#4 Zoho Books Digest

#4 Zoho Books Digest




Hello Readers,

Hope you all are safe and sound. We are back with the #4 edition of the digest. Here is what we have in store for you: 

Upcoming webinar : 

1) Accounting and Finance Basics for Entrepreneurs
Description: If you are a business owner looking to learn the basics of forming your business, choosing the right entity structure, reviewing and understanding financial reports, and how to use accounting software to help you to manage your business, then this is just the webinar for you. 
Date: October 22
Time: 09:00 AM PDT
 
2) VAT Ready Zoho Books - A guided tour
Description: Using a VAT compliant accounting software can make your accounting easier in countless ways. This webinar will help you create and send sales and purchase transactions, reconcile your bank accounts, generate VAT returns, and manage your accounting.
Date: October 22
Time: 03:00 PM GST

3) Financial Analytics: Empowering businesses at every stage of growth
Description: Financial analytics is a key strategy for companies to sustain growth, and an advanced financial analytics engine can unearth insights for better business decisions. Join this webinar to learn how financial analytics is empowering businesses at every stage of growth. 
Date: October 28
Time: 11am and 6pm GMT

4) Tackling modern-day payroll challenges with cloud technology 
Description: Businesses that were already using cloud payroll software before the pandemic have had no trouble managing their payroll operations. Our product and tax experts explain the advantages.
Date: November 4 
Time: 10:00 AM IST

Want to stay updated on the upcoming webinars? Check out our new website - Webinar - Zoho Books, where we list down all the upcoming and your past favorite webinars, all in one place. 

Feature Spotlight : 

This week, we highlight the feature Vendor Portal! As the business grows, it becomes a hassle to manage all the orders, keep track of transactions, payments, and collaborate and maintain vendor relations. However, in Zoho Books, you can keep all these tasks under control with the Vendor Portal. 

With the Vendor portal : 
i) Vendors can view and access all their transactions with your business through the vendor portal.
ii) Your vendor can upload transaction documents through the vendor portal, which you can approve and convert to bills in Zoho Books.
iii) You and your vendors can add comments on transactions and communicate effortlessly. 
iii) Your vendors can generate a consolidated statement of accounts directly from the vendor portal. 
To know more about the vendor portal, refer to our help document. Try this feature and drop your feedback in the comment section. 

In case you missed it : 

As you might already be aware, e-invoicing has been made mandatory for businesses above 500cr turnover in India from October 1st, 2020. We partnered with tax experts and influencers: CA Pritam Mahure, CA Chintan Patel, CA Venugopal Gella, and CA GK Raju, to help businesses understand e-invoicing and its impact in their preferred languages. You can view the recorded session here

With over 12,000 tax jurisdictions in the United States and varying tax rates, managing state and local taxes can be a challenge. In this video, Avalara tax expert, Scott Peterson, explains about the US sales and use tax system and how businesses can ensure tax compliance.

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Customer Stories:

In this edition, we would like to share the story of Mr. Saji Prabhakaran, Managing Director of SOFFIT Information Technology Services, who has been a part of the Zoho Books community since 2012. 

Watch his story and find out why he trusts Zoho Books and how our product has helped him manage his company's finances efficiently. 
 
If you would like to have your business featured in this section or would like to share your journey of Zoho Books with us, let us know in the comments, and we will get in touch with you!
 
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Until Next time!

Diksha Uniyal
Customer Relations | Zoho Books


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