QuickBooks 2016 For Dummies

The perennial bestseller on QuickBooks—now covering QuickBooks 2016

If you’re like most people involved with a small business, accounting is the last thing you want to spend a lot of time on. Luckily, QuickBooks 2016 For Dummies makes it easy to keep your finances under control so you can concentrate on other aspects of your business. In no time, you’ll find out how to populate QuickBooks lists, create invoices and credit memos, record a sales receipt, track sales and inventory, pay bills, process payroll, track business checkbooks and credit cards, and so much more.

QuickBooks is the leading small business accounting software package designed to help users handle their financial and business management tasks more effectively. With plain-English explanations that cut through financial jargon, this easy-to-follow guide walks you through installing the software and configuring QuickBooks for your business needs and goes on to show you how to build the perfect budget, simplify tax return preparation, and generate financial reports—without ever breaking a sweat!

• Organize all of your business finances in one place
• Create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, and pay the bills
• Track inventory, figure job costs, and monitor your business with reports
• Make tax time easier

Written by an expert CPA who knows QuickBooks and understands your unique business needs, QuickBooks 2016 For Dummies is your go-to guide for getting past the paperwork and putting the program to work.

Table of Contents

Part I Quickly into QuickBooks
Chapter 1 QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business
Chapter 2 The Big Setup
Chapter 3 Populating QuickBooks Lists

Part II Daily Entry Tasks
Chapter 4 Creating Invoices and Credit Memos
Chapter 5 Reeling in the Dough
Chapter 6 Paying the Bills
Chapter 7 Inventory Magic
Chapter 8 Keeping Your Checkbook
Chapter 9 Paying with Plastic

Part III Stuff You Do from Time to Time
Chapter 10 Printing Checks
Chapter 11 Payroll
Chapter 12 Building the Perfect Budget
Chapter 13 Online with QuickBooks

Part IV Housekeeping Chores
Chapter 14 The Balancing Act
Chapter 15 Reporting on the State of Affairs
Chapter 16 Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking
Chapter 17 File Management T ips
Chapter 18 Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists

Part V The Part of Tens
Chapter 19 Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations
Chapter 20 (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas

Part VI Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing QuickBooks in Eleven Easy Steps
Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends
Appendix C: Sharing QuickBooks Files