Notice! Upcoming change to the QuickBooks Document Manager service. After May 31, 2013, you will no longer be able to access documents you’ve stored online using QuickBooks Document Manager. Why is QuickBooks Document Manager being discontinued? Intuit is committed to developing easy, straightforward financial tools that help you today and grow with you tomorrow. But [...]
We would like to remind you of the substantiation and reporting requirements that apply to the personal use of autos that are owned or leased by your corporation. It is important that you comply with these requirements to avoid the potential loss of deductions, plus penalties, and interest if you are ever audited.  First, [...]
Beginning tax year 2013, a new Additional Medicare Tax (a provision of the Affordable Care Act) of 0.9 percent applies to individuals’ Medicare taxable wages, compensation, or self-employment income that exceeds certain threshold amounts based on their filing status. For more information about this tax, see the IRS Q&A for the Additional Medicare Tax. [...]
I am sooooo proud of my daughter! She is an amazing young woman; both in who she is and also in what she does for a living! She certainly doesn’t do her job for the money I hope that you can support her in some way on this project: Cassie Coppens\’ Power of Ten TERI [...]
Intuit is making some bold changes for the benefit of users with strong Inventory usage requirements! This year they introduce us to Enhanced Inventory Receiving! They have now introduced a functionality that has been in the mid-market products for many years and we applaud their efforts!!
That said . . . end user . . . . . PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!!!
Wondering whether your QuickBooks data file is healthy and working optimally? Take advantage of our Fall 2011 special offer: Free – 15 minute – Remote “QuickBooks Wellness” checkup appointment! Ask yourself: Are your reports returning the information you’re expecting? Do you have issues with the way the software is working? Have you checked your QuickBooks [...]
Small businesses can get more done in less time while managing their finances with best-selling QuickBooks® financial software from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU). New and improved features in QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2012 help small businesses uncover new business insights, get organized and save steps on mundane accounting tasks. The software goes on sale Sept. 26.
The IRS has evidently changed it’s mind about increasing the standard business mileage rate in light of the increased costs of gasoline etc. Effective July 1st through the end of December 2011 the new standard business mileage rate is 55.5¢
Effective July 1, 2011, the one percent sales and use tax rate increase that was approved with the state budget and effective April 1, 2009, will expire lowering the statewide base tax rate from 8.25 percent to 7.25 percent.
Document Management is free in QuickBooks 2010, and it will stay that way until 2013, but, after May 15, it will no longer be free in QuickBooks 2011.
Sage ERP MAS 90 versions 4.0, 4.05, and 4.10, and Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL versions 3.72, 3.73, and 3.74, will be retired as of September 30, 2011.  After retirement, product updates (including year end) and telephone support will no longer be provided by Sage.  However, customers who stay with a maintenance plan will continue [...]
Oceanside, California, November 15, 2010. Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in accounting.  Jodi Coppens, AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions’ President, is a dynamic accounting software consultant and trainer. Her extensive background in analysis and financials, including experience as the CFO of [...]
Business Mileage Rate has increased from 2010′s .50¢ to 2011′s .51¢ (read on for more info)
For the first time in the history of Social Security (at least in my lifetime) the employee’s portion of the Social Security tax is NOT equal to the employer’s portion!! The employers are now paying a full 2% more into Social Security than the employees are contributing. (read on for details)
October 20, 2010    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 990 Joshua Way ~ Vista (click for Map) Come and Learn about All the New Features & Benefits of Microsoft Office 2010 All Attendees to this Pre-Event Seminar Will Be Entered into a Drawing to Win a Free Copy of Office 2010, a $100 Visa Gift Card, and [...]
Comming SOON! Sage MAS Intelligence is the next generation in custom reporting for your SAGE MAS 90 or 200 ERP! ETA: August 2010
Sage Software follows thru on their committment to deliver Added Value to their MAS 90 and 200 ERP Users with the newest release of Product Update 2 !
More Power! Great Value!! Get QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions at 33% off the regular price! Act NOW – offer ends 7/16/2010.
Mandatory steps to take for your business to be compliant with new credit card compliance regulations!
To comply with password protection requirements going into effect July 1, 2010, anyone using Merchant Service-enabled QuickBooks files must download the June 2010 update. Without this update, you will not be able to open any company files that do NOT have “Customer Credit Card Protection” enabled.
Your ability to process credit cards may be at risk! If you store, process, or transmit cardholder data, you must be PCI-DSS compliant by July 1, 2010.  WHAT in the world is PCI-DSS? The five major credit card networks established the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) as a set of requirements for merchants [...]
Kissinger and Associates announced their EDI Advantage 4.40 Interim Release
Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside, has obtained SAGE Software’s Certification for, the soon to be released, Version 4.4 of their award winning MAS 90 and MAS 200 accounting software products.
March 22, 2010 by Laura  � Filed under News, News/Events Intuit wants to make it easy for small businesses to take advantage of the newly passed HIRE Act. The company’s payroll service will be updated to help ensure that the more than 1 million businesses using Intuit Payroll Services get the new tax credits for which they are eligible. In [...]
Microsoft will discontinue support for it’s custom report writer; FRx December 31, 2012. What does that mean for the MAS 90/200 users?
Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.4 is on target to begin shipping early February 2010, and will deliver on many customer-requested enhancements. These enhancements will provide something for everyone — customers will work even more efficiently the way they want to, with new features and enhancements focused on workflow and business processes, especially in [...]
OCC Blog: http://oceansidechamberblog.com/?p=455 Would you like to: Improve profitability? Speed up cash flow? Make informed business management decisions? Manage your business more effectively? We can help! AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions, an accounting software consulting firm, has been helping small businesses experiencing challenges with QuickBooks software for 10 years. We’ve learned that you must be supported and [...]
Monday September 28, 2009, Intuit Inc. announced the release of QuickBooks 2010, the newest version of its financial software for small businesses. New features in QuickBooks 2010 include an upgraded Company Snapshot, which provides a tailored visual overview of how a business is performing and Add/Edit Multiple List Entries directly from data in Excel! Also, [...]
Software Review: Qvinci Adds Power to QuickBooks By Wayne Kawamoto August 19, 2009 When you want to view your business from every conceivable angle Qvinci Software’s set of powerful tools lets evaluate your business in just about every way possible. Something of a cross between a data aggregator that culls and combines data and a [...]
Grow your company with real time Executive Dashboards! What is it that busy business owners want, to help them manage and grow their business in this economy or any other economy? They want up-to-the minute information on their businesses! Whether it is tracking period or year to date sales, monitoring the performace of salespeople against goals set [...]
AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside , CA is proud to announce that our newest staff member, Mary Giles has completed the QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification program. Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions, states that “with two ProAdvisors on staff, we can immediately assist clients with QuickBooks problems, training, setup and cleanup!”
Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside , CA is one of a select few in San Diego County, who is certified on the new 2007 Editions of QuickBooks. Jodi has just completed the brand new QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor Certification Training classes from Intuit, earning 16 CPE credits in the process.
Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside, has obtained SAGE Software’s Certification for, the soon to be released, Version 4.2 of their award winning MAS 90 and MAS 200 accounting software products.
Dick Coppens, Executive Vice President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside , CA was elected to sit on the Board of Directors for KOCT, representing the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. Dick sits on the Executive Board of Directors for the Chamber and has been the chairman of the Business Expo for the past three years.
Dick Coppens, Executive Vice President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside was awarded “Business Person of the Year” for 2006 by the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce at the recent Installation Dinner that was held at Genentech. Dick sits on the Executive Board of Directors for the Chamber and has been the chairman of the Business [...]
Jodi Coppens, President of AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions in Oceanside, and an Information Technology professional, was a featured speaker at the California Society of Certified Public Accountants 2005 Education Event. Her presentation, entitled “Outgrowing QuickBooks – Small Business Accounting Update had over 300 attendees and was held at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego.
