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Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2011 -- but only if you spend more time using the program than figuring out how it works. This Missing Manual puts you in control: You'll not only find out how and when to use specific features, you'll also get basic accounting advice to help you through the learning process.
- Set up QuickBooks. Arrange files and preferences to suit your company.
- Manage your business. Track inventory, control spending, run payroll, and handle income.
- Follow the money. Examine everything from customer invoices to year-end tasks.
- Find key info quickly. Take advantage of QuickBooks’ reports, Company Snapshot, and search tools.
- Streamline your workflow. Set up the Home page and Online Banking Center to meet your needs.
- Build and monitor budgets. Learn how to keep your company financially fit.
- Share your financial data. Work with your accountant more efficiently.
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Table of contents
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QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual
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- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Getting Started
- 1. Creating a Company File
- 2. Getting Around in QuickBooks
- 3. Setting Up a Chart of Accounts
- 4. Setting Up Customers and Jobs
- 5. Setting Up Invoice Items
- 6. Setting Up Other QuickBooks Lists
- 7. Managing QuickBooks Files
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II. Bookkeeping
- 8. Tracking Time and Mileage
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9. Paying for Expenses
- When to Pay Expenses
- Entering Bills
- Automating Recurring Bills
- Purchasing Inventory
- Handling Reimbursable Expenses
- Paying Your Bills
- Producing Checks
- Writing Checks Without Entering Bills
- Paying with Cash
- Paying with Credit Cards
- Recording Vendor Refunds and Credits
- Running Expense-Related Reports
- Paying Sales Tax
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10. Invoicing
- Choosing the Right Type of Form
- Sales Forms and Accounts
- Creating Invoices
- Creating Batch Invoices
- Invoicing for Billable Time and Costs
- Invoicing for Backordered Products
- Estimating Jobs
- Creating Progress Invoices
- Handling Refunds and Credits
- Editing Invoices
- Voiding and Deleting Invoices
- 11. Producing Statements
- 12. Transaction Timesavers
- 13. Managing Accounts Receivable
- 14. Doing Payroll
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15. Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and Petty Cash
- Entering Transactions in an Account Register
- Handling Bounced Checks
- Transferring Funds
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Reconciling Accounts
- Preparing for the First Reconciliation
- Preparing for Every Reconciliation
- Starting a Reconciliation
- Reconciling Transactions
- Reconciliation Reports
- Modifying Transactions During Reconciliation
- Stopping and Restarting a Reconciliation
- Correcting Discrepancies
- Undoing the Last Reconciliation
- When Your Bank Makes a Mistake
- Managing Loans
- Tracking Petty Cash
- 16. Making Journal Entries
- 17. Generating Financial Statements
- 18. Performing End-of-Year Tasks
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III. Managing Your Business
- 19. Managing Inventory
- 20. Budgeting and Planning
- 21. Working with QuickBooks Reports
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IV. Quickbooks Power
- 22. Online Banking Services
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23. Configuring Preferences to Fit Your Company
- An Introduction to Preferences
- Accounting
- Bills
- Checking
- Desktop View
- Finance Charge
- General
- Integrated Applications
- Items & Inventory
- Jobs & Estimates
- Multiple Currencies
- Payments
- Payroll & Employees
- Reminders
- Reports and Graphs
- Sales & Customers
- Sales Tax
- Search
- Send Forms
- Spelling
- Tax: 1099
- Time & Expenses
- 24. Integrating QuickBooks with Other Programs
- 25. Customizing QuickBooks
- 26. Keeping Your QuickBooks Data Secure
- V. Appendixes
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
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Product information
- Title: QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2010
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449397708
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