If you're like most people involved with a small business, accounting is the last thing you want to spend a lot of time on. Luckily, QuickBooks For Dummies makes it easy to get all the confusing finance stuff out of the way so you can concentrate on other aspects of your growing business. Inside this fun, easy-to-read guide, you'll find out how to manage your financial records, track sales and inventory, pay bills, figure out job costs, and more.

With easy-to-follow guidance and plain-English explanations that cut through the financial jargon, this resource shows you how to get started with QuickBooks, populate QuickBooks lists, create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, set up inventory items, record and pay bills, track business checkbooks and credit cards, print checks, build a budget, generate financial reports, and so much more.

• Walks you through installing the software and configuring QuickBooks for your business needs
• Shows you how to write checks, set up payroll reminders, and keep the payroll rolling
• Covers how to securely download bank and credit card transactions, as well as how to pay bills online
• Provides easy-to-follow steps for keeping track of your checkbook, credit and debit accounts, inventory, payroll, and budgets

Written by a CPA who knows QuickBooks and understands your unique business needs, QuickBooks For Dummies is your go-to guide for getting past the paperwork and putting the program to work.

Stephen L. Nelson is an author and CPA. He provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He is the author of all editions of QuickBooks For Dummies and Quicken For Dummies, which have sold more than 2 million copies.

Learn to:

• Organize all of your business finances in one place
• Create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, and pay the bills
• Track inventory, figure job costs, and monitor your business with reports
• Make tax time easier

The easy way to keep your business finances under control with QuickBooks

This guide explains in plain English how to manage your financial records—without losing your cool. You’ll get up and running with QuickBooks, create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, set up inventory items, record and pay bills, track business checkbooks and credit cards, build a budget, generate financial reports, and more!

• It’s quicker with QuickBooks — discover how QuickBooks can help you track bills and invoices, manage your financial records, and balance your books
• The QuickBooks setup — find guidance on the best ways to enter information about your products, employees, customers, and vendors
• It’s black and white — put those pesky printing issues behind you with well-worn advice on how to successfully print one or more checks at a time
• Vroom, vroom — get to know the basics of fixed assets accounting and how the QuickBooks vehicle mileage and tracking tool works
• ‘Cause I’m the taxman — organize your data as you go and get reliable records for tax time

Open the book and find:

• Step-by-step instruction on installing and configuring QuickBooks for your business needs
• How to write checks, set up payroll reminders, and keep the money rolling
• Guidance on securely downloading bank and credit transactions
• Ways to keep track of your checkbook, credit and debit accounts, and more
• How to maintain records for tax time