant. You’ll put in their company information including the accountant’s email address. It’ll prompt you as to what information to enter and where. After you’ve done this, your accountant will get an email confirmation with link so s/he can create a user name & password for their company. If you have additional questions, contact Intuit at 877-683-3280.
Practice Mode in QuickBooks Point of Sale allows you to train yourself and your new employees along with experiment with program features without affecting your real data, making no permanent changes to the file.
To switch to practice mode, just go to File, Company Operations and choose Practice Mode.
In a multi-workstation retail location, it is common for multiple employees to work the same register during the day.
It is very important you enable security in POS. To do so, go to Company Preferences and in General Preferences check the box, require users to log in. POS will prompt you to set up a Sysadmin password. We recommend that it be a complex password, meaning a combination of numbers, letters and special characters. You should only use the Sysadmin account to create other login accounts. Once you have enabled security, go to the Employee menu and Employee List. Click New Employee and then set up the employee’s login and then click create password. “Best Practices” mandate that each employee has a separate login and must never share their password. Sharing passwords should be prohibited by written company policy and reinforced with each employee. Let your employees know that they are responsible for their Till and any shortages.
Intuit released a new version of QuickBooks Enterprise! This year they have made a few changes and given Enterprise Solutions a whole new level of flexibility, with the familiar QuickBooks look and feel.
Some of the latest features and enhancements are:
Communicate more efficiently
QuickBooks 2014 streamlines communication with customers and other business contacts, so you can share the latest information more easily and reduce errors. New customizable email templates let you auto-populate QuickBooks data like invoice number and amount due, helping to ensure accurate communication. Plus, with the new income tracker you will always know the status of your money coming in, so you can stay on top of your receivables and over dues.
Accomplish more with new exclusive features
You can now do more to manage your end-to-end workflow right inside QuickBooks. The new Work-In- Progress and Committed Costs…
In today’s Q&A with Will English, he answers a few key questions from one of our clients using the QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) V2013. They manage a national park with a visitor center retail shop.
Q: We are thinking of doing some sort of "Donate your change" or “Donate $1 to the Association.” Could I easily do this by creating an Item # in POS and tell it to be non-inventory and non-taxable? Then, let the associate key in the donation amount when they have someone who would like to donate?
A: Yes, agreed.
Q: Why is it that when I create store coupons that they still are not actually occurring at the stores? I am going to Price Manager, creating the Coupon, I tell it how much and to whom and give it a date and save. It shows that it is "Active" but yet they tell me at the stores it's not happening. I'm baffled by this.
A: You need to go into your Preference under Discounts and select it. Or are you saying that it is not there? If it is not there, you…
Are you looking to implement a software system for your business or update and expand your current one? As a Solution Provider and certified Intuit ProAdvisor Consultant, clients and other Consultants seek the advice of Will English. But what is a Solution Provider and a ProAdvisor Consultant? You may have heard these terms but aren’t sure what they mean or better yet, why this should this be important to you, the consumer. Let’s take a look.
Solution Providers comprehensively handle the project needs of their clients from concept to installation through ongoing support. This normally begins with a discovery call and/or onsite visit to evaluate the client's current infrastructure, business needs and goals, and to determine the hardware and software required to meet project goals. From there, orders are placed, the hardware and software are installed at the client's site(s), and software training is provided to the staff. We provide ongoing customer support. Whether…
Q&A with Will English: We received the following question from a CPA and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Will provides support to other consultants across the nation, and EMS has received national recognition within the Intuit Community for our role in teaching others at a national level.
Question: I have a client that operates four franchise restaurants that currently use QuickBooks for accounting and payroll. We are considering implementing QB Point of Sale for each individual store. I have read that this particular system might not be a good choice for fast food restaurants. I am not highly experienced with this product and would appreciate any additional information or reference material you can provide, and would be willing to compensate you for your time should you desire. Thank you.
Will’s answer: I would be more than happy to discuss some of the drawbacks at no charge. We have implemented POS in a coffee bar setting as well as consulted with…
English Management Solutions, Inc. is happy to announce our participation in the San Diego Rescue Mission’s 7th annual Sleepless America San Diego. It is an educational and fundraising benefit to help the homeless and takes place September 21st – 22nd. It’s an honor to help sponsor this important event, as the money raised enables the Mission each day to feed, clothe, and care for real hungry, homeless families and individuals who might otherwise have nothing.
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