QuickBooks^® 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies^®

by Stephen L. Nelson (Redmond, Washington)

• ISBN13: 9780470184714
• ISBN10: 047018471X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Bookkeeping is part of running a business - and for a lot of us, it's not the favorite part. If you've been looking for an easy way to manage all aspects of your small business accounting and finances, QuickBooks 2008 is a great software choice. And QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is the quickest way to get started! With eight books in one, QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is your one-stop guide to successful small business financial management. Here's what you need to know, not just about setting up and using QuickBooks, but also about accounting chores, business planning, overall financial management, and much more. The eight minibooks are An accounting primer Getting ready to use QuickBooks Bookkeeping chores Accounting chores Financial management Business plans Care and maintenance Additional business resources QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies show you how to set up and customize QuickBooks, create invoices and pay vendors, track job or project costs, prepare financial statements and reports, and even simplify tax return preparation. Written by a veteran tax planner and CPA, this book and QuickBooks 2008 will make all that number-crunching a lot more bearable.

Author Biography

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He belongs to the American Institute of CPAs and is a prolific author.

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

Housekeeping 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

Profit-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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