Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book 1: An Accounting Primer 7
Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 9
Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 29
Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 49
Book 2: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 73
Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 75
Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 93
Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks 117
Book 3: Bookkeeping Chores 151
Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 153
Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 189
Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 209
Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 241
Chapter 5: Paying Employees 273
Book 4: Accounting Chores 285
Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 287
Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 303
Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 325
Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 337
Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 353
Book 5: Financial Management 365
Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 367
Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 385
Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 399
Book 6: Business Plans 415
Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 417
Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 437
Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan 475
Book 7: Care and Maintenance 489
Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks 491
Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data 511
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 529
Book 8: Appendixes 535
Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel 537
Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 553
Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 571
Index 601