How to Do Progress Invoicing in QuickBooks for Contractors
1. First, turn on progress invoicing (Edit > Preferences > Jobs & Estimates > Company Preferences)
2. Create an estimate (Customers > Create Estimates)
3. Create an invoice from the estimate by clicking the Create Invoice button at the top of the estimate
4. You are given the choice to create an invoice for the entire uninvoiced amount remaining on the estimate, a percentage of the entire estimate, or different percentages for each item
5. If needed, you can use various job cost reports, such as the Job Estimates vs. Actual report to compare your actual costs to your estimated costs, in order to determine the percentage of the job completed
This article is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal, accounting, or other professional advice. For further information, please consult appropriate professional advice from your attorney and certified public accountant.
Written by +Ruth Perryman, CMA, CFE, CFM, MBA





Ruth is the president of The QB Specialists, an Intuit Premier Reseller that offers huge savings and expert advice on QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a member of Intuit’s Trainer/Writer Network. She is also certified in QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise and has provided expert QuickBooks help to thousands of businesses all over the world since 1996.
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How to Setup a Non-Governmental Organization in QuickBooks for Nonprofits
Unrestricted:
Administration
Fundraising
Programs
Program 1
Program 2
Temporarily Restricted:
Grants
Grant 1
Grant 2
Designated Donations
Program 1
Program 2
Permanently Restricted:
Endowment 1
Endowment 2
When donors fund a particular program, the funds are restricted until spent on what the donor designated, so they should generally be deposited into a temporarily restricted fund. Once you’ve spent the money and released the restriction, you should transfer the funds from the temporarily restricted fund to the unrestricted fund. The easiest way to accomplish this is to set up an Other Expense account called “Transfer to Unrestricted Fund” and an Other Revenue account called “Transfer from Temporarily Restricted Fund”. Create a journal entry at the end of each month using these two accounts to transfer the funding that’s been released from restrictions.
There’s no problem if you want to use jobs and I definitely recommend using them for grants, but I wouldn’t use this as a substitution for classes.
You don’t need to re-install QuickBooks to add a new file. Just go to File > New Company and answer the questions. However, you might find it easier to just adjust the transactions in your current file. The easiest way to get a list of all your revenue and expense transactions is to open a Profit & Loss Detail report. Just click on each transaction and make the changes you want. However, if you’ve already filed your tax return for 2008 I’d be careful about making any changes. There’s no problem adding classes and jobs, because they won’t change your basic Profit & Loss, but if you change the revenue or expense account it might.
For fiscal year budgets, you can set up budgets by class at Company > Planning & Budgeting. For multi-year budgets, you should use estimates at Customers > Create Estimates. You might need to activate the feature at Edit > Preferences > Jobs & Estimates first.
This article is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal, accounting, or other professional advice. For further information, please consult appropriate professional advice from your attorney and certified public accountant.
Written by +Ruth Perryman, CMA, CFE, CFM, MBA





Ruth is the president of The QB Specialists, an Intuit Premier Reseller that offers huge savings and expert advice on QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a member of Intuit’s Trainer/Writer Network. She is also certified in QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise and has provided expert QuickBooks help to thousands of businesses all over the world since 1996.
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How to Change Vendor Discount Account in QuickBooks
This article is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal, accounting, or other professional advice. For further information, please consult appropriate professional advice from your attorney and certified public accountant.
Written by +Ruth Perryman, CMA, CFE, CFM, MBA





Ruth is the president of The QB Specialists, an Intuit Premier Reseller that offers huge savings and expert advice on QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a member of Intuit’s Trainer/Writer Network. She is also certified in QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise and has provided expert QuickBooks help to thousands of businesses all over the world since 1996.
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How to Setup Bonuses in Payroll with QuickBooks
2. Go to the Employee Center, double-click on the employee, change the tab to Payroll and Compensation Info, and add the payroll item you just created in the Additions, Deductions and Company Contributions box.
This article is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be construed as legal, accounting, or other professional advice. For further information, please consult appropriate professional advice from your attorney and certified public accountant.
Written by +Ruth Perryman, CMA, CFE, CFM, MBA





Ruth is the president of The QB Specialists, an Intuit Premier Reseller that offers huge savings and expert advice on QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a member of Intuit’s Trainer/Writer Network. She is also certified in QuickBooks POS and QuickBooks Enterprise and has provided expert QuickBooks help to thousands of businesses all over the world since 1996.
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