QuickBooks 'X' Bible

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Author Bios.

Introduction.

PART I: THE QUICKBOOKS SYSTEM AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRACTICES.

1. Quick Insights and Program Overview.

2. Twenty Minutes to Navigating QuickBooks.

3. Choosing the Correct Legal Entity and Avoiding Tax Penalties.

4. Accounting Basics for QuickBooks Companies.

PART II: EATABLISHING YOUR QUICKBOOKS BUSINESS.

5. Setting Up Your QuickBooks Company.

6. Customizing Your Chart of Account.

7. Entering Historical Transactions and Data.

8. Using Lists.

9. Working with Customers and Jobs.

10. Using Items to Designate Products and Pricing.

11. Printer Settings and Options.

PART III: PREFERENCES AND DATA MANGEMENT.

12. Setting QuickBooks Preferences.

13. Data Management and Security.

14. Recording Sales Transactions and Creating Sales Forms.

PART IV: MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS WITH QUICBOOKS.

15. Customizing Sales Forms.

16. Accounts Receivables and Deposits.

17. Purchase Orders and Accounts Payable.

18. Working with Inventory.

19. Reviewing Registers and Reconciling Accounts.

20. QuickBooks Pro: Estimates and Time Tracking.

21. Payroll Taxes and Items.

PART V: PAYROLL AND TAXES.

22. Maintaining Employee Information and Keeping Your Employee List Up-to-Date.

23. Sales Taxes.

24. Tax Forms and Tax Payments.

25. Check Writing and Expense Recording.

PART VI: BANKING AND CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS.

26. Online Banking and Bill Payment.

27. Recording Credits Card Transactions.

28. Analyzing Your Company's Profitability and Financial Strength.

PART VII: ANALYYZING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE.

29. Accounting for Fixed Assets and Other Advanced Balance Sheet Topics.

30. Reports and Graphs.

31. Budgets.

32. Dealing with the IRS.

33. Creating Binding Contracts with QuickBooks.

Appendix: Sarbanes-Oxley.

Index.

Notes Pages.

Coupons.