As of May 31, 2011, Intuit will no longer provide live technical support or add-on services for the 2008 version of QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Simple Start. Anyone using the 2009, 2010, or 2011 versions of these products won’t be affected. Intuit notes that if you don’t need technical support or any add-on services, you’re free to continue using QuickBooks 2008 as long as you wish. Affected add-on services include payroll, credit card processing, bill pay, online banking, e-mail, certain third party products, and other services.
The stealth price increase affects anyone that has been operating QuickBooks with up to five simultaneous users.
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Microsoft Office 365 is an evolution of Office 2010 Web Apps that makes four key Office products available via the net: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote, plus the program provides access to the Microsoft SharePoint Web portal system and Exchange.
Where Office Live was more of a personal Cloud that gave you access to the Office tools, Office 365 is a true corporate environment that, within the beta system at least, will let you cater to and collaborate with up to 25 colleagues.
The Exchange option is particularly interesting if you’re a small company using a standard POP Internet service. E
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You’re done with the taxes for another year. Time to dump the all the receipts and paperwork associated with preparing the return, you think. Not so fast, cautions the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. You might need some of that documentation if you get audited; without it, tax benefits that you claimed could be disallowed. “The IRS generally has three years after you file your federal return in to commence an examination of that return,” said Robert Lynn, a MNCPA member with Charles M. Bartley, CPA, Ltd. “The m Readm Full Article…
Book Review: “As One” by Mehrdad Baghai & James Quigley Printer friendly
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As One opens with a dedication to people all over the world from all walks of life who labor tirelessly to enable groups of people to work “as one” in pursuit of noble goals. The book’s authors, Mehrdad Beghai and Deloitte CEO James Quigley, believe that the future of civilized society depends on the success of the leaders of those groups. With
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Ohio accounting students meet fraud expert Printer friendly
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