Stephen L. Nelson 
QuickBooks 2013 All-in-One For Dummies 

A soup-to-nuts guide to the leading accounting software for
small businesses – Quick Books 2013!

Owners of small businesses will love this complete guide to the
newest version of Quick Books, the premier small-business accounting
program. Written by CPA and bestselling financial author Stephen L.
Nelson, this all-in-one guide includes 8 self-contained minibooks
covering every aspect of Quick Books and how it is used. Coverage
includes accounting basics, getting started with Quick Books,
bookkeeping and accounting chores, a short course in financial
management, tips on creating a business plan, how to maintain
Quick Books, and some valuable additional resources.

* Helps you understand basic accounting practices and concepts,
customize Quick Books for your specific needs, and protect your
data

* Explains how to invoice customers, pay vendors, track
inventory, and manage cash and bank accounts with Quick Books

* Leads you step-by-step through navigating the payroll process,
understanding double-entry bookkeeping, preparing financial
statements, building a budget, and tackling your taxes

* Delves into advanced financial strategies like ratio analysis,
Economic Value Added analysis, forecasting, and capital
budgeting

Quick Books 2013 All-in-One For Dummies is the key to
keeping your business-and budget-on track.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Book I: An Accounting Primer 7

Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 9

Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 29

Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 47

Book II: Getting Ready to Use Quick Books 69

Chapter 1: Setting Up Quick Books 71

Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 89

Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning Quick Books 111

Book III: Bookkeeping Chores 141

Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 143

Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 177

Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 197

Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 225

Chapter 5: Paying Employees 255

Book IV: Accounting Chores 265

Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 267

Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 281

Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 301

Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 313

Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 329

Book V: Financial Management 341

Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 343

Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 361

Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 375

Über den Autor

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 Master’s in taxation. His 100-plus books,
including all editions of Quick Books For Dummies and
Quicken For Dummies, have sold more than four million
copies.