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Company
d ata
Item
l ist
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C ompany
l egal
n ame
a nd
a ddress
___
L ist
o f
a ll
i nventory,
n on-‐inventory,
s ervice
a nd
___
F ederal
E IN
o r
s ocial
s ecurity
n umber
other
i tems
t o
c omplete
t he
I tem
l ist
___
S tate
e mployer
I D
n umber
___
P rice
l ist
f or
a ll
i tems
_ __
F iscal
y ear
e nd
_ __
I nventory
a nd
i nventory
a ssembly
n umbering
_ __
Q uickBooks
s tart
d ate
scheme
___
T ype
o f
b usiness
___
Q uantities
o n
h and
a nd
v alues
f or
i nventory
a nd
_ __
N ame
o f
t he
i ncome
t ax
f orm
t hat
t he
c lient
f iles
inventory
a ssemblies
a s
o f
t he
s tart
d ate
(1120,
1 120S,
1 065,
9 90,
9 90-‐PF,
9 90-‐T,
1 040)
___
D esired
r eorder
p oints
f or
a ll
i nventory
i tems
_ __
A ccounting
b asis
( cash
o r
a ccrual)
__Taxable
s tatus
f or
e ach
i tem
___
L ist
o f
s tates
i n
w hich
t he
c ompany
p ays
s ales
t ax
Chart
o f
a ccounts
_ __
S ales
t ax
r ates,
s ales
t ax
a gencies,
a nd
t he
s ales
t ax
___
N ames,
n umbers,
a nd
d escriptions
f or
t he
c hart
o f
liability
a s
o f
t he
s tart
d ate
accounts
___
F requency
o f
s ales
t ax
r eporting
( monthly,
_ __
F inancial
s tatements
a s
o f
t he
e nd
o f
t he
p rior
t ax
quarterly,
a nnually)
year
___
S ales
t ax
c alculation
b asis
( cash
o r
a ccrual)
___
T rial
b alances
a s
o f
t he
Q uickBooks
s tart
d ate
___
T ypes
o f
s ales
( wholesale,
r etail,
o ut
o f
s tate)
___
N umbers
a nd
b alances
( from
t he
s tart
d ate
t hrough
today)
f or
t he
f ollowing
t ypes
o f
a ccounts:
b ank,
c redit
Fixed
A sset
I tem
l ist
card,
l oan,
a nd
l ines
o f
c redit
___
L ist
o f
a ll
f ixed
a ssets
_ __
V alue
o f
a ssets
( including
o riginal
c ost
a nd
_ __
P urchase
i nformation
( purchase
c ost,
d ate,
v endor,
accumulated
d epreciation
f or
f ixed
a ssets)
etc.)
_ __
E quity
i nformation
i ncluding
a ll
o wner’s
___
A sset
a ccount
contributions,
p lus
r etained
e arnings
f or
e ach
y ear
t he
___
D epreciation
i nformation
company
h as
b een
o perating
Employee
l ist
.
_ __
B udget
f or
t he
f iscal
y ear,
i f
a ny
___
I nformation
t o
c omplete
t he
E mployee
l ist:
n ames,
addresses,
t elephone
n umbers,
s ocial
s ecurity
n umbers,
Customer:Job
l ist
etc.
___
I nformation
t o
c omplete
t he
C ustomer
l ist:
n ames,
addresses,
c ontact
i nformation,
t axable
s tatus,
e tc.
Payroll
i nformation
___
C ustomer
p ayment
t erms
___
D etermine
9 41
d eposits
( monthly
o r
e ach
p ay
_ __
C ustomer
s hipping
m ethods
period),
s tate
w ithholding,
l ocal
w ithholding
a nd
___
C ustomer
t ypes
unemployment
t ax
( FUTA,
S UTA)
_ __
O pen
b alances
o r
o utstanding
i nvoices
a s
o f
t he
_ __
Y TD
i nformation
f or
e ach
e mployee
a s
o f
t he
s tart
start
d ate
date
___
A ccrued
b enefits
i ncluding
s ick
a nd
v acation
t ime
Vendor
l ist
for
e ach
e mployee
a s
o f
t he
s tart
d ate
___
I nformation
t o
c omplete
t he
V endor
l ist:
n ames,
___
E arnings,
a dditions,
a nd
d eductions
f or
p ayroll
addresses,
o ther
c ontact
i nformation
processing
( SEP,
u nion
b enefits,
4 01(k),
r eported
t ips,
_ __
L ist
o f
1 099
v endors
a nd
t heir
t ax
I D
n umbers
etc.)
___
V endor
p ayment
t erms
___
E mployer
f ederal,
s tate
a nd
l ocal
t ax
i dentification
___
S hipping
m ethods
numbers
_ __
V endor
t ypes
_ __
Y TD
p ayroll
l iability
p ayment
___
L ist
o f
o utstanding
b ills
a s
o f
t he
Q uickBooks
s tart
date