Stephen L. Nelson 
QuickBooks 2014 For Dummies 

Take control of the books and keep your finances in the black
with Quick Books 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 Quick Books and basic accounting easy for the rest of us.
Small business owners, managers, and employees: if you want to use
Quick Books 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 Quick Books
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 Quick Books 2014 and Quick Books 2014 For
Dummies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part I: Quickly into Quick Books 7

Chapter 1: Quick Books: The Heart of Your Business 9

Chapter 2: The Big Setup 19

Chapter 3: Populating Quick Books 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 Quick Books 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 Quick Books in a Dozen Easy Steps
337

Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends 341

Appendix C: Sharing Quick Books Files 361

Index 369

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 Masters in Taxation. His 100-plus books, including Quick Books For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies, have sold more than four million copies.