Stephen L. Nelson 
QuickBooks 2013 For Dummies 

Get your business organized with Quick Books

Now more than ever, keeping track of every penny is crucial tomaking it in business. And the owners of thousands ofsmall-to-mid-size businesses turn to Quick Books to help them managetheir finances without having to hire an outside accountingprofessional. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson updates his popular Quick Books For Dummies to cover the latest revisions andenhancements to this leading small business accounting softwarepackage.

After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you’ll discover how Quick Books 2013 can help you build the perfect budget, processpayroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices, manage inventory, generate income statements, balance accounts, andmuch more. You’ll learn what you should do before you install andset up Quick Books, then move on to basic bookkeeping concepts andthe fundamentals of building a solid budget. You’ll also discoverhow to enter data, create invoices, record and print salesreceipts, monitor your job costs, and generate most commonfinancial reports with ease.
* Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestsellerand offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release of Quick Books
* Enables you to take control of managing your own businessaccounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid havingto hire expensive outside help
* Provides expert advice for getting started with Quick Books, building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices, managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating incomestatements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports, andmore
* Takes you through the steps of going online with Quick Books, backing up your data, and simplifying tax preparation

Quick Books 2013 For Dummies helps you take control ofyour financial management tasks. Big or small, your business willbenefit!

Зміст

Introduction 1

Part I: Quickly into Quick Books 9

Chapter 1: Quick Books: The Heart of Your Business 11

Chapter 2: The Big Setup 21

Chapter 3: Populating Quick Books Lists 39

Part II: Daily Entry Tasks 83

Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos 85

Chapter 5: Reeling In the Dough 109

Chapter 6: Paying the Bills 133

Chapter 7: Inventory Magic 157

Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook 177

Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic 195

Part III: Stuff You Do from Time to Time 205

Chapter 10: Printing Checks 207

Chapter 11: Payroll 221

Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget 231

Chapter 13: Online with Quick Books 239

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: (Almost) Ten Tips for Business Owners 311

Chapter 20: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations317

Chapter 21: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas325

Part VI: Appendixes 341

Appendix A: Installing Quick Books in a Dozen Easy Steps 343

Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends 347

Appendix C: Sharing Quick Books Files 367

Index 375

Про автора

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, provides accounting, businessadvisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to smallbusinesses. He belongs to the American Institute of CPAs and holdsan 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 millioncopies.