Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
QuickBooks Products: A Moving Target
Special Symbols and Information
About QuickBooks Cookbook™ Supplement Editions
Chapter 2 - QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, and the Cloud
"Why Should I Care about Remote Access to QuickBooks?"
Online access: from any location, by multiple users
Financial incentives (keeping costs down for outside services)
May streamline working with your accountant
Easier information sharing with business partners or shareholders
To have access to software add-ons you may want to use
Because you may be "forced" to
The Cloud: What it Is, and Isn't
Benefits of giving your accountant access to your QuickBooks records
"Remote access" does not necessarily mean "cloud-based"
Cloud-based Apps: Pros and Cons
"QuickBooks Online is Newer, so it's Obviously the Best Choice, Right?"
Why the Choice is not Simple
"OK Then, What Else is There to Know?"
Current Opinions about QuickBooks Online vs. QuickBooks Desktop
Comparing the Online and Desktop Editions
"...as of Today at 3:45 pm."
Feature Similarities, Differences, and Other Considerations
How the programs are organized
Operating speed
Form customization
Bank feeds and other automation features
Reports and report options
The data backup conundrum
Software maintenance and "housekeeping"
QuickBooks Online: not as inexpensive as you thought?
Moving your records from QBDT to QBO, or from QBO to QBDT
Third party add-ons
Updating QBO vs. QBDT...who is in control?
IRS audits and your QuickBooks data
Chapter 3 - Remote Access to QuickBooks
Your QuickBooks Remote Access Alternatives
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Desktop + a Remote Access Service: Lots of Possibilities
QuickBooks company file sharing over the Internet
Generic remote access software
Self-hosting
Commercial QuickBooks hosting
What Does Remote Access Cost?
...as of Today at 4:00 pm.
Beyond Kicking the Tires: Comparing Software Costs
Shop around: QuickBooks may be available for less!
Basic Street Prices for QuickBooks Products
Remote Access for One or More Users, but Not Simultaneous Access
Multiple Users with Simultaneous Remote Access
Simultaneous Access to Multiple QuickBooks Company Files
So is it Really this Simple? (No)
Chapter 4 - What about QuickBooks for Agriculture?
Current QuickBooks Considerations for Agriculture
Keep the Total Cost in Mind
Work with Your Accountant
Bandwidth (Connection Speed)
How can you find out the speed of your Internet connection?
More about bandwidth and connection speeds
QBO and QBDT Features and Possibilities, Today and Tomorrow
Accounting 101: QBO shortcomings for cash basis farm inventories
A New Book from Flagship Technologies, Inc.
"Inventories? Why do I care about invetories?"
"Why would I want to keep track of them in QuickBooks?"
The Bottom Line
Appendix
Other Flagship Technologies Products
Index
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