QuickBooks 2018 For Dummies

The perennial bestseller—now in a new edition for QuickBooks 2018

QuickBooks 2018 For Dummies is here to make it easier than ever to familiarize yourself with the latest version of the software. It shows you step by step how to build the perfect budget, simplify tax return preparation, manage inventory, track job costs, generate income statements and financial reports, and every other accounting-related task that crosses your desk at work.

Written by highly qualified CPA Stephen L. Nelson, this trusted bestseller shows you how to get the most out of the software that helps over six million small businesses manage their finances. Removing the need to hire expensive financial professionals, it empowers you to take your small business’ finances into your own hands.

• Handle your financial and business management tasks more effectively
• Implement QuickBooks and get the most out of its features
• Create invoices and credit memos with ease
• Pay bills, prepare payroll, and record sales receipts

If you’re a small business owner, manager, or employee who utilizes QuickBooks at work, this bestselling guide has answers for all of your business accounting needs.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Quickly into QuickBooks
Chapter 1: QuickBooks: The Heart of Your Business
Chapter 2: The Big Setup
Chapter 3: Populating QuickBooks Lists

Part 2: Daily Entry Tasks
Chapter 4: Creating Invoices and Credit Memos
Chapter 5: Reeling in the Dough
Chapter 6: Paying the Bills
Chapter 7: Inventory Magic
Chapter 8: Keeping Your Checkbook
Chapter 9: Paying with Plastic

Part 3: Stuff You Do from Time to Time
Chapter 10: Printing Checks
Chapter 11: Payroll
Chapter 12: Building the Perfect Budget
Chapter 13: Online with QuickBooks

Part 4: Housekeeping Chores
Chapter 14: The Balancing Act
Chapter 15: Reporting on the State of Affairs
Chapter 16: Job Estimating, Billing, and Tracking
Chapter 17: File Management Tips
Chapter 18: Fixed Assets and Vehicle Lists

Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations
Chapter 20: (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas