What Macintosh software or online service should I use when I'm forced to stop using Quicken 2005 this summer?
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posted by alms
on Jun 8, 2011 -
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When a bank decides to foreclose instead of restructuring a mortgage, is this favorable or unfavorable to its balance sheet? So that I can learn more about this side of the banking business, are there any resources that go into detail in explaining the decision-making process of banks in this situation, especially in the context of the financial crisis?
posted by blargerz
on Jun 5, 2011 -
8 answers
Need ideas on how to keep track of people making multiple payments for large trips or activities, with the ability to report how much they still owe. Much more detail inside.
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posted by kraigory
on May 23, 2011 -
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Nolo is a great source for books when one is looking to deal with the legal aspects of running a small or medium business. Is there a publisher that specializes in accounting / bookkeeping / finances books?
posted by mmdei
on May 11, 2011 -
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For small business owners, freelancers, and finance managers in small enterprises, what financial data is important to have easy access to?
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posted by pallen123
on May 3, 2011 -
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I am debating getting my CMA, certifed management accountant designation. It is a new term to me, and I work in finance with gaggles of CPAs. Is the CMA a recognized and respected designation?
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posted by natasha_k
on Apr 20, 2011 -
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Basic accounting text? I'm an attorney and recently a lot of my job involves ferreting out a defendant's financials, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. I've never taken accounting and my knowledge is very limited. I'd like to get some kind of basic accounting text (or other source) to just kind of help me better understand what I'm looking at and also ask informed questions of CFOs and accountants and the like. I work in a very small firm, so we (and our clients) don't really have money for expensive experts and I've got to do a lot of this leg work on my own. Thanks for your help. I'm looking for something that just explains the basics of balance sheets, cash flow statements, and financials etc.
posted by bananafish
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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Working on a
fictional story about campaign finance reform. I need holes shot in the governing premises. The first tenet is the most obvious hole in it: no corporation may contribute to a national political candidate. It's not a new idea, and it's not interesting. The enforcement of it is. And I need to know more about accounting and auditing to even have a shot of making it feasible, so read on.
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posted by Arquimedez Pozo
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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Help me crunch numbers for fun and profit (mostly profit). I need help deciding whether and how to get more education for a change of careers, and which direction to head. Big picture is that I’m an architect, considering retraining for a math and finances based job.
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posted by meinvt
on Mar 15, 2011 -
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What exactly constitutes "proof of payment" for the purposes of 501c3 accounting standards? Are my accounting demons tormenting me for their own sick pleasure, or because they actually have to?
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posted by col_pogo
on Jan 12, 2011 -
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Excel question. Is there a way to determine a list of all possible values from a list that add up to a given total?
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posted by xedrik
on Dec 14, 2010 -
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Accounting: If you acquire a company who was previously your customer, how to account for their inventory which you sold them without double-counting the sales?
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posted by H. Roark
on Nov 19, 2010 -
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I'm in my early 30s and somehow I have completely lost the pop zeitgeist. Is there something on the web that explains how the U.S. music industry (especially with respect to hip hop, and even more especially re Nicki Minaj) works nowadays?
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posted by kittyprecious
on Nov 19, 2010 -
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For my wife: What are the best ways to find opportunities for freelance bookkeeping and accounting work?
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posted by ogunther
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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[Accounting Degree Filter] Will it be beneficial to me to get my Master of Science in Accounting from what looks like a second-rate program? Obviously there is a little more to it than this.
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posted by riddler
on Nov 9, 2010 -
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I'm helping a friend go over some financials of a small business . I have a *little* accounting training but am definitely not in accounting. My question is about indirect Cash Flow Statements. In the attempt to understand Cash Flow Statements enough to help, I'm running into a roadblock about Net Income and my understanding of how it's applied to the Cash Flow Statement.
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posted by edjusted
on Nov 4, 2010 -
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I'm in business school and as I progress, my ideas of what I wanted to do have changed. Accounting/Finance now sound kind of interesting. Any advice?
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posted by kpht
on Oct 26, 2010 -
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I need an accounting solution for small business. Difficult: in Canada. More difficult: on a Mac.
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posted by hamandcheese
on Oct 13, 2010 -
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Moving to Peachtree Accounting from Quickbooks, need to learn some basics fast and well: transactions, different account types (checking, credit, A/R), creating and tracking invoices. Print books cost $$$, are unreviewable, and aren't available quickly. I'd like to get this done today. Advice? Am I making a mistake?
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posted by amtho
on Aug 23, 2010 -
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Any recommendations for a cloud based accounting and inventory tracking software for my small publishing company?
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posted by allfortheBoss
on Jul 21, 2010 -
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Help me narrow down universities to which I would want to apply? Coming from a mid-MI community college, looking for programs that will lead to accounting careers.
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posted by asciident
on Jul 1, 2010 -
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Help! I am SO confused about picking the right budgeting software. I am looking for a budgeting software but I have a lot of parameters. I have read the previous threads but it seems like nothing does exactly what I want it to do. Paramemters below.
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posted by Brittanie
on Mar 29, 2010 -
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Why do governments use cash accounting and not accrual? Are there any governments that DO use the accrual method? I'm interested in the history, legality, challenges, anything. Any location, any government.
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posted by FuManchu
on Mar 28, 2010 -
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Accountingfilter. Am I misunderstanding how this works, or is this a bug in the way Yodlee does manual accounting?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 5, 2010 -
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How do I log the use of a personal credit card for my business so as not to confuse the heck out of my accountant, come tax time? (Canada)
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posted by Imperfect
on Jan 21, 2010 -
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Recently started a small business. Meeting a few prospective accountants. What questions should I ask?
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posted by jeff1010
on Jan 19, 2010 -
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Looking for a Microsoft Money/ Quicken expert - or any smart accounting/finance person, really - to help me figure out how to document the recent Pfizer-Wyeth merger in MS Money.
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posted by Sweetie Darling
on Nov 8, 2009 -
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How to simplify inventory management of jewelry materials and products in QB 2009 Premier Retail?
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posted by daniboi1977
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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Help me network like a professional. What are common mistakes that soon-to-be graduates make at network events? What is proper etiquette for name exchanges, gracefully making one's way into a group conversation, and how one does one make an impression without coming off too strong? Particulars after the break.
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posted by cgomez
on Oct 16, 2009 -
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