QuickBooks 2011 For Dummies - Softcover

To succeed in small business, you need great ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and competitive products or services. Oh, and one other thing: a good accounting system like QuickBooks. QuickBooks 2011 For Dummies shows you how to use this popular business finance program to gain a clear view of your finances and keep your business in the black.

• Starting out right — discover what you need to do to be ready for QuickBooks, then install and set up the software

• Satisfy the IRS — use QuickBooks to maintain your accounting records to comply with tax laws

• Get right to business — quickly learn to enter data, create invoices, and record and print sales receipts

• Count your beans — keep track of your checkbook, credit card accounts, inventory, payroll, and budgets, all in one place

• See what's what — get a company snapshot that tells who needs to get paid, who owes money, and what needs to get done

• Stay on track — produce common financial reports and track every dollar coming in and going out

• The taxman cometh — Organize your data and simplify tax preparation

• Go online — securely download bank and credit card transactions directly into QuickBooks

Open the book and find:

• First steps to setting up QuickBooks

• Secrets to building a solid budget

• How to track accounts receivable and payable

• What you need to estimate jobs and track costs

• Steps for keeping track of inventory as you purchase and sell items

• Ways to handle payroll and withholding

• What to do before tax time

• Advice on whether to use accrual-basis accounting or cash-basis accounting

Learn to:

• Organize financial information for your business

• Build a budget, pay bills, process payroll, and track expenses

• Balance accounts, manage inventory, and estimate job costs

• Prepare for tax time