A little more about One-Write Plus

Now that tax time is over (for most people and small businesses), we've started getting an increase in requests to convert old One-Write Plus files into new QuickBooks files. We're always happy to help, as One-Write Plus is no longer supported by Sage Software, and really - it's about time to get out of that truly outdated software and start enjoying the benefits of a modern program with cleaner interfaces, more functionality, better reporting, etc.

In beginning this process, one of the first questions people ask is "What will come across and what won't?"

Well, assuming you have a One-Write Plus for windows file (as One Write Plus DOS files can be a little more challenging), the conversion is pretty straightforward from OWP to Peachtree to QuickBooks. In that process, all of your lists and balances will carry across, as well as historical Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet data. You will be able to see that you had $100 of Telephone Expense in 2007, that you currently owe AT&T $20, what your Sales Income was for January, that "Smith" owes you $100 - But you WON'T have the bill for AT&T or the Invoice for Smith that caused those balances to exist. (This is due to the conversion process summarizing all of that data in month-by-month journal entries).

We appreciate all of the people who have sought us out to help with this conversion process and are happy to answer any questions you might have. Please don't hesitate to call our QuickBooks experts in Reno or Sacramento to assist in your file conversion.

We Are Now QuickBooks Retail Solution Providers!

Thanks to the wonderful people at Intuit, and the ongoing support of our growing client base, Custom Business Solutions is now part of the Retail Solution Provider program. This means that we'll be brining our point of sale expertise to more small and medium sized business in Sacramento, Tahoe, the Sierras, and Reno. We will not only be able to provide service, but sell our clients the appropriate hardware and software for their retail point of sale needs.

As always with this blog, we're here to provide tips and help to QuickBooks users as well. A recent development that everyone should be aware of revolves around the release of a Microsoft Update affecting the ".NET" framework. In some cases this can cause QuickBooks to begin to launch - show the "splash screen" and then stop loading. Fortunately Intuit has detailed instructions to fix this problem posted at their website.

QuickBooks Program Releases - Updates

With each QuickBooks product, there are occasional maintenance releases or patches as Intuit adds new features or fixes some bugs that have been reported. You can download updates for your QuickBooks products at support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/productupdates.aspx .

To check which release you currently have installed, start QuickBooks and then press the F2 key on the top row of the keyboard (or press the control key and the number 1 at the same time - CTRL+1). This will show you a great deal of information about QuickBooks and the current file you have open (if you have a file open) - including the release number at the very top of the window:

In the example here, I can see that I'm running QuickBooks 2008 with release 5 (the most current release as of the time of this post).

QuickBooks Point of Sale Revolution!

We recently assisted a merchant in Elk Grove in transitioning from an old, manual cash register to a full QuickBooks Point of Sale interface. What a difference this makes for the day-to-day operations of a business!

In the past, they rang up all of their sales on a register, and then entered the transactions manually into QuickBooks Pro at the end of the day - unable to track detail, items sold, inventory quantities, etc. Now they can print barcodes for all of their items, scan those items at the register (reducing the odds of mistakes on prices), record the sales as they happen, print professional looking receipts, track inventory in real time, and transfer all of this information directly to QuickBooks financial at the push of a button!

If your business is looking for QuickBooks Point of Sale help in Sacramento or QuickBooks Point of Sale help in Reno or Tahoe - please let us assist you in moving into the modern era. The difference in productivity, accuracy, and peace of mind that comes from making the jump to POS is the best investment any small business can make today.