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March 2008
 A Message from Doug  

Big things are happening at The Sleeter Group. This month, we announced a new partnership with BQE Software, makers of BillQuick Software. BillQuick’s family of Time and Billing software is the most comprehensive time and billing tools on the market. We have awarded BillQuick an Awesome Add-on Award each of the last three years for its top quality product development and customer-focused support.

Members of The Sleeter Group Consultant’s Network can now become BillQuick Advisors. This partnership is similar to our successful partnership with Fishbowl Inventory, offering consultants option for specialization and expanding their practice. Existing members of the BillQuick Advisor Network have now joined our Consultant’s Network adding over 200 new members. You can read the full details in the article below.

Also new this month, we have released a new edition of Christine Manor’s QuickBooks for Not-For-Profit Organizations. This book contains updates for QuickBooks 2008 plus extensive new material on tracking in-kind contributions, allocations, and working with restricted funds.

 BillQuick Partners with The Sleeter Group  

BillQuick SoftwareThe Sleeter Group has partnered with BQE Software, creators of BillQuick software, to join the Sleeter Group Consultant’s Network with the BillQuick Advisors Network. Members of the Sleeter Group Consultant’s Network can now become BillQuick Advisor as a benefit of membership.

BillQuick provides highly customizable and easy-to-use time & expense tracking, project management and invoice automation. Industry-specific versions of BillQuick are available for accountants and CPAs, architects and engineers, computer consultants and attorneys; markets in which The Sleeter Group already has substantial presence.

Becoming a BillQuick Advisor gives you the tools you need to help your clients manage their time, expenses, and projects better. Designed to suit a wide variety of businesses, BillQuick software makes handling everyday tasks easier and more efficient, and the integration with QuickBooks and other popular accounting packages means you won’t have to migrate your clients from their current software.

To find out more about becoming a BillQuick Advisor, visit our website.

 New QuickBooks 2008 for Not-For-Profit Organizations  

QuickBooks for Not-for-Profit OrganizationsWe are pleased to announce that our popular QuickBooks for Not-for-Profit Organizations book has been completely updated for version 2008 and is now available!

Written by Christine L. Manor, CPA, QuickBooks 2008 for Not-for-Profit Organizations will help your organization use QuickBooks properly and provide management with the data needed to make informed decisions. It includes methods for setting up and using QuickBooks in a not-for-profit organization, addressing the needs of management, boards of directors, grantors, and the IRS Form 990. From how to handle grants and contracts, to managing proposals, tracking funding sources, recording in-kind transactions, bank reconciliations, allocations, budgets, and restricted funds, this book has everything you need to get up and running with QuickBooks in a nonprofit environment.

The new version has been expanded to over 500 pages and includes detailed step-by-step instructions, illustrations, downloadable practice files with complete examples, and utilizes the Unified Chart of Accounts for Not-For-Profit organizations.

Designed to be used with QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Premier: Nonprofit Edition Version 2008.

Click here link to order your copy today!

 2008 Accounting Software Consulting Conference  


Save the Date!

The 2008 Accounting Software Consulting Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona November 10th -13th at the beautiful Renaissance Glendale hotel. 

Tentative Conference Schedule:

Monday, Nov 10th:
8am – 4pm: In-Depth Pre-Conference Sessions
5pm – 9pm: Main Conference Registration Reception

Tuesday, Nov 11th:
8am – 5pm:  Main Conference Day 1
5pm – 8pm: Conference Reception

Wednesday, Nov 12th:
8am – 5pm:  Main Conference Day 2
6:30pm – 9:00pm: Sleeter Group Consultant Network Dinner

Thursday, Nov 13th:
8am – 4:00pm: Main Conference Day 3
4pm – Conference Ends

Be sure to plan to extend your stay and enjoy a long weekend in beautiful Arizona. The Renaissance Glendale will extend The Sleeter Group discounted hotel rate through the weekends prior to and following the conference.

Attendee registration will open in April! Please sign up now to receive a flyer about the conference (if you do not receive mailings from us already).

Exhibitors interested in showcasing their small business accounting software solution: Exhibitor registration is now open. Please click here for more information.

 BillQuick User Conference - Sleeter Group Members Save $100  

The Sleeter Group recommends the Annual BillQuick User Conference: Keys to Success, June 26-27, 2008 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas. Doug Sleeter will be speaking at the conference about using BillQuick in your consulting practice.

BQU ConferenceThis conference will include :

  • BillQuick Breakout Sessions
  • Partner Expo
  • Hands-on Training
  • Networking Events
  • Fun Events and Activities
  • Unlimited Opportunities

Sleeter Group Members save $100 per attendee with special promo code. Please contact BQE Software to receive your code (888) 245-5669.

 Webinars 20% Off Special - Limited Time  

Sleeter Group WebinarsWe are offering a Tax Season Special on two upcoming webinars. Both Non-Profit Consulting and Configuring Your Network have been reduced 20%, from $99 to $79.

Sleeter Group Webinars provide accounting professionals and QuickBooks users with high quality, consultant-level materials and instruction.

We have also posted a one-hour  free webinar, given by Doug Sleeter on What’s New with QuickBooks 2008. (Windows Media player will launch the webinar when you click the link above. If you have a MAC, select an application to play the .wmv file).

View our schedule at www.sleeter.com/webinars.

 Intuit ProAdvisor Support Alert  

Intuit’s ProAdvisor Support Team asked us to notify you about an issue that has recently come to their attention.

QuickBooks 2008 Accountant’s Copy can sometimes fail to import edits when converting data from a QBY to a QBW file. This problem has been fixed on the most recent release (Release 5).

If you are encountering this problem, please refer to Intuit’s Knowledge Base article.

 Tricks of the Trade  

Every day, members of The Sleeter Group Consultants Network tackle the day-to-day problems of their clients in the real world. The following is an example problem and solution that surfaced this month on our Sleeter Group Consultants Network E-Mail Group.

Question: I am working with a client’s company file and every time I back up the file (using Verify Company Data), at about 60% complete I get the message A data problem prevents QB from Continuing. Rebuild data now. When I run Rebuild, it proceeds to successfully back up, then the rebuild is completed. However, I get the same message when I try to do the next back up. After rebuilding, I have tried moving the file to a new location, with a new name, but that hasn’t solved the problem.

Has anyone encountered this before? Suggested Solutions?

Stuart McClain responded: I know I worked with Intuit Tech Support one time to find the ‘offending’ transaction(s) – deleted them and re-entered them and that fixed the corruption and stopped the error messages.

Kara Haas suggested: Check pages 212-217 of the Sleeter  Group 2008 Consultant’s Reference Guide. I think that may help you find the damaged transaction.

Mario Nowogrodzki added: QBWIN.LOG will identify the offending transaction(s), after a Rebuild. It’s customary that a Rebuild does not fix everything that is wrong, and you have to go in and manually correct the problem transactions. Sometimes just a re-save of the problem transaction does the fix; you can change the date by one day, save it, then change the date back and re-save it. That ‘counts’ as a re-save, so to speak.

Wendy O’Neil suggested: To check the QBWIN.LOG, follow these steps:

  1. Before making any changes to the file, I would make a back up copy, just in case.
  2. While holding down the Control Key, push 1 and then 2 from the keyboard (not the numeric key pad).
  3. A window titled Tech Help opens with several tabs across the top. Select the Open File tab.
  4. Another window opens with a list of files. Highlight the file titled QBWIN.LOG and open.
  5. This is the QBWIN.LOG file. It contains A LOT of odd looking code and some information that could lead you to the corrupted transactions within the QB data file.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of this list and look for a dashed line that contains Begin Verify in the middle of the dashes.
  7. If there is an offending transaction, it will be listed there. You will need to do some detective work to actually identify the bad guys, but there will be a transaction number (this is not a reference number), transaction type and a reference number (if available) somewhere within the code.
  8. Now all you need to do is find this/these offenders, delete and re-enter. I would run the "Verify Data" again, to make sure that the file was repaired.

Hope this helps.

Ed. note: Mario Nowogrodzki will be presenting the webinar Configure Your Network on March 27, from 10-12 PDT.