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
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.
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