Everything you need to learn about Quick Books and small business
finances in one handy guide!
Quick Books 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 Quick Books.
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 Quick Books can do
for your business.
This book is your roadmap to complete business finance
management, guiding you through the basics of Quick Books, 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 Quick Books 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. Quick Books
All-in-One For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to keeping your
business on track.
Зміст
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 Quick Books 67
Chapter 1: Setting Up Quick Books 69
Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 87
Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning Quick Books 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 Quick Books 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
Про автора
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
Quick Books For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies.
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