QuickBooks 2010 All-in-One For Dummies
Your one-stop guide to managing your business financesQuickBooks 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 bookkeepingStarting out right — set up and fine-tune QuickBooks for your businessKeeping the books — become familiar with the procedures for invoicing customers, paying vendors, tracking inventory, and paying employeesDay-to-day accounting — learn to prepare budgets, financial statements, reports, and job-costing systemsManaging finances — discover ratio analysis, economic value-added analysis, and capital budgeting techniquesPlan for success — get direction for writing a business plan and using profit-volume-cost analysisBe prepared — protect your vital business data and troubleshoot potential QuickBooks problemsFind support — explore online business resources and learn financial terminologyOpen the book and find:How to read a financial statementSteps for tracking accounts receivable and payableTips for managing cash and bank accountsHow to set up lists of customers, vendors, and payroll itemsHow to produce common financial statements and reportsWhat you can learn from ratio analysisHow to create and use a business plan workbookWays to simplify tax preparation