Ah, nuts. You realize you've written a check in the wrong amount, or you've sent it to the wrong vendor because you have so many to keep track of and sometimes things get mixed up. #smbproblems 

Nobody likes going it alone, especially if whatever you’re trying to do leaves you feeling overwhelmed and incapable. But that’s why it’s good to ask for help from someone who knows what’s up, like inviting your accountant to your QuickBooks Online account so they can help with your bookkeeping.

A fundamental piece of good bookkeeping is routine account reconciliation, the process in which you match up your transactions in QuickBooks Online (QBO) with your bank statement and credit card statements. In addition to being every amount of fun as it sounds, it’s a really helpful process to make sure that your bank accounts match up with your accounting system, and you’re not at risk of overspending based on what’s actually in the bank. It’s a similar process to balancing your checkbook.

Whether you’re new to QuickBooks Online or a seasoned veteran using the software, you might not be getting the most value out of your subscription. Oftentimes, people overlook simple tips that could help them be more effective and efficient with their books, and that’s why we’ve pulled together a short list of tips for handling your books with QuickBooks Online (QBO).

Invoices are a culturally acceptable way of asking for payment. After you set up your customers, let’s create invoices.

There are two options from where you can create an invoice using QuickBooks Online: on the >homescreen or from the customer centre.

Receiving payments in QuickBooks Online helps maintain an accurate accounts receivable balanced. When a payment is entered into QuickBooks, the accounts and financial statements are affected.

Another important process in QuickBooks Online is setting up bank feeds. It's good that your here because we are going to walk you through how to do just that in this QuickBooks Online tutorial. But first, we are going to go through the benefits of bank feeds! 

Do you know how to set up templates for different recurring transactions in QuickBooks Online? If you don't, don't sweat it! We are here to help and are going to walk you through it.

We are back with a QuickBooks tutorial and this one is on setting up different products and services.

We're here with another tutorial on how to best use Quickbooks for your business

This post quickly outlines how to manage your Chart of Accounts in QB Online!

What is a Chart of Accounts?

A chart of accounts (COA) is a financial organizational tool that provides a complete listing of every account in an accounting system. An account is a unique record for each type of asset, liability, equity, revenue, and expense.

Whether you are interested in QuickBooks Online and want an idea of how it works or you have an account and need help through the motions, we’re here to help! Here is another tutorial on adding new users, the different types of users and permissions, and inviting your accountant.