There have been many improvements to QuickBooks over the years, but the program's documentation is not one of them. Luckily, QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where QuickBook's help resources leave off. With this book, you don't just learn how to use the software, you learn why and when to use specific features. And you get basic accounting advice so that it all makes sense to you along the way.
With its Simple Start, Basic, Pro, Premier, and industry-specific Enterprise editions, QuickBooks can handle many of the financial tasks companies face, but the price you pay is an overabundance of features. With this book, you get advice on which features you need to use to get your work done efficiently, along with step-by-step instructions on how to use them. QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual helps you:
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The Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Setting Up QuickBooksChapter 1: Creating a Company in QuickBooksChapter 2: Setting Up a Chart of AccountsChapter 3: Setting Up Customers and JobsChapter 4: Setting Up Invoice ItemsChapter 5: Setting Up Other QuickBooks ListsChapter 6: Managing QuickBooks FilesPart II: BookkeepingChapter 7: Tracking Time and MileageChapter 8: Paying for ExpensesChapter 9: InvoicingChapter 10: Managing Accounts ReceivableChapter 11: Doing PayrollChapter 12: Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and Petty CashChapter 13: Making Journal EntriesChapter 14: Generating Financial StatementsChapter 15: Performing End-of-Year TasksPart III: Managing Your BusinessChapter 16: Managing InventoryChapter 17: Budgeting and PlanningChapter 18: Tracking Your Business with ReportsPart iv: QuickBooks PowerChapter 19: Online Banking ServicesChapter 20: Configuring Preferences to Fit Your CompanyChapter 21: Integrating QuickBooks with Other ProgramsChapter 22: Customizing QuickBooksChapter 23: Keeping Your QuickBooks Data SecurePart V: AppendixesInstalling QuickBooksHelp, Support, and Other ResourcesKeyboard ShortcutsColophon
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Posted January 19, 2008
Do you run a business, track company finances to keep your business running smoothly and generate reports that are required by the IRS, SEC and anyone else you have to answer to? If you do, then this book is for you. Author Bonnie Biafore, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that helps you perform the basic financial tasks, track your financial situation, and manage your business to make it even better. Biafore, begins by covering everything you have to do to set up QuickBooks, based on your organization¿s needs. Next, she helps you follow the money from the moment you rack up time and expenses for your customers and add charges to a customer¿s invoice to the tasks you have to perform at the end of the year to satisfy the IRS and other interested parties. The author also delves into the features that help you make your business a success--or even more successful than it was before. Finally, the author helps you take your copy of QuickBooks to the next level by saving time and avoiding errors by downloading transactions electronically. This most excellent book was designed to accommodate readers at every technical level. In other words, in this book, you¿ll find step-by-step instructions for using every QuickBooks Pro feature, including those you might not have quite understood, let alone mastered, like: progress invoicing, making general journal entries, customizing forms, writing off losses, and so on.
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Overview
There have been many improvements to QuickBooks over the years, but the program's documentation is not one of them. Luckily, QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where QuickBook's help resources leave off. With this book, you don't just learn how to use the software, you learn why and when to use specific features. And you get basic accounting advice so that it all makes sense to you along the way.
With its Simple Start, Basic, Pro, Premier, and industry-specific ...