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Linting HTML with Sublime Text 3, SublimeLinter, HTML Tidy for Windows, and SublimeLinter HTML Tidy on Windows

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Linting is the process of running a program that will analyse code for potential errors.

In this article we will be Sublime Text 3, SublimeLinter, SublimeLinter HTML Tidy, and HTML Tidy for Windows to lint some HTML code.

  1. Install Sublime Text 3
  2. Install SublimeLinter
  3. Install HTML Tidy for Windows
  4. Install SublimeLinter HTML Tidy

Install Sublime Text 3

Sublime Text 3 is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose.

This is a free software to try and the trial period doesn’t stop but it does have a pop up every so often that reminds to you play fair. Purcase the software like I did. It is a solid investment if you are going to do any coding.

Install SublimeLinter

SublimeLinter is a plugin for Sublime Text that provides a framework for linting code.

  1. With Sublime Text 3 open hold CTRL + SHIFT + P and type install
  2. Select Package Control: Install Package
  3. Type SublimeLinter
  4. Select SublimeLinter
  5. You will get a Package Control Message that says the package is installed

Install HTML Tidy for Windows

HTML Tidy for Windows is a binary that is needed by the SublimeLinter HTML Tidy plugin. It allows you to run Tidy on Windows.

  1. Navigate to the HTML Tidy for Windows website
  2. Select the tidy.zip link to download
  3. Extract the tidy.exe file to a place that SublimeLinter will have access to it
    1. For example C:\Users\Username\tidy

Install SublimeLinter HTML Tidy

SublimeLinter HTML Tidy

  1. With Sublime Text 3 open hold CTRL + SHIFT + P and type install
  2. Select Package Control: Install Package
  3. Type Sublimelinter-html-tidy
  4. Select Sublimelinter-html-tidy
  5. You will get a Package Control Message that says the package is installed
  6. To use tidy you have to point SublimeLinter to the tidy.exe file

    1. In Sublime Text 3 navigate to Preferences > Package Settings > SublimeLinter > Settings

    2. In the new window scroll down to paths

    3. Copy that section to the tab on the right

      "paths": {
    "linux": [],
    "osx": [],
    "windows": []
},

    4. Enter your path to tidy.exe in the windows option

      {
  "paths": {
      "linux": [],
      "osx": [],
      "windows": ["~/tidy"]
  },
}

      Note: You need to use forward slashes.

    5. Save the setting with CTRL + S

    6. Close the window

  7. Now open a HTML document and errors in your HTML will be displayed

How to pay Minnesota sales tax and record it in QuickBooks Desktop

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  1. Set up sales tax in QuickBooks Desktop
  2. Make sales and collect sales tax
  3. Run report Reports > Vendors & Payables > Sales Tax Liability
    1. This will give you the numbers for your sales tax liability
  4. Log into MN e-Services
    1. File the appropriate quarter
    2. Enter the information from your sales tax liability report
    3. Pay sales and use tax
    4. Print transaction for your tax records
  5. In QuickBooks navigate to Vendors > Sales Tax > Pay Sales Tax
    1. If you have paid your previous sales tax appropriately you should only have the last quarter’s tax numbers listed
    2. Confirm the check date is the date you paid the taxes
    3. Confirm you have the last quarter date selected
    4. Adjust the tax amount as needed Note: Minnesota rounds the amount to whole dollars. This will mean that you will have to adjust the tax paid up or down.
      1. Click Adjust
      2. Confirm that the Adjustment Date is the date you paid the taxes
      3. Select your Sales Tax Vendor
      4. Select your Adjustment Account
        Note: If you round down you will recieve a credit. That credit needs to go somewhere in QuickBooks so you will have to set up an Income account to track it. The same is true if you have to round up. Except for this you will need an Expense account. Reference
      5. Select the type of adjustment. Increase Sales Tax By for rounding up (or if you have to pay a late fee) or Reduce Sales Tax By for rounding down.
      6. Enter the Amount of the increase or reduction
      7. In the memo I find it helpful to enter the reason for the adjustment (e.g. Sales Tax Adjustment – Round up)
      8. Click OK
    5. Select each of the line items you would like to pay including any adjustments
    6. Click OK
  6. That is it you have paid for your taxes and tracked them in QuickBooks

Just a note… I am not an authority figure on QuickBooks. This is just what has worked for me.

Troubleshooting

I had a mess when I paid the taxes in QuickBooks with a check instead of the Pay Taxes feature. I had to make some adjustments. See the Sales Tax Payable is incorrect after using the Write Cheques window to pay sales tax heading on the How to resolve common sales tax issues QuickBooks page.