Archive for January, 2009

Road Show in Las Vegas

The Cougar Mountain Road Show is heading to Las Vegas June 15-18, 2009. The Road Show is a 3 – 4 day training seminar held at interesting places around the country, allowing you to mix a little pleasure in with the job. All the details of the Stop are not yet worked out, but the [...]

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Published by Joe on January 27th, 2009 tagged Road Show Training, Training | Comment now »

File your W-2s TODAY

Just a friendly reminder from Cougar Mountain Software, Monday, February 2 is your deadline to complete, mail and file your W-2s.  (You have a small extension since January 31 falls on a Saturday.)
If you are a Cougar Mountain Software user, you can file electronically with Aatrix eFile Center through CMS Professional Payroll, which can save [...]

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Published by angie on January 26th, 2009 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

Using Filter Codes to Produce Your Detailed GL Reports

How does the Advance Filter Code in General Ledger really work for Reports?
If an executive wants to see a Profit Report quickly, only narrowed down to a specific area, then this can be designed and made in CMS by using your Filter codes. You can design your report on-the-fly with filters, specifying which accounts [...]

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Published by Kevin on January 21st, 2009 tagged Tech Support, Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

EFILE YOUR W-2s WITH CMS PROFESSIONAL PAYROLL 2009 AND AATRIX

Tax season is a very busy time for small and medium businesses and a time when consumers may realize that their software is not up to par with their needs.  This is a great time of transition, so to help businesses decide if Cougar Mountain Software might be appropriate for them, here is a little [...]

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Published by angie on January 15th, 2009 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

Road Show Heads to Portland

The Cougar Mountain Road Show is a 3 – 4 day training seminar that is held around the country, usually in places where people might like to visit while receiving some top-notch training using CMS software. Kevin Winston is usually the person giving the training, and he always gets rave reviews from those participating. The [...]

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Published by Joe on January 12th, 2009 tagged Marketing, Road Show Training | Comment now »

Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute: File your 1099-MISC Reports Now!

Tax season is in full swing, there is so much to consider, and here is a helpful reminder.  If your business has hired any sort of contractor/subcontractors and paid them more than $600 in 2008, then you need to file your 1099-MISC (Miscellaneous Income) by February 2.  The IRS deadline is January 31 but this [...]

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Published by angie on January 9th, 2009 tagged Tips & Tricks | Comment now »

How to Remove an AR Credit

A customer recently asked “I have a customer that has credits on their account that will not be used. The credits will not be refunded, etc. Is there a way to delete these credits? The customer still has an outstanding balance and will continue to be a customer in the future but the [...]

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Published by Kevin on January 7th, 2009 tagged Tips & Tricks, Training | Comment now »

How to Pay a Salary Bonus

A question coming up every year is How to pay your employees a salary bonus.
If you just add the gross bonus amount ($1000) to their regular check then the taxes will be taken out for you as in the regular check. This is how you would tax the bonus amount as a regular $1000 added [...]

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Published by Kevin on January 6th, 2009 tagged Tips & Tricks, Training | Comment now »