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New Features Retainers Progress Billing Create Invoice from Purchase Action Menu Read-only File Setting Web Order Indicator Web Store Setup Tax AccountEdge Mobile Application Time Tracker for AccountEdge Expanded Note fields New Company File Assistant redesign Easy Setup Assistant redesign Check Interface redesign Retainers List report To Do List - Retainers report Retainer Transaction report Progress Billing Transaction report
Introduction Setting up your company file Overview Create a company file Easy setup assistant Set up preferences Set a password for the Administrator user ID Set up accounts Enter account opening balances
Advanced setup Overview Set up sales Set up purchases Set up payroll 
Do an initial bank reconciliationSet up Business Services Set up Payroll Tax Forms Set up a Web Store Manage Mobile Application Manage Time Tracker
Do an initial bank reconciliation Task 1: Identify uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 2: Record uncleared withdrawals and deposits Task 3: Reconcile
Create item records Enter your inventory opening balances Set up Business Services Set up Payroll Tax Forms Set up a Web Store Manage Mobile Application Manage Time Tracker Banking Receiving money Bank deposits Spending money Entering transactions in the Bank Register window Transferring money between accounts Tracking petty cash expenses Recording miscellaneous transactions Credit card transactions Credit card payments using Merchant Account ServiceReconciling your bank accounts Importing statements Analyzing your cash flow
Credit card payments using Merchant Account Service Processing credit card payments using Merchant Account Service Declined authorization Timed-out authorization Voiding Merchant Account Service credit card payments
Reconciling your bank accounts Importing statements Analyzing your cash flowSales Creating a customer card Entering salesRecording sales with insufficient on-hand item quantities Changing the status of a sale Reviewing your sales information Receiving payments Printing payment receipts Credit control Customer credits Dealing with a vendor who is also a customer Accounting for bad debts Manage Retainers Progress Billing
Entering sales Task 1: Enter information about the customer Task 2: Choose the type of sale Task 3: Enter the items or services you are selling Task 4: Enter additional information about the sale Task 5: Complete the sale Adding and deleting transaction lines, subtotals, and headers in sales transactions
Recording sales with insufficient on-hand item quantities Changing the status of a sale Reviewing your sales information Receiving payments Printing payment receipts Credit control Customer credits Dealing with a vendor who is also a customer Accounting for bad debts Manage Retainers Progress BillingPurchases Creating a vendor card Entering purchasesReceiving items without a billRecording and settling vendor debits Adding finance charges paid to vendors
Entering purchases Entering a purchase transaction Task 1: Enter information about the vendor Task 2: Choose the type of purchase Task 3: Enter the items or services you are purchasing Task 4: Enter additional information about the purchase Task 5: Complete the purchase Adding and deleting lines, subtotals, and headers to purchases
Receiving items without a bill Set up an accrual account for items received without a vendor bill Record items received without a bill
Creating a purchase order from a sale Changing the status of a purchase Reviewing your purchases information Paying bills Preparing electronic payments Recording and settling vendor debits Adding finance charges paid to vendorsPaying your employeesCreating payroll categories Wages Information window Accrual Information window Deduction Information window Employer Expense Information window Editing payroll categories
Creating employee cards Entering employee payroll information Timesheets Processing your payroll Task 1: Select the pay period Task 2: [Optional] Include employee timesheets Task 3: Select and edit paychecks Task 4: Record employee pays Task 5: Process payments Task 6: Print/email pay stubs
Payroll liabilities Reviewing payroll information Viewing pay history Viewing prior year payroll reports Viewing an employee’s accrual balances Analyzing payroll Reviewing payroll liabilities
Payroll tax formsBilling for time About the time billing feature Setting time billing preferences Setting billing rates Creating activities Creating activity slips Reviewing and changing activity slips Creating time billing invoices Work in progress
Creating activity slips Reviewing and changing activity slips Creating time billing invoices Work in progressInventoryCreating items Making inventory adjustments Inventory locations Building items Counting inventory Reviewing your inventory information Setting item prices Customizing inventoryListsAdding a record Setting up tax codes Finding a record Changing a record Inactivating or reactivating a record Deleting a record Combining recordsTransactions Finding a transaction Changing or deleting a transaction Reversing a transaction Recurring transactions
Changing or deleting a transaction Reversing a transaction Recurring transactionsInternational transactions About the multiple-currency feature Setting up multiple currenciesTracking currency gains and losses Miscellaneous transactions
Setting up multiple currencies Task 1: Select the multiple currency option Task 2: Set up records for foreign currencies Task 3: Create accounts to track foreign-currency transactions Task 4: Assign accounts to foreign currencies Task 5: Assign currencies to foreign customers and vendors
Exchange rates Tracking currency gains and losses Miscellaneous transactionsReports Forms Finding forms Sending forms Customizing formsAdding and editing elements
Sending forms Customizing forms Task 1: Display the form Task 2: Set up form properties Task 3: Add and edit elements Task 4: Preview the customized form Task 5: Save the customized form Task 6: Print the customized form Changing the default fonts on forms
Adding and editing elementsContact management Creating a card Keeping in touch with your contacts Grouping your contacts Synchronizing cards with Microsoft Outlook contacts Customizing cards Reviewing your contact information
Keeping in touch with your contacts Grouping your contacts Synchronizing cards with Microsoft Outlook contacts Customizing cards Reviewing your contact informationFinancial controlTracking financial information Tracking reimbursable expenses Task 1: Set up a job Task 2: Assign expenses to the job Task 3: Bill the customer Changing the status of a reimbursable expense
Budgets Auditing your records Reviewing financial informationEnd-of-period proceduresMonth-end procedures Task 1: Run the Company Data Auditor Task 2: Reconcile your bank accounts Task 3: Review reports Task 4: Send customer statements Task 5: Record depreciation Task 6: Pay payroll taxes Task 7: Lock periods
Starting a new fiscal year Task 1: Complete month-end tasks Task 2: Perform an inventory count Task 3: Provide information to your accountant Task 4: Enter end-of-year adjustments Task 5: Back up your company file Task 6: Start a new fiscal year Task 7: Optimize and verify your company file
Starting a new payroll year Task 1: Process the last paychecks for the year Task 2: Print year-end payroll forms Task 3: Print vendor 1099 statements Task 4: Print payroll reports Task 5: Back up your company file Task 6: Start a new payroll year Task 7: Check that you have the latest tax tables Task 8: Optimize and verify your company file
Preparing 1099 and 1096 formsManaging user accounts and company files Managing user accounts Backing up and restoring company files Confirming activated company files Servicing your company fileSpecial considerations for networked company filesTroubleshooting your company file
Confirming activated company files Servicing your company file Checking your company file for errors Optimizing your company file Purging information that is no longer needed Troubleshooting file-locking problems
Special considerations for networked company files Preferences in a network environment Preventing data entry while generating reports Storing custom reports on a network Displaying up-to-date information Improving performance
Troubleshooting your company fileImporting and exporting data Exporting data Exporting to and importing from AccountantLink Importing data Managing import and export records
Importing data Managing import and export recordsNetworking company files Preparing company files for multiple users Setting up the network hardware Setting up a company-file folder on a Windows host Accessing the shared company file from a workstation
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