Quickbooks 2012 For Dummies Portable Edition

QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies is a big help for small businesses Most businesses can't afford a Big Four accounting firm to handle their books. That's why so many small-to-mid-size businesspeople turn to QuickBooks to help them keep track of their finances. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson returns with updated coverage of the latest revisions and enhancements to the leading small business accounting software package. After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you'll discover how QuickBooks can help you build the perfect budget, process payroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices, manage inventory, generate income statements, balance accounts, and much more. You'll learn what you should do before you install and set up QuickBooks, then move onto basic bookkeeping concepts and the fundamentals of building a solid budget. You'll also discover how to enter data, create invoices, and record and print sales receipts; keep track of your inventory, payroll, and budgets; monitor your job costs; and generate the most common financial reports with ease. Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestseller and offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release of QuickBooks Enables you to take control of managing your own business accounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid having to hire expensive outside help Provides expert advice for getting started with QuickBooks, building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices, managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating income statements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports, and more QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies helps you handle your financial management tasks more effectively so that you can get down to business!

Learn to use the UK's number one small business accounting software! A reliable accounting system is integral to the success of any small business and QuickBooks is the finance program you need to handle your financial and business management tasks efficiently. This eagerly awaited book shows you how to use this popular software to build a budget, process payroll, create invoices, manage inventory, balance accounts, and much more—all without having to hire expensive financial professionals. After discovering the best way to install and setup QuickBooks, the authors show you how to use QuickBooks to maintain your accounting records to comply with tax laws, enter data, keep track of your cheque book and credit card accounts, and produce common financial reports that track every penny coming in and going out. Shares proven secrets for building a solid budget Details how to track accounts receivable and payable Provides clear steps for keeping track of inventory as you purchase and sell items Highlights ways to track who needs to get paid, who owes money, and what needs to get done QuickBooks "X" For Dummies, UK Edition addresses the unique needs of UK businesses and helps you keep your business in the black.

A value-packed guide to the most popular accounting program for small businesses 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 QuickBooks updates and enhancements, this book is an indispensable tool for successfully managing business finances. Helps you understand double entry bookkeeping, planning and preparing a QuickBooks accounting system 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 Written by veteran CPA Stephen Nelson, QuickBooks "X" All-in-One For Dummies gives you the answers you need to keep your business and budget on track!

QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies is a big help for small businesses Most businesses can't afford a Big Four accounting firm to handle their books. That's why so many small-to-mid-size businesspeople turn to QuickBooks to help them keep track of their finances. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson returns with updated coverage of the latest revisions and enhancements to the leading small business accounting software package. After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you'll discover how QuickBooks can help you build the perfect budget, process payroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices, manage inventory, generate income statements, balance accounts, and much more. You'll learn what you should do before you install and set up QuickBooks, then move onto basic bookkeeping concepts and the fundamentals of building a solid budget. You'll also discover how to enter data, create invoices, and record and print sales receipts; keep track of your inventory, payroll, and budgets; monitor your job costs; and generate the most common financial reports with ease. Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestseller and offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release of QuickBooks Enables you to take control of managing your own business accounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid having to hire expensive outside help Provides expert advice for getting started with QuickBooks, building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices, managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating income statements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports, and more QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies helps you handle your financial management tasks more effectively so that you can get down to business!

Manage your business finances the easy way with QuickBooks Get your small business rolling with great ideas, exceptional organization skills, unique products or services — and a trusted, accessible, accounting system like QuickBooks. This friendly book shows you how to use this popular business accounting program to clearly understand your finances and run your business with ease. Start here — discover what you need to do to be ready for QuickBooks, set up the software, reel in the dough, and pay the bills Get it together — learn to enter data, create professional-looking invoices, and record and print sales receipts Narrow it down — keep tabs on who needs to get paid and who owes money Monitoring made easy — create financial reports and track every dollar coming in and going out Populate QuickBooks — enter information about your products, employees, customers, and vendors into lists Satisfy the IRS — use QuickBooks to maintain your accounting records to comply with tax laws Open the book and find: Steps to setting up and succeeding with QuickBooks Ways to customize invoices and memos How to track accounts receivable and payable Instructions for recording and printing a sales receipt Advice for tracking vehicle mileage and paying sales tax Tips for small business owners Learn to: Organize financial information for your business Create invoices and credit memos Prepare a sales receipt and record customer payments Generate financial reports

Explains how to use QuickBooks to set-up and manage bookkeeping systems, track invoices, pay bills, manage payroll, generate reports, and determine job costs.

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Filled with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions, this guide shows users how to unleash the full power of QuickBooks Premier Editions. With tips, tricks, shortcuts, undocumented functions, and work-arounds for special situations, this book ensures that accounting professionals, business owners, and bookkeepers get everything they need from this software.