Was Computer poll

[David ilvedson]

Rob,

If each checkbook is regarded as a company then only one 
company can be open at a time right?  I am Sec/Treas. for the 
No. Cal. PTG Exam Board and I have a company in Quickbooks 
just for that.  When I want to work in it I have to open it and 
my business company is closed.  When you say you use the same 
set of accounts how is that possible?  Of course you don't want 
to mix personal with business when doing business accounting.  I 
don't think you will be able to get a single report for the 
"plumbing" expenses but you certainly can get 3 separate reports 
and tally up all the "plumbing" expenses.  I keep my household 
stuff in Quicken 98 and my business in QBPro.  They are separate 
but the household does have business expenses sometimes.  I just 
get a report and take it along with my Biz tax reports and take 
to the accountant.  Sorry I can't be of more help...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> From:          "Rob Stuart-Vail" <rob_sv@email.msn.com>
> To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject:       Re: Was Computer poll
> Date:          Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:14:54 -0400
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> David,
> 
> >> Maybe I'm missing something?<<
> 
> Only because I failed to spell it out clearly enough.  The three checkbooks
> are mine, my wife's, and a joint account for a summer house for which we
> need to monitor the expenses.  Each checkbook is regarded by QB as a
> company.
> 
> Any of the three checkbooks might be used to write a check to the plumber,
> so we need to total all the plumbing checks in a single report at year's
> end.
> 
> If it's still simple, tell me..(pant, pant)....
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David ilvedson <ilvey@jps.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 10:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Was Computer poll
> 
> 
> Rob,
> 
> So what you have are three separate checking accounts at your
> bank for example the tuning business, refinishing and moving.
> In QBPro you have three checking accounts but they are all using
> the same chart of accounts.  So when you get income for moving a
> piano and deposit it in the moving checking account it goes
> under "piano moving income" in your chart of accounts or
> something to that effect.  When you deposit tuning receipts they
> go into the tuning checking account are "tuning income".  Right?
> When you pay for a new moving board it goes under moving
> expenses and when you buy piano wire it goes under shop supplies
> or such.  I don't see what the problem is...Can't you just make
> a report such as a profit/loss statement which will have all
> income listed regardless of where it came from and expenses
> likewise?
> 
> Maybe I'm missing something?
> 
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> 
> 
> > From:          "Rob Stuart-Vail" <rob_sv@email.msn.com>
> > To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Subject:       Re: Was Computer poll
> > Date:          Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:06:16 -0400
> > Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org
> 
> > Hi David,
> >
> > >>QuickBooks Pro   [>keeps track of any number of bank accounts] <<
> >
> > Can you tell me if there's a way to combine companies (checking accounts)
> in
> > Quick Books Pro?  I can't seem to do it in QB 4.0.  It used to be very
> > simple in Quicken (DOS).
> >
> > The reason is,  we're running three checkbooks, all with the same chart of
> > accounts,  and it is handy at tax time to be able to get totals for all
> the
> > accounts in each of the companies into one report.
> >
> > This I did in Quicken by combining two companies, then combining the
> result
> > with the third company and reporting from it.  I find nothing in the
> manuals
> > or the help file that tells how to do this in QBWindows,  and my message
> to
> > the QB small business forum has not been answered yet.
> >
> > Any ideas?  Thanks.
> >
> > Rob Stuart-Vail
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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