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May 21, 2018

Welcome To The QuickBooks Community!

  • May 21, 2018
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Hello and welcome to the QB's Community!

 

If you’re new to the QuickBooks Community and wondering what’s happening here, you’ve come to the right place. Here you’ll find information about our community and guidance on how to find your way around and get the most out of your experience.

 

Why we built the QB Community  

There are tonnes of people out there trying to offer you “help”. From sketchy pyramid schemes to unknown “experts” stating little more than the obvious, there’s plenty of noise to distract you from the real business of starting and growing your business.

 

We know the noise can be deafening. Frustrating. Exhausting. And downright confusing.

 

We wanted to escape the din. We knew we needed a place for real conversation. We wanted to be able to share real stories about our adventures—and misadventures—in entrepreneurship. We want to enable millions of people who work for themselves to grow and keep moving forward. We wanted a community that values listening, learning, supporting and exchanging ideas. So, we built it. 

 

We’re a supportive place

Have you ever wanted to post a question or comment online but have been too intimidated to hit the button? Maybe you were afraid no one else could relate to your question or concern. Maybe you thought you were the only one who hadn’t figured out the answer. Maybe you felt like your question was downright dumb. We can relate. You know what else? Just about everyone else can, too.

  

We encourage complaining, commiserating and-of course-encouraging. We want you to feel comfortable and supported as you openly and honestly share the ups and downs of life as a small business owner. 

 

Of course, your QuickBooks Community hosts are also here to make sure things are going swimmingly. If you have any questions or concerns, just let one of us know. We’ll do our best to solve any problem and keep our platform a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, appreciated and heard.

 

QB Community guidelines

 

We’ve put together a few do's and don’ts that reflect our values. We hope they reflect yours too.  

 

Do this:

  • Be yourself: Behind every username is an authentic, curious, honest, one-of-a-kind person.
  • Tell your story: The more experiences we share, the more we can learn. Whether you’re posting about an entrepreneurial high, struggling with business blues or something in between, we want to know all about it.
  • Share what you know: Worried that you’re posting a dumb question? On this site, there’s no such thing. Every question, idea or comment you contribute is a valuable part of our shared learning experience and helps us build our collective knowledge base.
  • Accept other points of view: As we make our way down the path of self-employment, we’re guaranteed to encounter a difference of opinion, strategy or perspective somewhere along the way. We’re committed to maintaining a positive, respectful environment, whether we agree or disagree with someone else’s approach.

  • Communicate your concerns: If a discussion topic, comment or post upsets you in any way, please reach out to your QuickBooks Community hosts straight away. We’re here to ensure your experience in the QB Community is positive and supportive. To bring something to our attention, select the 3 vertical dots next to a question or comment. Then select the option to "Report Inappropriate Content".  

 

  Don’t do this:

  • Engage in an unhealthy debate: All posts need to be in the spirit of our safe and supportive community. We love and encourage healthy debate. We don't love (and won't tolerate) antagonistic critiques and personal attacks. If a post, comment or response doesn't help move a conversation in a positive direction, it will be removed. 
  • Promote your business: We hope you’ll include a link to your business website and social media pages on your profile page. However, your QB Community profile is the only place for you to promote your business. Please don’t market your services or products - no matter how great they are - in any public posts.
  • Post sensitive information: Enough said. Right?
  • Spread spam: Spam or mass marketing in any form is not permitted. Spam is annoying, intrusive and unprofessional, and it will be deleted immediately. Anyone who posts spam that’s malicious in nature will be permanently banned from the QB Community site.
  • Harass others: Our site prohibits members from threatening, abusing or using any kind of insulting or demeaning language. We will not tolerate behaviour toward-or communication with or about another member that disrupts normal community participation in any way.
  • Use profanity: The QB Community is a professional space, so let’s keep it clean. Profanity or language that is otherwise hurtful or offensive is not allowed.
  • Promote illegal conduct: Intuit and its related sites (including the QB Community) prohibits the promotion of illegal conduct, activities or fraudulent schemes on the site.

 

This isn’t a full list. To get a complete listing of the do's and don’ts, refer to the U.K Terms of Service. Any violation of the terms of service can result in a corrective action, from a gentle warning to a permanent ban from the community.

 

Build connections, share stories, learn something new and feel inspired. 

 

 

 

 

Want to join in the discussion and become a QB Community member? Click HERE to sign up in a flash!

 

Still left wondering? We're here to help! Use the reply space below to ask questions and share your story!

 

13 replies

Jess WAuthor
September 28, 2018

Hi, @phils673

 

I hope you're having an awesome week so far!

 

Welcome to the U.K QB Community. I have seen that you're wanting to transition your paper-based clients to QuickBooks and get them prepared for MTD - sounds great & on that note, check out our MTD Hub for lots of resources! :smileyvery-happy:

 

Are you a bookkeeper or an accountant? 


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December 30, 2018

I struggle with bookkeeping and software. For years I have tried various brands, failed miserably and given up. After 20 years in business, I have decided that I should face up to my fears and have chosen QuickBooks to help me overcome them.

My biggest problem is when I make a mistake, I have no idea how to correct it and often make the whole thing worse. I guess, I need to find a mentor or an accountant to look over my work.

I am thrilled with the bank feed for bank accounts and credit card accounts and I am amazed by your Bank Reconciliation facility. 

I do not use QB for generating invoices for customers and I do not enter suppliers invoices either. I just use the bank feed! My business is dependent on a very complicated invoice generation process carried out by a specialist developer in my business field (child care) Once I get used to using the software to produce accurate Reports, I might consider importing customer / supplier invoices, it will give me a better audit trail.

Thank you

lindavies55

April 17, 2019

I know this is probably the wrong place to post, but having been incredibly pleased with QB when i first became a member a few months back, I have now become incredibly frustrated. I would like help and cannot seem to get any. I have tried via the app, to which i have had 3 messages saying a human will email me, and they never have. I have also tried looking at other peoples posts, but I would like an answer to avoid having to do load more work please. I was getting error 163 when trying to connect my Tescos Bank Credit Card and now it's gone to code 101. I have done as much as i know what to do, as I think Tescos wanted me to confirm my telephone number even though it hasn't changed, but that doesn't seem to have worked. Plus i read on a post that perhaps changing passwords would work... nope, still getting same error. It's been going on for months and I am now worried I won't be able to import my transactions. Could you please help me. Many thanks Eliza.

April 17, 2019

I am new to QB too, I recall seeing that some banks were bringing up errors whilst trying to connect, for a while this happened with Paypal and I had to upload a file manually. I think if you can get through to a QB human to report it, they will eventually sort out the issue. You could try removing the original connection and starting a new one. Sorry, I cannot be of any more help. I am sure there will be someone on here that is more knowledgeable than me, who will respond to you