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It doesn’t leave room for mu At one of the accounting forums I visit, quickbooksgroup.com, somebody wrote to explain a problem she was having in her QuickBooks file. After some posts back and forth with her, I saw that it boiled down to some changes her accountant made to the file - procedural changes which seemed unnecessary to me, and which happened without the file owner's permission or understanding. I told her: "Send the file back [to your accountant] and explain that her changes don't work for your way of doing things. Tell her to put things back the way you had them. Also tell her not to change your procedures without first explaining the new way she wants it, and also getting your permission for the change. Am I being unreasonable? Aren't you the one paying her bill?" I understand that sometimes a change needs to be made in a QuickBooks file. I also understand that sometimes a change does not need to be made. Sometimes it's simply a preference issue - this means that one person likes it one way, one person likes it another way. Neither is wrong. Who's File Is It, Anyway? It seems that sometimes we, as accountants and bookkeepers, forget who owns the file. Clearly, the person who posted the question was just as unclear as her accountant. Had she been clear that it was her file, not the accountant's, she would have known what to do without asking. My Advice for Bookkeepers and Accountants Supporting QuickBooks Be careful about implementing changes - people often have habits developed, and it's tough to change them. Don't do it unless it's absolutely necessary, make sure you get their consent, and train them thoroughly so they understand the new procedure. What To Do If Your File Has Been Changed Don't be intimitated - even tho Pricing Strategies (Including The Product Launch) ner's permission or understanding. 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It seems that sometimes we, as accountants and bookkeepers, forget who owns the file. Clearly, the person who posted the question was just as unclear as her accountant. Had she been clear that it was her file, not the accountant's, she would have known what to do without asking. My Advice for Bookkeepers and Accountants Supporting QuickBooks Be careful about implementing changes - people often have habits developed, and it's tough to change them. Don't do it unless it's absolutely necessary, make sure you get their consent, and train them thoroughly so they understand the new procedure. What To Do If Your File Has Been Changed Don't be intimitated - even th Federal Trade Commission; over regulation, who does it help? g unreasonable? Aren't you the one paying her bill?"Why is the Federal Trade Commission harassing the Franchising Industry? Their new rulemaking ploy to gain notoriety and status is obviously another agency attempt to spotlight themselves in the media to look like they are doing something. This helps the FTC with keeping thei I understand that sometimes a change needs to be made in a QuickBooks file. I also understand that sometimes a change does not need to be made. Sometimes it's simply a preference issue - this means that one person likes it one way, one person likes it another way. Neither is wrong. Who's File Is It, Anyway? It seems that sometimes we, as accountants and bookkeepers, forget who owns the file. Clearly, the person who posted the question was just as unclear as her accountant. Had she been clear that it was her file, not the accountant's, she would have known what to do without asking. My Advice for Bookkeepers and Accountants Supporting QuickBooks Be careful about implementing changes - people often have habits developed, and it's tough to change them. Don't do it unless it's absolutely necessary, make sure you get their consent, and train them thoroughly so they understand the new procedure. What To Do If Your File Has Been Changed Don't be intimitated - even th How's Your OODA loop? Who's File Is It, Anyway?What IS an OODA loop?John R. Boyd was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot active during the 1950's. In the 1970's he helped design the F-16 and then went on to promote a concept called the OODA loop.OODA stands for Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action. Th It seems that sometimes we, as accountants and bookkeepers, forget who owns the file. Clearly, the person who posted the question was just as unclear as her accountant. Had she been clear that it was her file, not the accountant's, she would have known what to do without asking. My Advice for Bookkeepers and Accountants Supporting QuickBooks Be careful about implementing changes - people often have habits developed, and it's tough to change them. Don't do it unless it's absolutely necessary, make sure you get their consent, and train them thoroughly so they understand the new procedure. What To Do If Your File Has Been Changed Don't be intimitated - even th Flip-Flops In The White House: A Parable For Contracting Failure porting QuickBooksWhy Successful Government Contractors Never “Wear Flip-Flops”A photo of Northwestern University's national championship women's lacrosse team, taken during the athletes' recent visit to the White House, shows most of the nine women in the front row wearing flip Be careful about implementing changes - people often have habits developed, and it's tough to change them. Don't do it unless it's absolutely necessary, make sure you get their consent, and train them thoroughly so they understand the new procedure. What To Do If Your File Has Been Changed Don't be intimitated - even though your accountant knows more about accounting, it's your file. Regardless if the change was necessary, you have a right to know about it before it happens. Be straightforward with your accountant, and explain that you must give permission before a procedural change is made. Also, if you don't understand the new procedure, insist on proper training.
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