Our seminars are off to a great start! I enjoyed getting the chance to visit with some of you at the recent seminars. I'll be at the Sacramento seminar on June 30th.

Scrip is a topic that generates a lot of questions, in terms of properly setting up and tracking its usage and I've written a detailed explanation of this for you. This exists as a PDF so you can download it and print it out.

As always, please forward this newsletter to others you think may find it useful!

Scrip is a simple fundraising concept that allows not-for-profit organizations such as schools or churches to purchase gift certificates, or scrip, from merchants at a discount. Merchants are happy to give the discounted scrip because it guarantees they will have customers in addition to some goodwill advertising. Parents then buy the gift certificates from the school at face value. The difference in price is kept by the school. Parents then spend the scrip at the merchant, where it’s worth the full face value; they haven’t spent any of their own money to help the school, nor have they had to change stores.

There are several different types of scrip, and several different ways scrip is treated in organizations. This article suggests some basic setup procedures as well as specific instructions for handling several types of scrip transactions.

Thanks for your patience as we relaunched our forums. There had been several ongoing issues that needed fixing. We are pleased to announce that they are now working again. All of the old posts are still there for reference and several new threads have been started, including ones on setting up a law office and remote access.

We have added a new feature in Forums. You can now request that responses to the topics you post are sent to you by email.

Introduction To QuickBooks 2004 Textbook Released!

The Fifth Edition of Doug Sleeter's college textbook, Introduction to QuickBooks 2004, is now available. The textbook was published by McGraw Hill and developed for teachers and students and is used at many community colleges, proprietary schools and in continuing education programs. The textbook covers QuickBooks 2004 Basic, Pro and Premier Editions. With over 750 pages of QuickBooks information, this is a complete QuickBooks resource guide.

Don't delay in registering for the seminar nearest you as the seats are filling fast. Here are some of our upcoming seminars:

And you won't want to miss the 2004 QuickBooks Consultant's Conference in Fort Lauderdale November 3rd through the 5th. This is your opportunity to network with your colleagues, learn how to succeed in the QuickBooks consulting market, and learn in-depth technical skills from the country's leading QuickBooks Expert Advisory Group. All in one of the most beautiful places on earth! Bring the family and enjoy the whole experience in Boca Raton, Florida.

Considering teaching QuickBooks seminars? Our new Learning QuickBooks Step-by-Step Teaching System has a new name and a new format, providing more choice and flexibility in designing a course curriculum.

Four “Classroom Teaching Modules” are now available, including QuickBooks Fundamentals, QuickBooks for Reporting and Business Management, Setting Up QuickBooks, and Using QuickBooks Payroll.

Three additional modules are coming soon, including Construction & Job Costing, QuickBooks Retail, and QuickBooks for Professional Services. Each module is designed to be taught in a four hour, lecture only, class. The modules include one copy of the student workbook, our Seminar Planning Guide©, companion PowerPoint slides, marketing templates, seminar planning forms, and sample downloadable data and practice files.