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Mastering Quickbooks® 2023, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

By : Crystalynn Shelton
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Mastering Quickbooks® 2023, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

By: Crystalynn Shelton

Overview of this book

Mastering QuickBooks® 2023 is a comprehensive guide that covers everything you need to know to master QuickBooks, from setting up your accounts and managing your transactions to generating reports and integrating with other software. With step-by-step instructions, real-world examples, and practical tips and tricks, this book is designed to help small business owners, independent contractors, and bookkeepers optimize their financial management and streamline their business operations.
Table of Contents (28 chapters)
1
Section I: Setting Up Your Company File
7
Section II: Recording Transactions in QuickBooks Online
12
Section III: Generating Reports in QuickBooks Online
17
Section IV: Managing Employees and Contractors
19
Section V: Closing the Books and Handling Special Transactions
24
QuickBooks Certified User Exam Objectives
25
Other Books You May Enjoy
26
Index
Appendix

Generating the audit log report

The audit log report shows you everything that has happened in your company file so you can keep track of who has been in QuickBooks and what they have been doing. It shows you the date a change was made, the user who made the change, what the change (event) was, and the history if there is more than one change that was made.

Follow the steps below to generate the audit log report:

  1. Navigate to Reports in the left menu bar, as shown in Figure 11.25:
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Figure 11.25: Navigating to the Report Center from the left navigation bar

  1. Scroll down to the Business overview section and select Audit Log, as shown in Figure 11.26:
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Figure 11.26: Clicking on Audit Log in the Business overview group

  1. The audit log report will appear:
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Figure 11.27: Sample audit log report

  1. At the top of the report, there are three fields you can use to filter the report by User, Date changed, and Events...