Turbo Tax and QuickBooks
Here is a fun video about Turbo Tax.
You can import your QuickBooks into Turbo Tax
Here is a QuickBooks Community forum about QuickBooks and Turbo Tax
http://www.quickbooksgroup.com/webx/forums/importexport/intuit_products/
For more information about Turbo Tax

Not everyone knows what a podcast is so I thought I would explain.

A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files such as mp3 files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term “podcast,” like “radio,” can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. POD stands for Portable On Demand.

A QuickBooks Podcast is an audio file that has QuickBooks Tips and Tutorial articles on them. These are portable files so a busy business owner can take them on the go to listen to them.
These files are also syndicated using RSS Feed so you can subscribe to them through a RSS Reader such as yahoo reader or google reader. I have provided several rss choices when you subscribe to this feed.

Please feel free to subscribe to QuickBooks Tips and Tutorials.

QuickBooks Radio has audio files that you can listen and learn more about the features QuickBooks has to offer.
Download the mp3 file and take it with you so you can listen to it on the go. These are also called “Podcasts”.

A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term “podcast,” like “radio,” can mean either the content itself or the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. POD stands for Portable On Demand.

You will also find my QuickBooks Tips & Tutorials there as well.

Hello my name is Laura Gonzalez, business owner of Virtual Business Solutions, Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor with over 16 years experience as a Business Consultant specializing in “Business Makeover & Tune-ups” “Business Setup” and “Providing Solutions For All Your Business Needs”.

Welcome to Tips & Tutorials for the busy business owner on the go.

Here you will find QuickBooks tips and tutorials that are written text with screen captures, videos and audio podcasts.I have written and recorded these articles to help you make more sense out of your QuickBooks Software . I also have invited Top Expert Instructors in their area of business expertise to write and record content.

If you’re already “pulling” news feeds, rss, xml or podcasting choose your icon to subscribe. Enjoy and Welcome.
Please visit www.virtualbiz4u.com/blog for more audio and video tutorials.

Listen to Live QuickBooks Remote Training.

Thanks to Internet technology, Virtual Business Solutions® works closely with individuals and small businesses without having to be physically present.

Offering LIVE Remote Training session right on your own computer. With this connection, the instructor can walk you through problems and perform accounting or bookkeeping functions like they are sitting there with you.

You can interact with the software you are working on as the instructor answers your questions. The instructor can guide you through the answer by showing you right on your computer screen.

If you prefer the instructor to fix your problem, this can be done remotely as you watch and learn while the instructor fixes the issue.

Remote Connection Support & Training
Entering your PC through a remote communication
of your choice:

PC Anywhere®
Remote computers securely across multiple platforms to resolve issues quickly

Web Conference & Training Room
Take a webinar class with a group or receive training one on one.
Virtual Business Solutions will provide you with your own user name and password
to enter the room.

QuickBooks Remote Access
Some QuickBooks software products include a free, one-year subscription to a
QuickBooks Remote Access plan.

Click
here to see a pop-up chart which compares the features of Remote Access.

Phone Support & Training

Telephone Support can prevent hours of frustration, aggravation, and embarrassment.
Providing virtual software training and software technical support. Answering
your questions and participate in training sessions. Telephone Support can be
set up on pre-paid blocks of hours or can be charged by the minute.

Email Support & Training

Emailing you answers to specific questions. This allows you a hard copy of
the solution so that you can reference back to it. Backup your company file
and upload to server or email your file so your data can be viewed, making changes,
setup up your accounts, etc.

Website: http://www.VirtualBiz4u.com
Blog,Podcast,VideoCast: http://www.VirtualBiz4u.com/blog

Tips & Tutorials for the busy business owner on the go. Here you will find QuickBooks tips and tutorials that are written text with screen captures, videos and podcasts.

Listen to QuickBooks 2006.

I recently received my issue of PC Magazine and saw an article in
the magazine reviewing QuickBooks 2006. They rated QuickBooks 2006 one of the Best of the year 2005.

They also stated in an eariler article that QuickBooks Premier 2006
is one of Intuit’s most substantial releases ever,
and we recommend that every small business take a close look.

I personally know that QuickBooks software is top notch but is nice to see a magazine endorse it as well.

Some of the new features of QuickBooks 2006 are

New Home Page gets you there in 2 clicks
Start new tasks and find existing ones from the new, simplified Home Page.

Instant access to key information.
See your entire relationship with customers, vendors and employees instantly

with the new Centers

Customer Center
View your customers, their contact info, and estimates, invoices,
or payments in a single window.

Vendor Center
In a single glance, view your vendors, their contact info and all past activities,
including bills and checks.

Employee Center
Instantly view your employees, their contact info and past activities,
including paychecks, in a single window

Key inventory tasks are automated for product-based businesses
Check Inventory Status Quickly see your complete inventory status on an item,
all on one screen, as you write orders, with the new "Available-to-Promise"
feature —
previously only available in packages costing thousands of dollars more.

QuickBooks is always listening to their customers feedback to improve their
software.
This is one of the many reasons I recommend this accounting software to
my small business owners to use.

Tips & Tutorials for the busy business owner on the go.
Don’t have time to read this tutorial? Then download the podcast and take it on the road with you.

Listen to Tracking Vehicle Mileage.

Track vehicle mileage and bill your customers.
Now you can track your business vehicle mileage in QuickBooks. Record all of your business-related trips so you have a mileage record for your taxes. You can also assign trips to a specific customer job so that you can bill that customer for the mileage

Tracking vehicle mileage
Why should I track vehicle mileage?
See post about IRS Increase Mileage Rate

QuickBooks can track mileage for your business vehicles. You can use the mileage information for tax deductions for your vehicles, and to bill customers for mileage expenses. You cannot use vehicle mileage tracking to reimburse your employees for mileage.

Adding a vehicle to track its mileage
To track mileage for a vehicle, you must add it to the Vehicle list.

If you already have the Enter Vehicle Mileage window open, you can QuickAdd a vehicle by clicking “Add New” on the Vehicle dropdown list.

To add a vehicle to the Vehicle list
From the Company menu, choose Enter Vehicle Mileage.

In the Enter Vehicle Mileage window, click Vehicle List (on the toolbar).

From the Vehicle menu, choose New.

In the New Vehicle window, enter a name for the vehicle and an optional description.

The vehicle name might be the model and year of the car, the license number, or a specific number that you’ve given to a vehicle.

Click OK.

Keep your mileage rates up-to-date so you can always take advantage of the latest IRS deduction rates for your business vehicles. QuickBooks calculates the appropriate mileage expense based on the dates and rates you enter in the Mileage Rates window. Check regularly with the IRS for the latest rates and enter each date and rate change as it becomes effective.

From the Company menu, choose Enter Vehicle Mileage.

On the toolbar in the Enter Vehicle Mileage window, click Mileage Rates.

In the Mileage Rates window, select a date from the calendar for the Effective Date, then press Tab.

Enter the IRS rate for that date, then click Close.

Track vehicle mileage and bill your customers
Now you can track your business vehicle mileage in QuickBooks. Record all of your business-related trips so you have a mileage record for your taxes. You can also assign trips to a specific customer:job so that you can bill that customer for the mileage

QuickTips & Tutorials for the busy business owner on the go.
Don’t have time to read this tutorial? Then download the podcast and take it on the road with you.

Listen to Recalling a sales order you have memorized.

1. From the Lists menu, choose Memorized Transaction List.

2. Select the sales order you want to use.

3. Click Enter Transaction.

4. Make any changes or additions you want to the information already
displayed.
This does not change the memorized sales order; you will be able
to reuse the memorized sales order as you originally recorded
it.

QuickTips & Tutorials for the busy business owner on the go.
Don’t have time to read this tutorial? Then download the podcast and take it on the road with you.

Listen to Memorizing a sales order for future use.

1. From the Customers menu, choose Create Invoice.

2. Fill in the line items that you want to appear on the memorized
invoice.

If the information in other fields change with each sales order
you prepare, leave them blank when you memorize the form. For
example, you can enter items, but not quantities.

3. From the Edit menu, choose Memorize Invoice.

4. Type a name that will help you recognize this sales order when
you look for it on the Memorized Transaction list.

5. Make sure that the How Often field says Never and leave the
other fields in the Memorize Transactions window empty.
Click OK to memorize the sales order.

1. From the Lists menu, choose Memorized Transaction List.

2. From the Memorized Transaction menu button, choose New Group.

3. Enter the name of the new group.

4. Choose how you want to manage the transaction group
You can have QuickBooks remind you about the transaction group on
a regular basis, you can merely have the transaction group available
for future use without being reminded about it, or you can have
QuickBooks record the transactions in the group on a regular basis.

5. Click OK.

6. Add, as needed, memorized transactions to the group:

In the list, select the memorized transaction you want to add.

From the Memorized Transaction button menu, choose Edit.
Select "With transactions in group" and enter the name
of the memorized transaction group.
Click OK.