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QuickBooks Financial Software has become the preferred accounting software for the small business market. QuickBooks 2010 On Demand is a task-based reference book, designed to appeal to the QuickBooks user who wants the answer to questions in a hurry. The book is highly visual, with screen shots and callouts describing each step of particular tasks. Accompanying the task steps are cross-references to related sections of the book, tips and short cuts, introductory text, and sidebars that expand on more technical areas of the program. From the starting moments of taking the QuickBooks program out of the box for the first time, through setup of a company, to beginning and ongoing tasks, monthly and less frequent periodic tasks, special features unique to QuickBooks Pro, and aspects of using QuickBooks online, this book provides direction that is quick to find and easy to understand. Whether the user is experienced with QuickBooks and just needs a quick answer to a nagging question, or a novice who doesn't know where to begin, this book provides a unique and detailed resource that can be kept by the your side for easy reference.

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• Introduction(p. xv)
• 1 Setting Up Your Company Accounts with the EasyStep Interview(p. 1)
• Installing QuickBooks(p. 2)
• Registering QuickBooks(p. 5)
• Setting Up QuickBooks in a Multiuser Office(p. 6)
• Transferring Data from Older Versions of QuickBooks(p. 7)
• Transferring Data from Quicken(p. 9)
• Practicing with the Sample Company Files(p. 11)
• Entering Data for a New Company(p. 13)
• Setting Up a Bank Account(p. 20)
• Setting Up Income and Expense Accounts(p. 21)
• Stopping, Restarting, and Completing the Interview(p. 22)
• 2 Setting Up and Using Payroll Features(p. 25)
• Setting Payroll and Employee Preferences(p. 26)
• Setting Up Employees(p. 29)
• Setting Up Employee Payroll Information(p. 31)
• Setting Up Employee Payroll Taxes(p. 32)
• Setting Up Sick and Vacation Benefits(p. 34)
• Setting Up Payroll Deductions(p. 37)
• Paying Employees(p. 39)
• Printing Paychecks(p. 43)
• Using Direct Deposit(p. 44)
• Preparing and Paying Payroll Liabilities(p. 46)
• Creating Employer Payroll Reports(p. 49)
• Reporting Payroll Taxes with Form 941(p. 50)
• Paying Federal Unemployment Compensation Taxes with Form 940(p. 53)
• Preparing W-2 Forms(p. 55)
• Issuing W-3 Forms(p. 57)
• Setting Up Independent Contractors for 1099 Forms(p. 59)
• Setting 1099 Preferences(p. 61)
• Issuing 1099 Forms(p. 62)
• Outsourcing Payroll(p. 63)
• 3 Adding or Changing Information After the EasyStep Interview is Completed(p. 65)
• Setting General Preferences(p. 66)
• Setting Desktop View Preferences(p. 69)
• Setting Accounting Preferences(p. 71)
• Adding Accounts(p. 73)
• Using Account Numbers(p. 75)
• Sorting Lists(p. 76)
• Displaying Lists on Forms(p. 77)
• Adding Customers(p. 79)
• Working with the Customer Center(p. 81)
• Adding Vendors(p. 83)
• Adding Items(p. 86)
• Adding Information "On-the-Fly"(p. 91)
• Moving Items on a List(p. 92)
• Creating Subitems(p. 93)
• Editing Information on a List(p. 94)
• Marking List Items Inactive(p. 95)
• Deleting Entries on a List(p. 97)
• Merging Entries on a List(p. 98)
• Printing Lists(p. 100)
• Searching for Transactions(p. 101)
• 4 Invoicing and Collecting Income(p. 103)
• Setting Customers Preferences(p. 104)
• Creating an Invoice(p. 106)
• Previewing or Printing Invoices(p. 110)
• Emailing an Invoice(p. 112)
• Charging Expenses to a Customer(p. 116)
• Setting Finance Charge Preferences(p. 118)
• Creating a Monthly Statement(p. 119)
• Receiving Payments for Invoices(p. 121)
• Issuing a Credit or Refund(p. 122)
• Recording Cash Sales (COD)(p. 124)
• Making Bank Deposits(p. 125)
• Receiving Advances, Retainers, and Down Payments(p. 126)
• Issuing Discounts(p. 127)
• Tracking Accounts Receivable(p. 130)
• Viewing the Open Invoices Report(p. 131)
• Creating a Collection Letter(p. 132)
• Recording Bad Debts(p. 135)
• Working with Multiple Currencies(p. 137)
• 5 Making Purchases and Recording Payments(p. 149)
• Setting Purchases and Vendors Preferences(p. 150)
• Working with the Vendor Center(p. 153)
• Using Purchase Documents(p. 154)
• Reporting on Open Purchase Orders(p. 159)
• Receiving Goods(p. 160)
• Receiving a Partial Order(p. 162)
• Viewing Aging and Unpaid Bills Reports(p. 163)
• Paying Bills(p. 164)
• Taking Discounts(p. 165)
• Using the Check Register(p. 166)
• Editing Bill Payments(p. 167)
• Deleting Bill Payments(p. 169)
• Setting Checking Preferences(p. 170)
• Writing Checks(p. 172)
• Printing Checks(p. 174)
• Voiding Checks(p. 175)
• 6 Collecting and Paying Sales Tax(p. 179)
• Setting Sales Tax Preferences(p. 180)
• Creating a Sales Tax Item(p. 181)
• Creating a Sales Tax Group(p. 182)
• Charging Sales Tax to Customers(p. 183)
• Entering Tax Status of Inventory Items(p. 184)
• Selling Tax-Exempt Items(p. 185)
• Selling Items to Tax-Exempt Customers(p. 186)
• Producing Monthly Sales Tax Reports(p. 187)
• Paying Sales Tax(p. 188)
• Taking a Discount for Early Payment(p. 189)
• 7 Using Time-Saving Features(p. 191)
• Memorizing Transactions(p. 192)
• Memorizing a Group of Transactions(p. 193)
• Using Memorized Transactions(p. 195)
• Scheduling Recurring Transactions(p. 196)
• Changing Memorized and Scheduled Transactions(p. 199)
• Removing Memorized Transactions(p. 201)
• Setting Reminders Preferences(p. 202)
• Using Reminders(p. 204)
• 8 Job Cost Estimating and Tracking(p. 205)
• Setting Jobs and Estimate Preferences(p. 206)
• Setting Up a Job(p. 208)
• Tracking Job Status and Type(p. 211)
• Using the Job Type Feature(p. 212)
• Tracking Other Job Info(p. 213)
• Working With Estimates(p. 214)
• Invoicing Against an Estimate(p. 217)
• Reporting on Job Estimates vs. Actual(p. 220)
• 9 Tracking Time(p. 221)
• Setting Time Tracking Preferences(p. 222)
• Installing the Timer(p. 223)
• Exporting Information to the Timer(p. 225)
• Creating a New Timer File(p. 226)
• Creating a Timer Activity(p. 228)
• Using the Timer(p. 229)
• Sending Timer Data to QuickBooks(p. 230)
• Importing Timer Data into QuickBooks(p. 231)
• Transactions(p. 232)
• Editing Timer Transactions(p. 233)
• Invoicing the Customer for Timer Activities(p. 234)
• 10 QuickBooks Tips and Tricks(p. 235)
• Setting Spelling Preferences(p. 236)
• Creating a Budget(p. 237)
• Preparing Budget Reports(p. 241)
• Setting Up Classes(p. 243)
• Using Classes on Sales and Purchase Forms(p. 244)
• Reporting on Classes(p. 245)
• Creating Payment Terms(p. 246)
• Customizing Forms Design(p. 247)
• Customizing Forms Data(p. 250)
• Making Journal Entries(p. 254)
• Using the QuickBooks Remote Access Feature(p. 256)
• Creating Mailing Labels(p. 257)
• 11 Using the QuickBooks Online Features(p. 259)
• Choosing Online Banking Mode(p. 260)
• Activating Online Services with Your Financial Institution(p. 262)
• Retrieving Online Transactions(p. 266)
• Adding Transactions to QuickBooks(p. 267)
• Renaming RulesâÇôAutomatically Assign List Name(p. 270)
• Setting Preference to Prefill Accounts(p. 271)
• Assigning Transactions to Open Vendor Bills(p. 272)
• Assigning Deposits to Open Customer Invoices(p. 273)
• Deleting Multiple Transactions(p. 274)
• Adding Multiple Transactions(p. 275)
• Making Online Payments(p. 276)
• Canceling Online Payments(p. 278)
• Sending Online Messages(p. 279)
• Transferring Money Between Accounts(p. 280)
• Getting Reports of Online Transactions(p. 281)
• Using the QuickBooks Website(p. 282)
• Using the QuickBooks Online Edition(p. 283)
• 12 Preparing Income Tax Returns(p. 285)
• Choosing the Correct Income Tax Form(p. 286)
• Assigning Tax Lines to New or Existing Accounts(p. 288)
• Using the Income Tax Reporting(p. 289)
• Making Estimated Tax Payments(p. 293)
• Creating a Tax Return(p. 294)
• 13 Data Backup and Security(p. 299)
• Backing Up Your QuickBooks Company File(p. 300)
• Restoring Backed-Up Information(p. 304)
• Using the QuickBooks Online Backup Service(p. 306)
• Adding or Editing the Administrator Password(p. 308)
• Adding New or Editing Existing Users(p. 309)
• Closing Financial Records at Year-End(p. 313)
• Creating a Closing Date Exception Report(p. 315)
• 14 Using Inventory Features(p. 317)
• Activating Inventory(p. 318)
• Setting Up Inventory Items(p. 320)
• Adding to Your Inventory(p. 323)
• Editing Inventory Items(p. 324)
• Creating an Inventory Group(p. 326)
• Managing Sales Orders(p. 328)
• Setting Up Reminders to Replenish Your Inventory(p. 330)
• Preparing Inventory Reports(p. 331)
• Counting Your Inventory(p. 333)
• Adjusting Inventory Quantities(p. 334)
• Adjusting the Default Price of Inventory(p. 335)
• 15 Recording Your Assets(p. 337)
• Reconciling Your Bank Statement(p. 338)
• Recording Bank Account Transfers(p. 341)
• Tracking Petty Cash(p. 342)
• Receiving Credit Card Payments(p. 343)
• Recording Deposits as Assets(p. 344)
• Purchasing Fixed Assets(p. 345)
• Entering Depreciation(p. 348)
• Selling Fixed Assets(p. 349)
• 16 Recording Owners' Equity(p. 351)
• Understanding the Opening Balance Equity Account(p. 352)
• Recording Owners' Distributions(p. 355)
• Entering Prior Period Adjustments(p. 357)
• Viewing Transactions in Retained Earnings Account(p. 358)
• 17 Recording Liabilities(p. 359)
• Managing Accounts Payable(p. 361)
• Recording Payroll Tax Accruals Without a QuickBooks
• Payroll Subscription(p. 362)
• Setting Up Credit Card Accounts(p. 363)
• Accounting for Deposits or Retainers(p. 368)
• Recording Loans(p. 369)
• Using the QuickBooks Loan Manager(p. 370)
• Recording Loan Payments(p. 373)
• 18 Working with Reports in QuickBooks(p. 375)
• Company Snapshot(p. 376)
• Using the Improved Report Center(p. 378)
• Setting Report and Graph Preferences(p. 381)
• Modifying Reports(p. 384)
• Creating and Using Report Groups(p. 387)
• Memorizing Reports(p. 389)
• Importing and Exporting Report Templates(p. 390)
• Other Reporting Tips and Tricks(p. 392)
• Workshops(p. 395)
• What's New and Improved(p. 407)
• Index(p. 413)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Gail Perry is a CPA and a financial journalist. She is the managing editor of AccountingWEB, the online daily news magazine for members of the accounting profession. She has worked in public accounting for more than 20 years and has spent that time helping her clients make the best use of the tax laws and accounting rules that benefit them and their businesses. Gail is a former senior tax accountant with the Big Four firm Deloitte, where she specialized in providing tax planning services and advice to small businesses. Gail has a degree in English and journalism from Indiana University and has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles about taxes, accounting, personal and business finances, and financial software. She is the author of more than 20 books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Doing Your Income Taxes, Quicken All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income.

Laura Madeira is the owner of ACS, Inc., a software sales and consulting firm located in the greater Dallas, Texas area. Her affiliations with Intuit include being an Intuit Solution Provider, a select member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Advanced QuickBooks Certified, Enterprise and Point of Sale Certified, and member of the Intuit Solution Provider Advisory Council. Laura is also the author of the Quick- Books 2010 Solutions Guide and Quick- Books Essentials: For All QuickBooks Users, 9+ hours of self-paced video instruction, all offered by Que Publishing. For more than 22 years, Laura has worked with companies of all sizes and from many varied industries. Her focus has been to help the small to mid-sized growing businesses become more successful by automating their internal accounting processes and reporting functions. Additionally, Laura is a guest speaker for Intuit, providing training to thousands of consultants and accountants nationwide. She is also a respected author for Intuit who writes technical training materials presentations and documents her research and review of competing software solutions. Her QuickBooks at Year- End document is one of the most sought-after publications that Intuit offers to its ProAdvisor consultants. Laura has served on two Intuit Customer Advisory Councils, and has been a consultant representing the accountant community during product development for QuickBooks 2010. She earned her accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University. Laura can be contacted through her website: www.quick-training.com.