By Stephen L. Nelson, CPA, MBA, MS
 
ISBN: 978-0-470-18471-4
Paperback
648 pages
January 2008

RRP £15.99

Book Description

Bookkeeping is part of running a business — and for a lot of us, it's not the favorite part. If you’ve been looking for an easy way to manage all aspects of your small business accounting and finances, QuickBooks 2008 is a great software choice. And QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is the quickest way to get started!
With eight books in one, QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is your one-stop guide to successful small business financial management. Here's what you need to know, not just about setting up and using QuickBooks, but also about accounting chores, business planning, overall financial management, and much more.

The eight minibooks are:
 
• An accounting primer
• Getting ready to use QuickBooks
• Bookkeeping chores
• Accounting chores
• Financial management
• Business plans
• Care and maintenance
• Additional business resources

QuickBooks 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies show you how to set up and customize QuickBooks, create invoices and pay vendors, track job or project costs, prepare financial statements and reports, and even simplify tax return preparation. Written by a veteran tax planner and CPA, this book and QuickBooks 2008 will make all that number-crunching a lot more bearable

Table of Contents

Book I: An Accounting Primer.

Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting.
Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping.
Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems.

Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks.

Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks.
Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists.
Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks.

Book III: Housekeeping Chores.

Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers.
Chapter 2: Paying Vendors.
Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items.
Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts.
Chapter 5: Paying Employees.

Book IV: Accounting Chores.

Chapter 1: For Accountants Only.
Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports.
Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget.
Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing.
Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems.

Book V: Financial Management.

Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis.
Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis.
Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell.

Book VI: Business Plans.

Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis.
Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast.
Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan.

Book VII: Care and Maintenance.

Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks.
Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting.

Book VIII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel.
Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses.
Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms

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