Intuit announced last night that QuickBooks 2011 and Enterprise Solutions 11.0 will be available by September 17, 2010, including via electronic download from our Buy QuickBooks page. On tap for 2011 are: A new Collections Center to make it easy to send overdue invoices to customers via email Support for batch invoicing Balance sheets by […]
Why Are Items On Sales Orders Marked Closed Before Invoicing On a Partially Fulfilled Sales Order?
In QuickBooks 2009 for releases prior to R6, there was a bug (which has since been fixed) where undelivered items on a sales order that had previously been partially fulfilled had been incorrectly marked closed and could not be unchecked to be invoiced. This bug is discussed in this Intuit knowledge base article. The bug […]
What Is a Sales Tax Group and How Do I Create One?
A Sales Tax Group is a type of Item that is maintained on the Item List. It’s used to combine multiple Sales Tax Items (which are themselves another type of Item) into a single sales tax charge on a customer invoice. See our article on all of the Item types supported by QuickBooks for more […]
How Do I Enable Sales Orders?
In QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise Solutions, in order to use Sales Orders, you first have to enable them in Preferences. To do that, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. Next, choose Sales & Customers from the Preferences menu and check Enable Sales Orders. Once this preference is selected, you can configure how QuickBooks handles sales […]
Where Is the QBW.INI File Located?
The QBW.INI file is normally located in the default QuickBooks installation directory. That location depends on your QuickBooks version and your version of Microsoft Windows, which are outlined below. To avoid searching for files, the easiest way to locate the QBW.INI file is to open the Tech Help window. With QuickBooks open, open the Tech […]
What Is Intuit’s Service Discontinuation or Sunshine Policy for QuickBooks?
Intuit regularly improves QuickBooks and discontinues support for older versions. Generally speaking, Intuit introduces new versions in the fall of a calendar year. For example, in September 2008, Intuit introduced the QuickBooks 2009 series of products. During April or May of the following year, versions more than 2 steps away from the current version will […]
What Does The Error “The Feature You Are Trying To Use Is On A Network Resource And Is Unavailable” Mean?
According to Intuit, the error “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource and is unavailable ” can occur if you attempt to do 1 of the following: install more than 1 version of QuickBooks from the same product and year, such as an attempt to install 2 versions of QuickBooks […]
What Does the Error “The Installed Product Does Not Match The Installation Source” Mean?
According to Intuit, the error “The installed product does not match the installation source” can occur if you attempt to do 1 of the following: install more than 1 version of QuickBooks from the same product and year, such as an attempt to install 2 versions of QuickBooks Premier 2009 or attempt an installation where […]
How Do I Reinstall a 2009 QuickBooks Product If My Original CD or Download Has Become Damaged?
If you need to reinstall any of the 2009 series of products (QuickBooks 2009, Enterprise Solutions 9.0, Point of Sale 8.0, or Cash Register Plus) but your original CD or download has become damaged, you’ll need to re-download your QuickBooks product. Download links appear below. To complete the installation using the software you download from […]
What Does Error Code -6177, 0 Mean?
According to Intuit, Error Code -6177, 0: “QuickBooks is attempting to open this Company file” indicates that QuickBooks couldn’t use the path to the company file. It usually occurs when using QuickBooks in multiuser mode. For QuickBooks 2009, many causes of this error have been resolved in Releases R5 and R6, including attempting to open […]