This ILT Series course covers the fundamentals of using QuickBooks 2010 to track the finances of a small business. Students will learn how to set up a new company, manage bank account transactions, maintain customer, job, and vendor information, manage inventory, generate reports, and use the Company Snapshot window. Students will also create invoices and credit memos, write and print checks, add custom fields, set up budgets, and learn how to protect and back up their data.

QuickBooks 2010 has impressive features, like financial and tax reporting, invoicing, payroll, time and mileage tracking, and online banking. So how do you avoid spending more time learning the software than using it? This Missing Manual takes you beyond QuickBooks' help resources: you not only learn how the program works, but why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice so that everything makes sense. QuickBooks can handle many of the financial tasks small companies face. QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual helps you handle QuickBooks with easy step-by-step instructions. Set up your QuickBooks files and preferences to fit your company Track inventory, control spending, run a payroll, and manage income Follow the money all the way from customer invoices to year-end tasks Export key snapshots in the convenient new Report Center Streamline your workflow with the new Online Banking Center Build and monitor budgets to keep your company financially fit Share information with your accountant quickly and easily QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual covers only QuickBooks 2010 for Windows.

Contractor's Guide to Quickbooks Pro 2007 not only explains how to set up Quickbooks Pro for a construction company, it also includes a CD-ROM with a template for a construction business to help speed set-up, along with an estimating program with a 5,000-item database, a program that converts estimates into QuickBooks forms so they can compare estimated costs with actual costs, and blank construction forms. QuickBooks Pro is made for all types of businesses. This user-friendly guide walks the builder through the often-complicated set-up procedure that's right for a construction business, so that the builder can get his complicated accounting simplified and automated in his computer. With one easy system, and QuickBooks Pro, your customers can write checks, keep track of their bills, payroll, billing, and the little accounting tidbits that they usually keep in their heads. They'll be able to sleep better at night, as QuickBooks Pro becomes their office accountant.

The perfect accounting solution for small business owners and managers QuickBooks is the leading small business accounting software package, designed to help users handle their financial and business management tasks more effectively. This value-priced reference combines eight content-rich minibooks in one complete package. It goes well beyond the basics of how to use QuickBooks by providing extensive coverage and expert advice on accounting chores, financial management, business planning, and much more. Thoroughly revised and updated to cover the latest updates and enhancements made to QuickBooks, the book is an indispensable tool for successfully managing business finances. Explains how to invoice customers, pay vendors, track inventory, and manage cash and bank accounts Details the steps to set up a do-it-yourself payroll, prepare financial statements and reports, and build a budget Walks you through conducting ratio analysis, creating a business plan forecast, and writing a business plan Helps you understand double entry bookkeeping, plan and prepare a QuickBooks accounting system, and establish a QuickBooks network Written by veteran CPA Stephen Nelson, this resource gives you the answers you need to get the most out of QuickBooks!

The latest edition of the top-selling book in the QuickBooks category, QuickBooks 2010: The Official Guide is the only Intuit-authorized book on the number-one financial software for business.

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics! Get started using QuickBooks 2010 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of this powerful small business financial software. Follow along and learn how to customize bookkeeping, process invoices, manage payroll, track inventory, run reports, and much more. Get up to speed on QuickBooks 2010 in no time with help from the practical, fast-paced guide. Use these handy guideposts: Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks Need-to-know facts in concise narrative Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Bonus information related to the topic being covered Errors and pitfalls to avoid Thomas E. Barich has been working with QuickBooks for more than 10 years, providing QuickBooks consulting services, and using it to manage his own small business ventures.

Need answers quickly? QuickBooks® 2009 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Produce and customize reports that show exactly how your company is doing Schedule transactions so you'll never forget a due date again Bill time and expenses directly to customers Use the new QuickBooks features for 2009, including a redesigned Payroll Center and the new Accountant's Copy that lets you keep working while your accountant reviews your books Create and use a budget Reconcile your bank account to the penny without waiting for the bank statement to come in the mail Keep detailed records of fixed asset acquisitions Protect financial information with the latest in security techniques Send customized mailings to your customers and vendors Learn tips and shortcuts to help make your QuickBooks experience more efficient and to customize your program to fit your style Process transactions the right way by following the accounting rules interspersed throughout the book Introduction xv Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Company with the EasyStep Interview 1 Chapter 2: Setting Up and Using Payroll Features 27 Chapter 3: Adding or Changing Information After the Interview Is Completed 69 Chapter 4: Invoicing and Collecting Income 107 Chapter 5: Making Purchases and Recording Payments 141 Chapter 6: Collecting and Paying Sales Tax 171 Chapter 7: Using Time-Saving Features 185 Chapter 8: Job Cost Estimating and Tracking 199 Chapter 9: Tracking Time 219 Chapter 10: QuickBooks Tips and Tricks 237 Chapter 11: Using the QuickBooks Online Features 263 Chapter 12: Preparing Income Tax Returns 295 Chapter 13: Security 309 Chapter 14: Using Inventory Features 328 Chapter 15: Recording Your Assets 349 Chapter 16: Recording Owners' Equity 363 Chapter 17: Recording Liabilities 371 Chapter 18: Preparing the Top Ten QuickBooks Reports 387 Workshops 411 Index 423

The 2nd book in a new series of texts designed for Computerized Accounting courses that focus on Peachtree, QuickBooks, or Microsoft Office Accounting. From set up to start up, this book switches on student learning by teaching how Computerized Accounting works behind the keys. For students, this is the only book that: Shows them what is going on (in accounting!) behind the keys Helps them through the "practice makes perfect" process For professors, this is the only book that: Organizes resources by how often a professor teaches the course

A step-by-step guide to tracking revenue and expenses, QuickBooks for the Restaurant provides detailed instructions on how to apply the various functions of QuickBooks to control expenses, increase profits, and make informed management decisions. This comprehensive guide contains practical and realistic industry scenarios and practice problems with a section on the simulated financial activity of a typical restaurant operation. Full of helpful accounting advice, QuickBooks tips, and industry scenarios, this book demonstrates how to employ one of the most widely used accounting applications to ensure the financial success of all types of foodservice operations. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Get more experience and confidence using QuickBooks with this realistic practice set. You will set up a new company and enter transactions for three months of activity. Transactions entered include: invoices, sales receipts, receive payments, deposits, enter and pay bills, checks, credit card charges, sales tax payments, purchase orders, inventory adjustments and credit memos. You will reconcile the bank and credit card accounts and create reports to check your progress. If you want a realistic company to practice and get more experience using QuickBooks, then this practice set is perfect for you.