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We love teaching! The Gentle Frog blog provides practical tips, expert insights, and step-by-step guides to simplify QuickBooks and bookkeeping tasks. Whether you’re a business owner or an accounting professional, find valuable resources to make managing your finances easier and more efficient.

The Gentle Frog Experience: How a Kind, Human Approach to Bookkeeping Can Transform Your Business
Find out what it’s like when you work with Gentle Frog.

Connect to PayPal in QuickBooks Online: What You Need to Know About the App Retirement
Learn how to navigate the changes to Connect to PayPal in QuickBooks Online.

Understanding Retained Earnings in QuickBooks Online
Understand retained earnings and their importance in your balance sheet to accurately track your business’s financial history.

Setting Client Expectations: How to Create a Better Bookkeeping Relationship
Learn how to improve your bookkeeping practice by setting client expectations early to avoid frustration and promote professional relationships.

How to Fix an Inactivated Bank Account with a Balance in QuickBooks Online
Learn what happens to your balance when you inactivate a bank account in QuickBooks and how to fix it easily.

Guide to Custom Fields in QuickBooks Online
Learn how to create and manage custom fields in QuickBooks Online to track important information and tailor your accounting processes.

Year-End Stress Tips for Bookkeepers: How to Survive January Without Burnout
Reduce overwhelm in January with effective Year-End Stress Tips designed specifically for bookkeepers facing 1099 season.

Cash Flow vs. Profit and Loss: Understanding the Key Differences
Learn the difference between cash flow and your profit and loss and why both are crucial for business owners.

How to Edit the Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks Online: A Complete Guide
Learn how to edit the Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks Online. Discover how to rename accounts, merge duplicates, and clean up unused accounts for easier bookkeeping.

How to Export Reports from QuickBooks to Excel: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to export reports in both classic and modern view to Excel.

How to Export Lists From QuickBooks Online to Excel
Learn how to export lists to Excel from QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks Tags Are Being Discontinued: What You Need to Know and How to Prepare
QuickBooks announces discontinuation of tags. Learn how this change affects your financial tracking and the replacement options.

How to Record a Deposit in QuickBooks Online When Fees Were Deducted First
Learn how to record deposits when there’s a fee taken out, from a credit card or merchant processor.