“Cloud accounting technology has vastly improved the way I work,” explains Kellie Parks, CPB and founder of Calmwaters Accounting. “In the days of old, before cloud-based accounting, bookkeeping tasks could be monotonous: opening mail, entering transactions, cutting cheques, printing invoices, filing, filing, filing!” says the cloud accounting evangelist and Cloud Process Creator.  We sat down with Parks to discuss her must-have cloud accounting apps for bookkeepers to save time, scale their operations, and most importantly, spend less time drowning in paper and inefficient processes.&nbs ..read more

Thousands of accounting professionals rely on Rewind to protect their client data from costly mistakes. Now, we’ve made it even easier for accountants and bookkeeping professionals to add clients to their QuickBooks Online Accountant firm. [NEW] Bulk linking for QuickBooks Online Company Files With Rewind for QuickBooks Online, you can now protect multiple QuickBooks Online company files faster than before. Before, you had to connect each company file to Rewind one at a time. Now, you can connect multiple company files at the same time. Please note this feature is only available to customers w ..read more

As part of its strategy to sunset its QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) products, Intuit is discontinuing QuickBooks Desktop for its UK customers. Support will end on June 30, 2023. Migrating to QuickBooks Online (QBO), the SaaS version of the software, is the easy and natural next step for thousands of users of this handy accounting tool. In this article, we’ll explore the transition from desktop-based to cloud-based accounting tools and outline some of the security and regulatory considerations to be aware of. Why move to SaaS-based accounting software Desktop accounting is based on a traditional com ..read more

Table of Contents Table of Contents Is QuickBooks Online backed up? Is QuickBooks Online secure? How do I back up my QuickBooks Online account(s)? How do I back up my QuickBooks Online account(s) before an import? Can I use a CSV file as a backup for my QuickBooks Online account(s)? Help! I accidentally deleted a journal entry in QuickBooks Online, how do I get it back? Help! I accidentally deleted a transaction in QuickBooks Online – how do I restore it? How does Rewind compare to ChronoBooks? Is QuickBooks Online backed up? QuickBooks Online maintains disaster recovery backups  ..read more

QuickBooks Online is an easy-to-use, convenient accounting software with nearly 29 million users in the US alone. It’s designed for small and medium-sized businesses generating invoices, monitoring expenses, and managing cash flow. QuickBooks Online is pretty reliable, but as with any software, human slip-ups can cause errors. If your balance sheet doesn’t match up to your bank statement after your monthly reconciliation, or you accidentally enter a transaction incorrectly, you may need to undo a reconciliation. Thankfully, there are QuickBooks apps that can help with this, but more on that la ..read more

Financial data protection is among the top concerns for most companies doing business today. Financial data is highly sensitive and must be protected according to international standards. Any organization that handles customer payments of any kind needs financial data protection. From healthcare and insurance to financial services and ecommerce websites, none are exempt. Should an organization suffer data loss of any kind, they risk severe penalties that could impact their business continuity. Financial Data: What is It? Financial data, by definition, is any information related to a financial ..read more

QuickBooks Online is the preferred online accounting system for millions of companies worldwide. Today we’re talking about QuickBooks Online backup apps and how they support your disaster recovery plan. What Are Data Backup and Recovery? Why Are They Important? Data backup and recovery are essential practices for all types of businesses. While they are two separate processes, they work together to support disaster recovery and ensure business continuity in the event of data loss. Backup is the process of making a copy of your company data, either to an external physical drive or server, to the ..read more

Whether you’re a company or an individual, we all produce and leverage massive amounts of data every day. From contacts, apps, files, and photographs to websites, content, and digital infrastructure, data loss can bring our lives—and our businesses—to a screeching halt. Backup software protects all your critical data from loss, ensuring your peace of mind and supporting business continuity. Today, we’ll talk about backup software—what it is, how it works, why you should use it, and all the benefits you can expect. What is Backup Software? Backup software is a technology that automates and mana ..read more

Security breaches of any kind can cause disruption. Still, when financial data is involved, the consequences of a data breach are serious—both for the financial services provider and the client. Massive amounts of money can be lost, sensitive account information compromised, and both employees of the business and its customers are likely to be adversely affected. As the systems and processes enabling our banks and financial institutions to operate become increasingly digitized, the opportunity for fraud and infiltration becomes an even more pressing issue. The importance of backing up QuickBoo ..read more

Table of Contents Table of Contents The Ideal Cloud Client Preparing a File for Transition Reviewing a File Post Conversion Preparing a Client for Transition Using cloud-based applications has a major advantage over local desktop apps. Why migrate to QuickBooks Online (QBO)? You will have anywhere, anytime access to your accounting system via different computers and devices. Automatically sync real-time synced and have tighter security. Going online offers a built-in offsite backup so you have no more file version errors. With multi-use access, there is an app ecosystem that you can use to ..read more