QuickBooks 2015 All-in-One For Dummies

Everything you need to learn about QuickBooks and small business finances in one handy guide! QuickBooks All-in-One For Dummies is the solution small business owners and managers have been looking for. A compilation of eight content-rich minibooks in one, this guide provides the information and tools you need to get the most out of QuickBooks. Get expert advice from a CPA on common accounting tasks, financial management, business planning, how to protect your financial information and more. Written in the easy-to-read For Dummies style, this book provides clear, concise, practical instruction into taking advantage of everything QuickBooks can do for your business. This book is your roadmap to complete business finance management, guiding you through the basics of QuickBooks, and then taking you even further. You'll start from the beginning and move into more advanced operations as you learn to: Set up, customize, and fine-tune QuickBooks for your business Invoice customers, pay vendors and employees, and track inventory Manage accounts, financial statements, reports, budgets, set up project and job costing, and keep track of payroll Analyze your data to create a business forecast or write a business plan that can help you find your niche Discover useful online resources for businesses More than just a user manual, this guide walks you through topics that are important to small business success. QuickBooks All-in-One For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to keeping your business on track.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Book I: An Accounting Primer 7 Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 9 Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 27 Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 45 Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 67 Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 69 Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 87 Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks 109 Book III: Bookkeeping Chores 139 Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 141 Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 173 Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 191 Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 217 Chapter 5: Paying Employees 245 Book IV: Accounting Chores 255 Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 257 Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 271 Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 291 Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 303 Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 317 Book V: Financial Management 327 Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 329 Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 347 Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 359 Book VI: Business Plans 375 Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 377 Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 395 Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan 429 Book VII: Care and Maintenance 441 Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks 443 Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data 461 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 477 Book VIII: Appendixes 483 Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel 485 Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 501 Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 517 Index 549

About the Author :
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 is the author of more than 100 books, including all editions of QuickBooks For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies.