QuickBooks 2013 For Dummies

Get your business organized with QuickBooksNow more than ever, keeping track of every penny is crucial tomaking it in business. And the owners of thousands ofsmall-to-mid-size businesses turn to QuickBooks to help them managetheir finances without having to hire an outside accountingprofessional. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson updates his popularQuickBooks For Dummies to cover the latest revisions andenhancements to this leading small business accounting softwarepackage.After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you'll discover howQuickBooks 2013 can help you build the perfect budget, processpayroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices,manage inventory, generate income statements, balance accounts, andmuch more. You'll learn what you should do before you install andset up QuickBooks, then move on to basic bookkeeping concepts andthe fundamentals of building a solid budget. You'll also discoverhow to enter data, create invoices, record and print salesreceipts, monitor your job costs, and generate most commonfinancial reports with ease.* Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestsellerand offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release ofQuickBooks* Enables you to take control of managing your own businessaccounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid havingto hire expensive outside help* Provides expert advice for getting started with QuickBooks,building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices,managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating incomestatements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports, andmore* Takes you through the steps of going online with QuickBooks,backing up your data, and simplifying tax preparationQuickBooks 2013 For Dummies helps you take control ofyour financial management tasks. Big or small, your business willbenefit!

Introduction 1Part I: Quickly into QuickBooks 9Chapter 1: QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business 11Chapter 2: The Big Setup 21Chapter 3: Populating QuickBooks Lists 39Part II: Daily Entry Tasks 83Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos 85Chapter 5: Reeling In the Dough 109Chapter 6: Paying the Bills 133Chapter 7: Inventory Magic 157Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook 177Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic 195Part III: Stuff You Do from Time to Time 205Chapter 10: Printing Checks 207Chapter 11: Payroll 221Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget 231Chapter 13: Online with QuickBooks 239Part IV: Housekeeping Chores 249Chapter 14: The Balancing Act 251Chapter 15: Reporting on the State of Affairs 261Chapter 16: Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking 275Chapter 17: File Management Tips 285Chapter 18: Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists 297Part V: The Part of Tens 309Chapter 19: (Almost) Ten Tips for Business Owners 311Chapter 20: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations317Chapter 21: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas325Part VI: Appendixes 341Appendix A: Installing QuickBooks in a Dozen Easy Steps 343Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends 347Appendix C: Sharing QuickBooks Files 367Index 375