--- title: Unique QuickBooks Setup Tricks And Tips From The QuickBooks Expert description: FREE Quick-Start Shoreline weekly business workshop presents QuickBooks Setup Do-It-Yourself October 21, 2014 hosted by Mark McVeety. --- [Construction Company Bookkeeping For Contractors All Across The USA Including Alaska And Hawaii](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/blog) # [Unique QuickBooks Setup Tricks And Tips From The QuickBooks Expert](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/bid/202515/Unique-QuickBooks-Setup-Tricks-And-Tips-From-The-QuickBooks-Expert) Written by [Randal DeHart](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/blog/author/randal-dehart) | Tue, Oct 21, 2014 You went into business for yourself for a variety of reasons and in most cases you thought all you had to do was get good jobs, do the work and you would make a lot of money. In a very short while you got a rude wake-up-call and your reality check bounced. You found out getting the jobs and doing the work was only a small part of being a contractor. What started out as an adventure turned into something not as fun as you thought it would be and then it degenerated into a nightmare as you discovered the three accounting nightmares all contractors face. #1 Calculating And Processing Payroll #2 Calculating And Filing A Slew Of Tax Returns #3 Figuring Out Which Customers And Jobs Are Profitable And Which Ones To Avoid Like The Plague  **Many thanks to Mark McVeety**, the creator of the **FREE** Quick-Start Shoreline weekly business workshops for inviting Fast Easy Accounting to present.   Today, October 21, 2014 Randal DeHart presented the "Do-It-Yourself QuickBooks Setup For Your Business" and we thank everyone who attended.  In just over ninety minutes, Randal shared the basics of how to setup QuickBooks the fast easy way and shared tips and tricks as well as key strategies of what not to do and what to do in order to have a successful QuickBooks setup for your company. It was a chance for folks to ask The QuickBooks Expert, Randal DeHart everything you always wanted to know about setting up QuickBooks yourself. Randal packs a ton of good solid information in ninety minutes and provides some great handouts. All attendees that requested it will receive personal emails from Randal with tips and hot links to answer some of their specific questions that were not covered in the event.   We even covered the ever-popular Five Key Performance Indicator Reports and how to setup QuickBooks to use them which you can view from a previous class below: **If You Would Be Interested** - In having Randal speak at your gathering please contact his office at 206-361-3950 or by email [sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com](mailto:sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com) [Click here for more information](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/speaking-engagements-accounting-and-bookkeeping/). **We Offer Group And Individual QuickBooks Training For General Use And Construction** **For More Information About QuickBooks Training Click On The Button Below:** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  **The Shoreline City Hall Quick-Start Program** - Is a great place to invest a little bit of time for a lot of value! **Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshops** - Are held at Shoreline City Hall located at 17500 Midvale Avenue North, Shoreline, WA On Tuesday's between 12:00 Noon to 01:30 PM **Plenty Of Comfortable Chairs** - Good lighting and a BIG screen makes it easy to see from anywhere in the room **This Is A Great Opportunity -** To network and learn about businesses from the area and get your questions answered and the best part is it is all **FREE!** **** ****[Mark McVeety](http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=724)**,** the creator of the **FREE** Quick-Start Shoreline weekly business workshops, where members of the business community share their expertise with each other. If You Would Be Interested In Presenting please contact [Mark McVeety](http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=724) Office: (206) 533-6647 [accelerator@shoreline.edu](mailto:accelerator@shoreline.edu) and tell him you saw this article. Learn more about Mark McVeety by viewing his [Linked In Profile Here](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=37509367&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Amark%20mcve) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **If You Or Someone You Know** - Needs help with QuickBooks, Bookkeeping, Quarterly Tax Reports, Invoicing or any other accounting needs please refer them to us. **Profitable Construction -** Companies have known about the value of outsourced bookkeeping services for a long time and now you know about it too! **We Scan Your Receipts And Invoices** link them to your QuickBooks or Xero transactions where it is appropriate and give you back a CPA-ready packet for your tax return and we provide ongoing **[Cloud Based Contractors Bookkeeping Services](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/quickbooks-desktop-online/) **by accountants who understand construction.   ### **Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services To Save Time And Money?** ### **Click On The Button Below To Download A Free Guide** #### **[Business Process Management (BPM) For Contractors](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/services/)** ### **Need Help Now?** ### **Call Sharie 206-361-3950** ### **[sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com](mailto:sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com)** ## **[Xero Outsourced Construction Accounting Services](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/xero-accounting-services/)** ## **[QuickBooks Outsourced Construction Bookkeeping Services](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/quickbooks-strategic-bookkeeping-services/)**   ### **We Are QuickBooks And Xero Accounting Experts Specializing In Construction Bookkeeping Services**   **About The Author:** **[Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA](https://plus.google.com/u/0/106414353685550708429/posts)** is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional, Construction Accountant, Intuit ProAdvisor, QuickBooks For Contractors Expert and Xero Accounting Specialist. This combination of experience and skill sets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant and construction accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and Xero accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. Visit [http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/) to learn more. **Our Co-Founder [Randal DeHart](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/)** - Is a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) with several years of construction project management experience. His expertise is construction accounting systems engineering and process development. His exhaustive study of several leading experts including the work of Dr. W. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A. Shewhart, James Lewis and dozens of others was the foundation upon which our [Construction Bookkeeping System](https://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/our-bookkeeping-services-system/) is based and continues to evolve and improve. 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