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) Employee faces trial over theft of $30000
In other cases, amounts were recorded in the accounting software, but smaller amounts were actually deposited. Those include $6,343 in receipts from eight home basketball games, $4,500 from the junior Winter Ball, $3,022 from the Moonwalkers' Night at the Races, a $4,000 athletics cash advance and smaller amounts from sports physicals, candy sales, hoagie sales, T-shirt sales and other fundraisers.According to the affidavit, school officials contacted the DA's office in March, leading to the criminal investigation. Ms. Quel was arrested in July. She is free on her own recognizance.
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) Town making progress
"MUNIS is a very robust and sophisticated municipal accounting software package, and it takes patience, training, and persistence to learn all of its functions," Caliento said.Another concern cited in the audit was the lack of record-keeping in the accountant's office. Caliento said that the general ledger is now being maintained and updated regularly.
Florence said that while the ledger had some problems, the treasurer's bank statements for 2007 are up to date.
"Our records internally have always been reconciled," he said. "But it does take effort from all of the departments to keep things running smoothly."
Another concern Scanlon raised was the fact that the town's free cash for fiscal 2007 has not been certified. Caliento said he is still planning to submit the proper paperwork to the state Department of Revenue to certify the cash next month. More>>
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) Going solo: Accounting tips for freelancers
If you don't have inventory or complex business arrangements, another software program that could fit your needs is Quicken, says CPA Terry L. Jones. She recommends you seek out tax and accounting assistance from a qualified CPA with experience working with to working with freelancers."This is a specialized area, and you need a good advisor on your team," Jones says.
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) Education: Native starts school to form futures
Advanced students, who include some adults, learn how to run accounting software and word-processing programs, and they get the rare chance to see the world through the Internet.
The center supplements public school. Education is supposed to be free in Guatemala, Qui�onez said, but many parents need help paying for uniforms, books and other supplies. Many children drop out after sixth grade. In other, poorer parts of Guatemala, up to half of children don't attend school at all. When they do go, they often receive just four hours of instruction per day because the crowded schools have resorted to teaching students in two or three shifts.
Qui�onez knows Guatemala's problems are complicated and deep. She can't stop drug gangs from kidnapping and robbing at will. She can't make light-skinned Ladinos quit discriminating against Mayan Indians. More>> - (
) In Search of Free, Open Source Apps
The categories include accounting software, content management systems, CRM, desktop environments, e-mail clients, video encoding tools, and much more. As a condensed way to evaluate well-known open source applications, it works nicely.I've written before several times about PortableApps.com. For Windows users, it's a very good way to get bushels of open source applications in a single download. For Mac users, Mac Libre is an equivalent site that also offers lots of good applications in one download. Here again, neither of these sites is as exhaustive as the database-driven sites, but they do allow you to easily and quickly evaluate individual applications that could make a difference for you.
OpenDesktop.org is a relatively new site that houses a lot of applications available for free. More>>
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) Balance Consulting Now an IRS Approved Industry Partner for 1099
Manchester processes accounting system data quickly and accurately to meetpayee statement and IRS filing requirements. Its two software options,Manchester Professional and Manchester Prime, are easy to use when it comesto importing data, validating and consolidating records, and checking forreportable items. They are also equipped with the penalty-avoidingprocedures taught in Balance Consulting seminars as well as completetraining and tech support.
Besides offering statement outsourcing and 1099 software, BalanceConsulting provides valuable resources for remaining compliant with IRSregulations. They offer seminars, webinars, consulting, publications, andweb services to take the stress out of complying with the IRS.
To learn more, please contact Balance Consulting toll-free at 800.779.1099,or on the web at www.balanceconsult.com. More>>