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The quickest way to do the books for small business owners and managers
No one looks forward to doing the finances: that’s why QuickBooks 2020 All-in-One For Dummies is on hand to help get it over with as quickly and painlessly as possible. This comprehensive one-stop reference combines 8 mini-books in one, all written in plain and simple language that makes it easy for even the most accounts-averse to get the most out of the latest version of the QuickBooks software and save time.
Written and revised by financial expert Stephen Nelson, the latest version of this invaluable guide takes readers step-by-step through every aspect of small business accounting procedures, including understanding the fundamentals of double-entry bookkeeping, setting up and administering the QuickBooks system, and carrying out complex tasks such as ratio analysis and capital budgeting.
- Write a business plan and create a forecast
- Learn how to use profit-volume-cost analysis tools
- Prepare financial statements and reports
- Protect your financial data
Time is money—get this time-saving resource today and start reaping the rewards!
Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Book 1: An Accounting Primer
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Book 2: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks
- Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks
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Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists
- Setting Up the Chart of Accounts List
- Setting Up the Item List
- Working with the Price Level List
- Using Sales Tax Codes
- Setting Up a Payroll Item List
- Setting Up Classes
- Setting Up a Customer List
- Setting Up the Vendor List
- Setting Up a Fixed Assets List
- Setting Up a Price Level List
- Setting Up a Billing Rate Level List
- Setting Up Your Employees
- Setting Up an Other Names List
- Setting Up the Profile Lists
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Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks
- Accessing the Preferences Settings
- Setting the Accounting Preferences
- Setting the Bills Preferences
- Setting the Calendar Preferences
- Setting the Checking Preferences
- Changing the Desktop View
- Setting Finance Charge Calculation Rules
- Setting General Preferences
- Controlling Integrated Applications
- Controlling Inventory
- Controlling How Jobs and Estimates Work
- Dealing with Multiple Currencies
- Starting Integrated Payment Processing
- Controlling How Payroll Works
- Telling QuickBooks How Reminders Should Work
- Specifying Reports & Graphs Preferences
- Setting Sales & Customers Preferences
- Specifying How Sales Are Taxed
- Setting the Search Preferences
- Setting the Send Forms Preferences
- Fine-Tuning the Service Connection
- Controlling Spell Checking
- Controlling How 1099 Tax Reporting Works
- Setting Time & Expenses Preferences
- Book 3: Bookkeeping Chores
- Book 4: Accounting Chores
- Book 5: Financial Management
- Book 6: Business Plans
- Book 7: Care and Maintenance
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Book 8: Appendixes
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Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel
- Starting Excel
- Stopping Excel
- Explaining Excel’s Workbooks
- Putting Text, Numbers, and Formulas in Cells
- Writing Formulas
- Scrolling through Big Workbooks
- Copying and Cutting Cell Contents
- Formatting Cell Contents
- Recognizing That Functions Are Simply Formulas
- Saving and Opening Workbooks
- Printing Excel Workbooks
- One Other Thing to Know
- Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses
- Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms
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Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: QuickBooks 2020 All-in-One For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2020
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119589808
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