Everything you need to learn about QuickBooks and small business finances in one handy guide!
QuickBooks All-in-One For Dummies is the solution small business owners and managers have been looking for. A compilation of eight content-rich minibooks in one, this guide provides the information and tools you need to get the most out of QuickBooks. Get expert advice from a CPA on common accounting tasks, financial management, business planning, how to protect your financial information and more. Written in the easy-to-read For Dummies style, this book provides clear, concise, practical instruction into taking advantage of everything QuickBooks can do for your business.
This book is your roadmap to complete business finance management, guiding you through the basics of QuickBooks, and then taking you even further. You'll start from the beginning and move into more advanced operations as you learn to:
* Set up, customize, and fine-tune QuickBooks for your business
* Invoice customers, pay vendors and employees, and track inventory
* Manage accounts, financial statements, reports, budgets, set up project and job costing, and keep track of payroll
* Analyze your data to create a business forecast or write a business plan that can help you find your niche
* Discover useful online resources for businesses
More than just a user manual, this guide walks you through topics that are important to small business success. QuickBooks All-in-One For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to keeping your business on track.
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Höhe: 23.5 cm
Breite: 18.6 cm
Dicke: 3 cm
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978-1-118-92017-6 (9781118920176)
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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 the author of more than 100 books, including all editions of QuickBooks For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies.
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Redmond, Washington
Introduction 1
Book I: An Accounting Primer 7
Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 9
Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 27
Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 45
Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 67
Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 69
Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 87
Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks 109
Book III: Bookkeeping Chores 139
Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 141
Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 173
Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 191
Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 217
Chapter 5: Paying Employees 245
Book IV: Accounting Chores 255
Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 257
Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 271
Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 291
Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 303
Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 317
Book V: Financial Management 327
Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 329
Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 347
Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 359
Book VI: Business Plans 375
Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 377
Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 395
Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan 429
Book VII: Care and Maintenance 441
Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks 443
Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data 461
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 477
Book VIII: Appendixes 483
Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel 485
Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 501
Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 517
Index 549
