Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Quickly into QuickBooks 7

Chapter 1: QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business 9

Chapter 2: The Big Setup 19

Chapter 3: Populating QuickBooks Lists 37

Part II: Daily Entry Tasks 81

Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos 83

Chapter 5: Reeling In the Dough 107

Chapter 6: Paying the Bills 131

Chapter 7: Inventory Magic 155

Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook 175

Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic 193

Part III: Stuff You Do from Time to Time 203

Chapter 10: Printing Checks 205

Chapter 11: Payroll 217

Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget 229

Chapter 13: Online with QuickBooks 237

Part IV: Housekeeping Chores 249

Chapter 14: The Balancing Act 251

Chapter 15: Reporting on the State of Affairs 261

Chapter 16: Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking 275

Chapter 17: File Management Tips 285

Chapter 18: Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists 297

Part V: The Part of Tens 309

Chapter 19: (Almost) Ten Tips for Business Owners 311

Chapter 20: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations 317

Chapter 21: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas 325

Part VI: Appendixes 339

Appendix A: Installing QuickBooks in Ten Easy Steps 341

Appendix B: If Numbers Are Your Friends 345

Appendix C: Sharing QuickBooks Files 363

Index 371

About the Author

Stephen L. Nelson , MBA, CPA, provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He belongs to the American Institute of CPAs and holds an MBA in Finance and a Master's in Taxation. His 100-plus books have sold more than four million copies.