Question: When printing a check, the wrong bank account shows up. Can I set a default checking account?
Answer: Yes, you can select a default checking account for various functions.
Go to:
Edit > Preferences > Checking (on the left side) > My Preference tab at the top. Here you can select a bank account from which you may want to:
- Write checks
- Pay bills
- Pay sales tax
- Make deposits
You may select the same or different default accounts for each of the functions above.
QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise can be modified to better serve ad specialty distributors. Harriet Gatter is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, a former accounting professor and a former ad specialty distributor. She advises ad specialty distributors to use QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise, often in conjunction with other industry-specific software, to manage the complexities of the ad specialty business, with the results being time saved, errors eliminated and an overall accurate accounting of your business. Contact her at [email protected]
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