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Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...

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Calculating sales tax on prices is something you don't have to worry about if you use Excel. You can add a formula to the spreadsheet you use for invoices, bills of sale or quotes, and that's the end ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax ...