QuickBooks 2010 The Official Guide

Overview

The only official guide to the #1 bestselling financial software

Set up a comprehensive, well-organized small business financial management system with ease! QuickBooks 2010: The Official Guide is packed with insider tips and expert advice for accomplishing essential business tasks and customizing QuickBooks for your needs.

Fully endorsed by Intuit, makers of QuickBooks, this must-have resource reveals best practices for tracking finances, managing payroll, processing invoices, monitoring inventory, managing sales and expenses, and getting the most from your QuickBooks software. Run your small business smoothly and efficiently using the real-world techniques and shortcuts inside this authoritative guide to QuickBooks 2010.

• Configure and customize QuickBooks for your business
• Enter transactions quickly and accurately
• Manage accounts payable and receivable
• Manage customers and vendors
• Monitor inventory
• Track employee hours and manage payroll
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Set up and manage budgets
• Create standard or customized business reports
• Analyze business performance

Leslie Capachietti, MBA, is a nationally recognized speakere and trainer for Intuit and the Principal of Automated Financial Solutions, an accounting systems consulting firm located in the Boston area. She has worked with small business owners for more than 15 years, helping them gain control of their financial operations using QuickBooks software.

Table of contents

Part One: Getting Started;
Chapter 1. Using QuickBooks for the First Time;
Chapter 2. The Chart of Accounts;
Chapter 3. Configuring Customers and Jobs;
Chapter 4. Configuring Vendors;
Chapter 5. Creating Other Lists You Need;
Chapter 6. Creating Items;
Chapter 7. Setting Up Inventory;
Chapter 8. Entering Your Starting Balances;
Part Two: Bookkeeping with QuickBooks;
Chapter 9. Invoicing Customers;
Chapter 10. Receiving and Tracking Customer Payments;
Chapter 11. Managing Vendor Bills;
Chapter 12. Paying Vendors;
Chapter 13. Managing Bank and Credit Card Accounts;
Chapter 14. Reconciling Bank Accounts;
Chapter 15. Using Online Banking Services;
Chapter 16. Tracking Time and Mileage;
Chapter 17. Running Payroll;
Chapter 18. Payroll Reports and Remittances;
Chapter 19. Journal Entries;
Part Three: Financial Planning and Reporting;
Chapter 20. Accountant's Copy;
Chapter 21. Creating Reports;
Chapter 22. Customizing Reports;
Chapter 23. Budgets and Planning Tools;
Chapter 24. Year-End Procedures;
Part Four: Managing QuickBooks;
Chapter 25. Printing, E-mailing, and Managing Documents in QuickBooks;
Chapter 26. Managing Users and Permissions;
Chapter 27. Managing Your QuickBooks Files;
Chapter 28. Customizing QuickBooks;
Index