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Make business chores easy with QuickBooksManaging the books for a small business can be a challenging, onerous task. If you're looking to spend fewer hours hunched over multiple spreadsheets and more time focused on other aspects of your growing business, this all-in-one guide gives you everything you need to put QuickBooks to work for you. Combining eight content-rich books into one complete package, this value-priced reference provides answers to all the questions you have about how QuickBooks can manage your business finances--even the ones you didn't know to ask!With the help of QuickBooks 2017 All-In-One For Dummies, you'll quickly and painlessly discover how to use this fan-favorite software program to establish fundamental accounting practices that will keep your company successful and healthy. From installing the software and configuring QuickBooks to setting up payroll reminders and keeping track of your business checkbook and credit cards, everything you need to effectively--and efficiently--stay on top of those dollars and cents is only a page away!* Organize all of your business finances in one place* Pay vendors, invoice customers, and track inventory* Prepare financial statements and reports* Access your cloud-based account using your smartphoneThis is your all-encompassing guide to putting your financial woes to rest and simplifying your business accounting with confidence!

Introduction 1Book 1: An Accounting Primer 5CHAPTER 1: Principles of Accounting 7CHAPTER 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 27CHAPTER 3: Special Accounting Problems 47Book 2: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 69CHAPTER 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 71CHAPTER 2: Loading the Master File Lists 89CHAPTER 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks 113Book 3: Bookkeeping Chores 143CHAPTER 1: Invoicing Customers .145CHAPTER 2: Paying Vendors 179CHAPTER 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 199CHAPTER 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 229CHAPTER 5: Paying Employees 259Book 4: Accounting Chores 271CHAPTER 1: For Accountants Only 273CHAPTER 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 289CHAPTER 3: Preparing a Budget 309CHAPTER 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 321CHAPTER 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 337Book 5: Financial Management 349CHAPTER 1: Ratio Analysis 351CHAPTER 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 369CHAPTER 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 383Book 6: Business Plans 399CHAPTER 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 401CHAPTER 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 421CHAPTER 3: Writing a Business Plan 457Book 7: Care and Maintenance 471CHAPTER 1: Administering QuickBooks 473CHAPTER 2: Protecting Your Data 491CHAPTER 3: Troubleshooting 507Book 8: Appendixes 513APPENDIX A: A Crash Course in Excel 515APPENDIX B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 531APPENDIX C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 549Index 579