QuickBooks 2012 – Solarsys

QuickBooks | GST on imported goods

Software: Intuit QuickBooks accounting software The foreign vendor, which you imported goods from, is not a GST register trader; hence they will not indicate the GST on their bill. However, when the goods arrived Singapore, you are required to pay the GST at the Custom (Sometime the forwarder may pay the GST on behalf of […]

Recording foreign currency transaction without multiple currencies feature turned on

Software: Intuit QuickBooks accounting software You received a foreign currency bill for the amount of USD10,000.00. Since you did not turn on the multiple currency feature, you record the bill in SGD. Assuming you decided to use the exchange rate of 1USD to 1.3000SGD, the SGD amount booked will be SGD13,000.00. The exchange rate given […]

Separate the Sundry Creditor from Trade Creditor

Software: Intuit QuickBooks accounting software To simplify the data entry, by default, QuickBooks is using an Accounts Payable account to track all the Bills received. However, some accountant may prefer to separate the Sundry Creditor from the Trade Creditor when printing the Accounts Payable Ageing report. You can use the Vendor type to segregate the […]

QuickBooks | The walking ATM

Software: Intuit QuickBooks accounting software You may give your purchaser a sum of money to go overseas to source for new products, make payment and arrange shipment back to your country. Your purchaser is like a “walking” ATM (Automated Teller Machine), help making payment as and when required. You may create this “Purchaser” as a […]

QuickBooks | Unpresented Cheque

Software: Intuit QuickBooks accounting software The unpresented Cheques are the cheque issued by you but have not yet appeared in the bank statement as of the crossover date. When recording the opening balance of the bank account as of the crossover date; you may record the bank statement opening balance and the unpresented cheque separately […]

QuickBooks | GST on General Journal

Software: Intuit QuickBooks When creating a general journal, you can only associate a tax (GST) amount to the tax account (GST Payable account), the taxable amount will not be able to associate with the tax account. If you were to make a general journal of: Debit Expense 1000.00 Debit GST Payable account 70.00 Credit Bank 1070.00 The […]