QuickBooks 2014 For Dummies

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Take control of the books and keep your finances in the black with QuickBooks and For Dummies With over four million of his books in print, CPA and perennial bestselling For Dummies author Stephen L. Nelson knows how to make QuickBooks and basic accounting easy for the rest of us. Small business owners, managers, and employees: if you want to use QuickBooks for your business, the new edition of this annual bestseller is the best place to start. From setting up the software to creating invoices, recording and paying bills, tracking inventory, getting reports, and crunching numbers for tax prep, you′ll discover how to do it, why to do it, and get way more organized in the process. Gives small business owners the power to manage their own business accounting and financial management tasks using QuickBooks 2014 Helps you build the perfect budget, process payroll, create invoices, manage inventory, track costs, generate financial reports, balance accounts, and simplify your tax return prep Walks you through basic bookkeeping concepts, data management fundamentals, and need–to–know accounting guidelines to help you track your finances with ease Keep your business finances on track, on budget, and in control with QuickBooks 2014 and QuickBooks ,2014 For Dummies .
Introduction 1 Part I: Quickly into QuickBooks 7 Chapter 1: QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business 9 Chapter 2: The Big Setup 19 Chapter 3: Populating QuickBooks Lists 37 Part II: Daily Entry Tasks 81 Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos 83 Chapter 5: Reeling In the Dough 107 Chapter 6: Paying the Bills 131 Chapter 7: Inventory Magic 155 Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook 175 Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic 193 Part III: Stuff You Do from Time to Time 203 Chapter 10: Printing Checks 205 Chapter 11: Payroll 217 Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget 229 Chapter 13: Online with QuickBooks 237 Part IV: Housekeeping Chores 249 Chapter 14: The Balancing Act 251 Chapter 15: Reporting on the State of Affairs 261 Chapter 16: Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking 275 Chapter 17: File Management Tips 285 Chapter 18: Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists 297 Part V: The Part of Tens 309 Chapter 19: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations 311 Chapter 20: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas 319 Part VI: Appendixes 355 Appendix A: Installing QuickBooks in a Dozen Easy Steps 337 Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends 341 Appendix C: Sharing QuickBooks Files 361 Index 369  ,
  • Why this topic is hot: According to the U.S. Small Business Administration there are 27.9 million small businesses (fewer than 500 employees), representing 99.7% of all U.S. employer firms. Small businesses employ 49% of all private sector employees, pay more than 42% of total U.S. private payroll, create 64% of new private sector jobs annually, are 52% home–based and 2% franchises, and much more. [SBA Office of Advocacy]  These businesses are looking for efficient and affordable ways to manage their finances and QuickBooks helps accomplish this goal.  
  • How many people participate: QuickBooks currently has more than 4 million active users and controls more than 90% of the business accounting software market. QuickBooks has been the bestselling accounting software package for more than two decades.
  • Who we are targeting: Small business owners, managers, and employees who utilize QuickBooks at work, or are looking to implement QuickBooks in their business. 

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 holds an MBA in Finance and a Masters in Taxation. His 100–plus books, including QuickBooks For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies, have sold more than four million copies.