Quickbooks 2002 for Dummies

This book shows you how simple it is to use QuickBooks and customize it for your business. You'll find out how to easily access reports, graphs, accounts and inventory. QuickBooks 2002 For Dummies shows you how to quickly track who owes you money, and what you owe to others. Designed to efficiently teach QuickBooks complete financial management capabilities for small business owners who might not know a lot about accounting jargon or debit/credit accounting.

Contents

• Introduction 1

• Ch. 1 The Big Interview 11
• Ch. 2 Lots of Lists 35
• Ch. 3 Sharing QuickBooks Files 65

• Ch. 4 Invoices and Credit Memos 77
• Ch. 5 Reeling in the Dough 99
• Ch. 6 Paying Bills 119
• Ch. 7 Inventory Magic 141
• Ch. 8 Keeping Your Checkbook 157
• Ch. 9 Paying with Plastic 173

• Ch. 10 Check Printing 101 185
• Ch. 11 Online with QuickBooks 197
• Ch. 12 Payroll 209
• Ch. 13 The Balancing Act 221
• Ch. 14 Reporting on the State of Affairs 233
• Ch. 15 QuickBooks Dirty Work 245
• Ch. 16 Building the Perfect Budget 255

• Ch. 17 (Almost) Ten Knowledge Nuggets about Web-ifying Your Business 269
• Ch. 18 (Almost) Ten Tips for Business Owners 281
• Ch. 19 Tips for Handling (Almost) Ten Tricky Situations 285
• Ch. 20 (Almost) Ten Little Ideas for Saving Big on Business Taxes 293
• Ch. 21 (Almost) Ten Secret Business Formulas 301

• App. A How to Install QuickBooks in Ten Easy Steps 319
• App. B If Numbers Are Your Friends 323
• App. C Project Estimating, Billing, and Tracking 341
• App. D Timing Yourself 351
• Index 355