QuickBooks Online Updates: “Intuit’s In the Know” | March 2024 In the Know is Intuit’s monthly webinar for letting us all know about the QuickBooks Online Updates an what changes are happening in QBO. You can register for next month’s by clicking here. Hector Garcia and I break down all these innovations in our Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast – listen now! Here’s the cool new QuickBooks Online updates for this month! Get Paid Now is becoming a Line of Credit. You can get loans against this LOC, or use it to factor your unpaid invoices. Each instance has its own terms, and yours wil ..read more

Dear Readers, In the heart of every community lies the potential to make a profound impact, a principle vividly embodied by the Royalwise Community during the recent “Whoo’s Done with 1099s?!” celebration. As we reflect on the incredible success of this year’s event, we’re filled with gratitude and joy. Thanks to your enthusiasm, generosity, and spirited participation, we not only shared laughs and stories but also made a meaningful impact together. Victorious Storytellers Please join us in a thunderous applause for our contest victors, Kimberly Noh, Brenda Spandrio, and Ruby Holiday! Your ane ..read more

Why Collaboration Tools are Essential for the Modern Mid-sized Accounting Firm   In the ever-evolving world of accounting, traditional methods are getting less airtime than an outdated sitcom, and cutting-edge Collaboration Tools are stealing the show. Gone are the days when accountants were buried under piles of paper taller than their desk lamps. Today, they’re more likely buried in browser tabs. Thanks to the digital transformation, today’s accounting pros maximize tech to minimize headaches. So forget the idea that collaboration tools are just a ‘nice-to-have’ in the accounting world ..read more

The Evolution & Future of Accounting Technology: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going   Accounting, often referred to as the “language of business,” has been a cornerstone of commerce for millennia. The history of accounting is a testament to human ingenuity and adaptability, with each advancement in technology leading to a corresponding evolution in accounting practices. This article will delve into the past, present, and future of accounting technology, tracing the journey from rudimentary record-keeping methods to sophisticated software solutions.   Accounting T ..read more

Why Mid-sized Accounting Firms Need to Adapt to Technology Looking to get ahead? Leveraging the right technology for mid-sized accounting firms can be a real difference-maker, smoothing out your challenges and setting you up for opportunities you hadn’t imagined. While they might not have the immense resources of large enterprises, mid-sized accounting firms enjoy a level of agility and personalization that is often hard to achieve in bigger corporations. However, to truly capitalize on these advantages, it’s critical for mid-sized firms to adapt to technological advancements. Here’s why: Tech ..read more

Leveraging Technology as a Mid-Sized Accounting Firm In today’s fast-paced business landscape, leveraging technology as a mid-sized accounting firm is essential if you want to stay competitive. Implementing the right technological solutions can streamline workflows, increase efficiency, and drive profitability. This article explores various ways mid-sized accounting firms can leverage technology to improve their business operations, enhance client services, and boost growth. Cloud Computing: The Foundation of Modern Accounting Cloud computing has revolutionized the way accounting firms operate ..read more

Spreadsheet Sync Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the efficient world of Spreadsheet Sync within QuickBooks Online Advanced. We’re following up from our exciting event, Scaling New Heights 2023, to shed more light on this key feature we didn’t fully cover during our session. Spreadsheet Sync is a handy tool in QuickBooks Online Advanced. It links QuickBooks with Microsoft Excel. This tool makes handling data a breeze. You can make live reports and even change data in table form. Plus, it works on both Mac and PC! The best part? After setting it up once, it’s ready to use an ..read more

  Women in Accounting Alicia was recently named a Top 50 Woman in Accounting by Ignition, and was asked to sit down for an interview.   In the interview Alicia discusses her perspective as a woman in the accounting industry and her contributions to empowering and elevating female voices in the field.   To celebrate Alicia’s accomplishment, Royalwise is running a one-day only 50% off sale! Use promo code TOP50 at learn.royalwise.com to take advantage of this opportunity   Alicia talks about her mentoring programs, training sessions, and workshops that focus on issues releva ..read more

Top 10 QuickBooks ProAdvisor 2021 Many of you have already heard, but for those of you who haven’t, I have some major news and I want to share the excitement with all of you! Last week was Scaling New Heights 2021, and although I was not able to make it to the event this year, I was named a 2021 Top 10 ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant!     If you regularly read my emails or blog posts, you’ll know that I’ve made the Top 200 ProAdvisor for several years in a row, and last year I finally broke into the Top 100, but this year… …this year I made Top 10!     Come share in t ..read more

Every night over dinner Jamie tells me about the people he helped that day, regales me with stories about the customers that I used to have, and we reminisce of days gone by. This week Jamie helped Bill and Janet buy a new computer; they were replacing their 10-year-old iMac. As long as I’ve been doing Apple training, my go-to joke has been that computers age in “double-dog years,” that 1 year for a computer is like 14 human years. That means that Bill and Janet’s computer was 140 years old! Definitely time for an upgrade. Mary Ellen’s laptop was 154 in computer years, so she was ready for a n ..read more