QuickBooks 2010 All-in-One For Dummies

by Nelson, Stephen L.

• ISBN13: 9780470508374
• ISBN10: 047050837X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-02
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Everything that small-business owners need to manage their financial affairs with QuickBooks - Intuit's QuickBooks, updated each year, is the leading financial management software for small businesses. With eight content-rich minibooks, QuickBooks "X" All-in-One For Dummies covers everything you need to know to get your business finances in order with QuickBooks. QuickBooks "X" All-in-One For Dummies is the complete reference for every aspect of this useful software: * QuickBooks, the leading small-business accounting software package, is updated annually; this guide covers the latest version * Minibooks include An Accounting Primer, Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks, Bookkeeping Chores, Accounting Chores, Financial Management, Business Plans, Care and Maintenance, and Additional Business Resources * Covers understanding double entry bookkeeping, planning and preparing a QuickBooks accounting system, and setting up a QuickBooks network * Shows how to invoice customers, pay vendors, track inventory, and set up project and job costing systems * Explains how to write a business plan, create a business plan forecast, and conduct a ratio analysis. QuickBooks "X" All-in-One For Dummies is an indispensable tool for small-business owners who want to manage their business finances more effectively.

Author Biography

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He belongs to both the Washington Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs, and he has written more than 100 books that have sold over four million copies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

An Accounting Primer

Principles of Accounting

Double-Entry Bookkeeping

Special Accounting Problems

Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks

Setting Up QuickBooks

Loading the Master File Lists

Fine-Tuning QuickBooks

Bookkeeping Chores

Invoicing Customers

Paying Vendors

Tracking Inventory and Items

Managing Cash and Bank Accounts

Paying Employees

Accounting Chores

For Accountants Only

Preparing Financial Statements and Reports

Preparing a Budget

Using Activity-Based Costing

Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems

Financial Management

Ratio Analysis

Economic Value Added Analysis

Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell

Business Plans

Profi t-Volume-Cost Analysis

Creating a Business Plan Forecast

Writing a Business Plan

Care and Maintenance

Administering QuickBooks

Protecting Your Data

Troubleshooting

Appendixes

A Crash Course in Excel

Government Web Resources for Businesses

Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms

Index

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