QuickBooks 2010 All-in-One For Dummies - Softcover

Nelson, Stephen L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047050837X ISBN 13: 9780470508374

Publisher: For Dummies, 2009

Synopsis

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 indispensible tool for small-business owners who want to manage their business finances more effectively.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Your one-stop guide to managing your business finances

QuickBooks is the leading small-business accounting software, but there's a lot to it. This guide makes it simple, with individual minibooks covering different aspects of QuickBooks, along with some basic business financial management tips and pointers. Put them together, and you will find that the business of running your business just got easier!

• Accounting 101 — get a handle on accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping

• Starting out right — set up and fine-tune QuickBooks for your business

• Keeping the books — become familiar with the procedures for invoicing customers, paying vendors, tracking inventory, and paying employees

• Day-to-day accounting — learn to prepare budgets, financial statements, reports, and job-costing systems

• Managing finances — discover ratio analysis, economic value-added analysis, and capital budgeting techniques

• Plan for success — get direction for writing a business plan and using profit-volume-cost analysis

• Be prepared — protect your vital business data and troubleshoot potential QuickBooks problems

• Find support — explore online business resources and learn financial terminology

Open the book and find:

• How to read a financial statement

• Steps for tracking accounts receivable and payable

• Tips for managing cash and bank accounts

• How to set up lists of customers, vendors, and payroll items

• How to produce common financial statements and reports

• What you can learn from ratio analysis

• How to create and use a business plan workbook

• Ways to simplify tax preparation

About the Author

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 047050837X
• ISBN 13: 9780470508374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 624