Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2012 for Windows—but only if you spend more time using the program than figuring out how it works. This book puts you in control: you get step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process. The important stuff you need to know: Get started. Set up your accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice items quickly. Manage your business. Track spending, income, invoices, inventory, and payroll. Spend less time on bookkeeping. Use QuickBooks to create invoices or timesheets in batches. Follow the money. Examine everything from billable time and expenses to year-end tasks. Find key info quickly. Rely on QuickBooks’ vendor, customer, inventory, and employee centers. Exchange data with other programs. Move data between QuickBooks and Microsoft Office.
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This ILT Series course covers the fundamentals of using QuickBooks 2010 to track the finances of a small business. Students will learn how to set up a new company, manage bank account transactions, maintain customer, job, and vendor information, manage inventory, generate reports, and use the Company Snapshot window. Students will also create invoices and credit memos, write and print checks, add custom fields, set up budgets, and learn how to protect and back up their data.
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Learn to use the UK's number one small business accounting software! A reliable accounting system is integral to the success of any small business and QuickBooks is the finance program you need to handle your financial and business management tasks efficiently. This eagerly awaited book shows you how to use this popular software to build a budget, process payroll, create invoices, manage inventory, balance accounts, and much more—all without having to hire expensive financial professionals. After discovering the best way to install and setup QuickBooks, the authors show you how to use QuickBooks to maintain your accounting records to comply with tax laws, enter data, keep track of your cheque book and credit card accounts, and produce common financial reports that track every penny coming in and going out. Shares proven secrets for building a solid budget Details how to track accounts receivable and payable Provides clear steps for keeping track of inventory as you purchase and sell items Highlights ways to track who needs to get paid, who owes money, and what needs to get done QuickBooks "X" For Dummies, UK Edition addresses the unique needs of UK businesses and helps you keep your business in the black.
Do more in less time! Whether you’re an entrepreneur, accountant, or bookkeeper, this comprehensive guide will help you get the most out of QuickBooks 2012: more productivity, more business knowledge, and more value! Drawing on her unsurpassed QuickBooks consulting experience, Laura Madeira delivers step-by-step guides and practical checklists for taking total control over business finances, and improving everything from planning to reporting, payroll to invoicing! • Create new files; convert from other software; and set up users, permissions, and preferences • Master all the essentials of financial reporting • Understand QuickBooks lists: from the chart of accounts, items, classes and more • Set up and manage inventory, vendors, customers, and payroll • Track customer leads • Work with bank and credit card accounts • Create repeatable reports • Review the accuracy of your data, step by step • Share QuickBooks data with accountants • Reliably back up data • Troubleshoot database errors and monitor QuickBooks databases • Use QuickBooks 2012’s tools for managing loans, planning, preparing for year-end, and syncing with Outlook • Efficiently review and correct client data errors, from misclassified transactions to incorrect beginning balances • Prepare customized financials using MS Excel and Word integration • Master powerful shortcuts for working more efficiently and saving precious time All In Depth books offer • Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style Learning, reference, problem-solving...the only QuickBooks 2012 book you need!
The Official Intuit Guide to QuickBooks 2013 for Windows Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2013 for Windows, and as the program's Official Guide, this Missing Manual puts you firmly in control. You get step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process. The important stuff you need to know: Get started. Set up your accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice items quickly. Follow the money. Track everything from billable time and expenses to income and profit. Keep your company financially fit. Examine budgets and actual spending, income, inventory, assets, and liabilities. Spend less time on bookkeeping. Use QuickBooks to create and reuse bills, invoices, sales receipts, and timesheets. Find key info fast. Rely on QuickBooks’ Search and Find features, as well as the Vendor, Customer, Inventory, and Employee Centers. Exchange data with other programs. Move data between QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, and other programs.
Do more in less time! Whether you’re an entrepreneur, accountant, or bookkeeper, this comprehensive guide will help you get the most out of QuickBooks 2013: more productivity, more business knowledge, and more value! Drawing on her unsurpassed QuickBooks consulting and accounting experience, Laura Madeira delivers step-by-step guides and practical checklists for taking total control over business finances and improving everything from planning to reporting and payroll to invoicing. • Create a new QuickBooks file; convert from other software; and set up users, permissions, and preferences • New! Learn how to use tools specific to your version of QuickBooks, including QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions • Understand QuickBooks lists from the chart of accounts, items, classes, and more • Set up and manage inventory, vendors, customers, and payroll • Track product or service sales and manage the profitability of your company • Efficiently download bank and credit card transactions • Master all the essentials of financial reporting; customize and memorize reports • Review the accuracy of your data, with step-by-step instructions accompanied by checklists • Share QuickBooks data with your accountant or client at tax time • Use QuickBooks 2013’s tools for managing loans, planning and preparing for year-end, and syncing with Outlook contacts • Efficiently review and correct client data errors, from misclassified transactions to incorrect beginning balances • Prepare customized reports and documents using MS Excel and Word integration • Master powerful shortcuts for working more efficiently and saving precious time • Learn how to reliably back up your data, troubleshoot database errors, and manage QuickBooks data integrity All In Depth books offer • Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style Learning, reference, problem-solving...the only QuickBooks 2013 book you need!
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