Jill Gilbert Welytok 
QuickBooks 2005 Bible, Desktop Edition 

* Teaches both the accounting concepts and software techniquesneeded to effectively handle financial and accounting needs for anysmall business* Provides thorough coverage of establishing a business, handlingpayroll, printing checks, running financial reports, dealing withthe IRS, and customizing sales reports* Explores tax penalties, data management and security, salesrecording, inventory, time tracking, expense reporting, andbusiness performance analysis* Quick Books has an estimated installed base of more than fourmillion users, and is the bestselling business financial softwareon the market

Table of Content

Preface.Acknowledgments.Part I: The Quick Books System.Chapter 1: Quick Insights and Program Overview.Chapter 2: Twenty Minutes to Navigating Quick Books.Chapter 3: Choosing the Correct Legal Entity and Avoiding Tax Penalties.Chapter 4: Accounting Basics for Quick Books Companies.Part II: Establishing Your Own Quick Books Business.Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Quick Books Company.Chapter 6: Customizing Your Chart of Accounts.Chapter 7: Entering Historical Transactions and Data.Chapter 8: Using Lists.Chapter 9: Working with Customers and Jobs.Chapter 10: Using Items to Designate Products and Pricing.Part III: Preferences and Data Management.Chapter 11: Printer Settings and Options.Chapter 12: Setting Quick Books Preferences.Chapter 13: Data Management and Security.Chapter 14: Recording Sales Transactions and Creating Sales Forms.Chapter 15: Customizing Sales Forms.Part IV: Managing Your Business with Quick Books.Chapter 16: Accounts Receivable and Deposits.Chapter 17: Purchase Orders and Accounts Payable.Chapter 18: Working with Inventory.Chapter 19: Reviewing Registers and Reconciling Accounts.Chapter 20: Quick Books Pro: Estimates and Time Tracking.Part IV: Payroll and Taxes.Chapter 21: Payroll Taxes and Items.Chapter 22: Maintaining Employee Information and Keeping Your List Up-to-Date.Chapter 23: Sales Taxes.Chapter 24: Tax Forms and Tax Payments.Chapter 25: Check Writing and Expense Recording.Part VI: Banking and Credit Card Transactions.Chapter 26: Online Banking and Bill Payment.Chapter 27: Recording Credit Card Transactions.Chapter 28: Analyzing Your Company’s Profitability and Financial Strength.Chapter 29: Accounting for Fixed Assets and Other Advanced Balance Sheet Topics.Chapter 30: Reports and Graphs.Chapter 31: Budgets.Chapter 32: Dealing with the IRS.Chapter 33: Creating Binding Contracts with Quick Books.Part VII: Analyzing Business Performance.Appendix A: Your Rights as a Taxpayer.Appendix B: How to Get Help with Unresolved Tax Problems.Appendix C: Protecting Taxpayers’ Rights.Glossary.Index.

About the author

Jill Gilbert is both a certified public accountant and an experienced tax attorney. She also has a Masters Degree in Computer Science. Jill’s articles have appeared in numerous professional and technical publications, as well as a popular community news column, ‘Tax Talks.’ In addition, she teaches continuing education classes for attorneys, accountants, and financial professionals, and provides consulting and accounting services to small businesses.