QuickBooks 2017 All-In-One For Dummies

Make business chores easy with QuickBooks

Managing the books for a small business can be a challenging, onerous task. If you’re looking to spend fewer hours hunched over multiple spreadsheets and more time focused on other aspects of your growing business, this all-in-one guide gives you everything you need to put QuickBooks to work for you. Combining eight content-rich books into one complete package, this value-priced reference provides answers to all the questions you have about how QuickBooks can manage your business finances—even the ones you didn’t know to ask!

With the help of QuickBooks 2017 All-In-One For Dummies, you’ll quickly and painlessly discover how to use this fan-favorite software program to establish fundamental accounting practices that will keep your company successful and healthy. From installing the software and configuring QuickBooks to setting up payroll reminders and keeping track of your business checkbook and credit cards, everything you need to effectively—and efficiently—stay on top of those dollars and cents is only a page away!

• Organize all of your business finances in one place
• Pay vendors, invoice customers, and track inventory
• Prepare financial statements and reports
• Access your cloud-based account using your smartphone

This is your all-encompassing guide to putting your financial woes to rest and simplifying your business accounting with confidence!

Table of Contents

Book 1: An Accounting Primer
CHAPTER 1: Principles of Accounting
CHAPTER 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping
CHAPTER 3: Special Accounting Problems

Book 2: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks
CHAPTER 1: Setting Up QuickBooks
CHAPTER 2: Loading the Master File Lists
CHAPTER 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks

Book 3: 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 4: 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 5: Financial Management
CHAPTER 1: Ratio Analysis
CHAPTER 2: Economic Value Added Analysis
CHAPTER 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell

Book 6: Business Plans
CHAPTER 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis
CHAPTER 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast
CHAPTER 3: Writing a Business Plan

Book 7: Care and Maintenance
CHAPTER 1: Administering QuickBooks
CHAPTER 2: Protecting Your Data
CHAPTER 3: Troubleshooting

Book 8: Appendixes
APPENDIX A: A Crash Course in Excel
APPENDIX B: Government Web Resources for Businesses
APPENDIX C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms