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How to remain productive when you become overwhelmed.

It’s easy to become overwhelmed in today’s world of always-on connectivity. Family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and customers have instant access to us and often expect an immediate response. I came across an interesting YouTube video about how to remain productive when you become overwhelmed. In the short (4:26) video, Charles Duhigg, author of “Smarter Faster Better”, provides an […]

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

I came across Simon Sinek’s 2009 TED Talk a couple of years ago, and it’s really impacted my thinking. I’ve always loved the question, ‘why?’, and I’ve been asking it all my life. Why does a piece of technology work the way that it does? Why did a person do something instead of something else? I ask […]

S Corporation Compensation and Medical Insurance Issues (Updated 8/3/16)

S Corporation Compensation and Medical Insurance Issues When computing compensation for employees and shareholders, S corporations may run into a variety of issues. The information below may help to clarify some of these concerns. Reasonable Compensation S corporations must pay reasonable compensation to a shareholder-employee in return for services that the employee provides to the corporation […]

QuickBooks Online Known Error – Existing Invoices with Billable Expenses

This is a known error in QuickBooks, so a fix should be out shortly, so this may or may not apply to you. The Billable Expenses error happens when trying to add Additional Billable Expenses to an Existing Invoice. There is no problem adding to a new invoice. Here are two work-arounds until Intuit fixes […]

QuickBooks 2017 scheduled to be released 9/19/16

QuickBooks 2017 is scheduled to be released 9/19/16. This version is mostly refinement of existing features, little things that make it more user friendly for day to day users. Depending on your usage, your mileage will vary on the enhancements. For those that use QuickBooks in multi-user mode, you will be delighted that some functionalities that used […]