QuickBooks Online For Dummies

The fast and easy way to manage the books with QuickBooks Online

Searching for a cloud-based accounting solution for your small business? Use this guide to master the fundamentals of QuickBooks Online—the world’s most popular software for fast and easy mobile accounting! Inside, you’ll find hands-on, practical guidance for using QuickBooks Online to build the perfect budget, process payroll, simplify tax return preparation, create invoices and credit memos, and manage inventory. Plus you’ll discover how to track job costs, generate income statements and financial reports, and balance accounts—all with quick and easy access to this cloud-based software. All you’ll need is an Internet connection!

QuickBooks Online allows small businesses to manage their accounting and financial tasks and easily collaborate with their accountant or bookkeeper. Now, QuickBooks Online brings all of the software’s convenient tools to your browser, which you can use at any time and from any device. QuickBooks Online For Dummies takes the intimidation out of this new technology and shows you how to make it work—painlessly and productively—for you and your small business. It doesn’t get easier than that!

• Find out how to organize your finances in one place
• Create invoices, record sales receipts, and pay your bills
• Track inventory, figure job costs, and create reports to monitor your business
• Use QuickBooks Online to take the stress out of tax season
• This book covers QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant

If you’re a small business owner, manager, or employee looking for a fast, affordable, convenient way to manage your company’s finances, QuickBooks Online For Dummies has everything you need to get up and running fast.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with QBO and QBOA
Chapter 1: Introducing QBO and QBOA
Chapter 2: Embracing the QBO/QBOA Format

Part II: Managing the Books for the End User
Chapter 3: Creating a Client Company in QBO
Chapter 4: Managing List Information
Chapter 5: Dealing with the Outflow of Money
Chapter 6: Managing the Inflow of Money
Chapter 7: Working in Registers
Chapter 8: Handling Bank and Credit Card Transactions
Chapter 9: Paying Employees
Chapter 10: How’s the Business Doing?

Part III: Managing the Books for the Accountant
Chapter 11: Setting Up Shop in QBOA
Chapter 12: Adding Companies to the QBOA Client List
Chapter 13: Exploring a Client’s Company from QBOA
Chapter 14: Working in a Client’s Company
Chapter 15: Using Accountant Tools

Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 16: Almost Ten Things about the Chrome Browser Interface
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Use Chrome Effectively