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

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: Bookkeeping 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