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Bookkeeping Accounting Support Teacher?

I am a bookkeeper. My company does have an accountant but he only does the taxes at years end. Sometimes I wish I had someone who I could ask an accounting question. QuickBooks used to have a network of local experts that you could ask for help for what seemed like a reasonable amount of money (I'm not talking about tech support) But that seems to be no more. I would like to have a relationship with a smart talented patient accountant who is skilled in QuickBooks that I could pay on a subscription basis to ask an occasional question. What do you think my best options are? Thanks

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  • 3 years ago

    Since your company has an accountant, presumably a CPA, I don't understand why you don't ask him/her. At very least call and talk to that person about helping you when you need it.

  • 3 years ago

    Yes .I sapurt in You could have a contract with a separate accountant for this professional advice or ask your employer to have you included in their contract with the accountant they use at the end of the year. So they pay for the service of the professional advice. As the accountant will be familiar with the company's debts , credits , and bottom line. Also there is the issue of corporate confidently if you seek advice from an independent accountant or source.

    Marshhawk · 20 hours ago

  • 3 years ago

    Nah

  • 3 years ago

    If you want support on using the program that is one thing, if you want professional advice on proper accounting that is a much different thing. People have answered both of your questions already.

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Quickbooks is not a good program, while it is popular it is a fill in the boxes program

    many people use it and have no idea what they are doing they just put the numbers in the boxes

    I reverse engineered the categories from a Schedule C and that is first clue the categories often change names when proper is chart of accounts --- first hint delete (do not load) the categories accounts or whatever they call them in your version

    people who make QB are not real good at BOOKKEEPING,, and they keep making it worse the idea is to trap you into buying turbotax every year and to use on line banking and storage of data ... the A/R is the worst part of QB it is not reliable and auto payment apply feature should never EVER be used

    Oh I am very good at QB but it is because I did books by hand for years .. the key ideal of QB is one entry covers it all but that eliminates checks and balances

    if you make a mistake it spreads all through the programs and it is all but impossible to fix or find

    to learn you need to sit next to someone who day by day teaches you,,, there are no instant answers

  • 3 years ago

    You could have a contract with a separate accountant for this professional advice or ask your employer to have you included in their contract with the accountant they use at the end of the year. So they can pay for the service of the professional advice. As the accountant will be familiar with the company's debts , credits , and bottom line. Also there is the issue of corporate confidentiality if you seek advice from an independent accountant or source. You current employer might not approve , so bring up the subject for his/her input They are your boss in a manner of speaking. .As I do not know your written terms of employment so look at that as well.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Are you still working from home because if so you have a myriad of support online. Do you have any bookkeeping experience or are you doing this because you think the program will make it easier? Your background seems to be in home cleaning before this so that is why I ask what training you have. Good luck and the info is out there for free just google "quick books help".

    You will learn if you just keep at.

    Added Bless it's heart it didn't like anything we all posted.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Have u offered that to your accountant? Good place to start

  • tro
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    if this accountant who prepares the taxes every year is the same person you should be able to ask him questions related to the business you and he work for, but you need to find out what arrangement the employer has with him

  • Eva
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    QuickBooks still has the ProAdvisors program. There is a list of advisors on their website. If you use the help function in QB and enter your questions, it will take you to a list of answers that may apply. You can also go to the YouTube channel "Radio free QuickBooks" and see if you can find a video there that will answer your question.

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