QuickBooks 2004 is here, and it's fantastic! In a nutshell, QuickBooks 2004 is the best new QuickBooks release we've seen in years! Download the free Sleeter Group Special Report on QuickBooks 2004 in PDF format by following the link below. At over 40 pages, it's packed with screenshots and a detailed feature-by-feature review you'll find very useful.

The Sleeter Group's 2004 Seminar Schedule is now posted! In 2004, we are presenting 19 One-Day seminars in cities across the nation, plus a Three-Day Conference in Boca Raton, Florida in November.

All of our seminars are designed especially for accountants, bookkeepers and consultants.

Learn the latest QuickBooks tricks and tips, learn how to implement several vertical solutions, and learn about several QuickBooks add-in solutions.

Call today to register and receive your Early Bird discount!

Now in its 5th edition, Doug Sleeter's college textbook, Introduction to QuickBooks 2004 has gone to press. Published by McGraw-Hill, the text should be on the shelf by late May of 2004. This year Doug was assisted by a team of contributors to update and upgrade the book. The contributors this year include Sleeter Group consultants Joe Woodard, Amy Vetter, CPA, Anna Sheets, CPA, and Robin Hall. Three new chapters are now included that cover Sales Tax, Customizing QuickBooks, and Budgeting, Forecasting and Business planning.

We are pleased to announce that Doug Sleeter has been selected by CPA Technology Advisor Magazine (formerly CPA Software News) to write an ongoing column on QuickBooks. The articles will focus on the issues facing accounting firms who have clients that use QuickBooks. The first article will be published in the April/May 2004 issue. For subscription information, go to www.cpata.com.

An Introduction to Serenade Solution's iHarmony by Douglas Sleeter

A common refrain I’ve head from QuickBooks advisors is the challenge their clients have in using QuickBooks to manage more than just the accounting part of their business. This is particularly true in the case of growing businesses, where the increasing volume and complexity of their operations quickly outpaces the built-in capabilities of QuickBooks.