As we approach year end, many people want to clean up uncollectable balances in their accounts receivable. Follow these easy steps for writing off bad debt.
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WRITING OFF BAD DEBT
Dec 29
Do you have invoices that show on your aged receivables that but you can’t find them in Receipts to apply a payment or credit? Correcting this problem is simple and quick.
Peachtree’s procedure for recording your credit card purchases is easy, but not entirely obvious. This tip explains the options so you can choose the method that fits your needs.
This questions comes up frequently. Find out how you can use a great feature in Outlook (or a great add in for Thunderbird) to work around this common Peachtree problem.
Peachtree gives you the option of showing or hiding GL accounts in transaction entry screens. This tip tells you where to change this setting and why you might want to.
Copying inventory items, customers, and other maintenance records makes it setting up new items faster and less error prone. There’s no copy button in the maintenance windows, but don’t let that stop you.
You can have one click access to the features you use the most by customizing the shortcuts list on the main Peachtree window.
The Additional Withholding field provides another way to easily adjust an employee’s withtholding amount without the trial and error involved with changing allowances.
ARCHIVING PEACHTREE DATA
Dec 30
Making an archive copy of your Peachtree data is a good idea that should be part of your normal year end routine. In this tip I’ll discuss two different methods for making archive copies of your Peachtree company files.
OUTLOOK SYNC
Jul 30
Peachtree can synchronize its customer list, vendor list, and employee list with contacts in Outlook, making it easier to keep your contact information up to date everywhere you use it.

