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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.
QuickBooks Online vs QuickBooks Desktop: Expense
This is part of a series comparing QuickBooks Online to QuickBooks Desktop. I’ll be showing you how to do common tasks in both versions of
QuickBooks Online vs QuickBooks Desktop: Profit & Loss
This is part of a series comparing QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. In this part we’ll be comparing the Profit & Loss reports.
QuickBooks Online vs QuickBooks Desktop: Invoicing
This is part of a series comparing QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. In this part we’ll be comparing how to create invoices and receive payments.
Getting Started with QuickBooks Online Part 3: Fixing Errors
This is final part in a series on getting started with QuickBooks Online. In this part I show you how to check for anomalies in the Transaction report and fix any miscategorized transaction. There’s also a quick recap of the process from all three parts.
Getting Started with QuickBooks Online Part 2: Reconciling
This is part two in a series on getting started with QuickBooks Online. In this part I show you how to reconcile your accounts and double-check your work in the Profit and Loss report.
Getting Started with QuickBooks Online: Banking
This the first part in a series showing you how to get started doing your own bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online. In part one I show you how to review banking transactions.
How to use Invoices, Sales Receipts and Deposits in QuickBooks Online
In this tutorial I explain three ways enter income in QuickBooks Online. With a sales receipt, invoice and by manually recording a deposit.
Bill vs Expense in QuickBooks: What’s the Difference?
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a bill and an expense is in QuickBooks? In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how they’re different and when you should use one over the other.
How to Use Qbox with Quickbooks
Now that more people are working from home we need a safe way to share QuickBooks Desktop files with our clients. I do this using a software called Qbox. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how I use Qbox to share and work on files with my clients.
How to Customize the Icon Bar in QuickBooks Desktop
Learn how to make working in QuickBooks Desktop faster and easier by customizing the icon bar.
Correcting Misclassified Transfers in QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks usually does a great job suggesting the type of action and account for imported transactions. But, sometimes they get it wrong. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to change the Action Type of transactions in QuickBooks Online.
How To Record Deposits and Fees in QuickBooks Online
In this training, you’ll learn how to record a deposit for a sale made through a processor like Stripe or Paypal. These types of transactions include fees that should be entered into QuickBooks.