Keep your budget on track and your business booming with QuickBooks 2014 All–in–One For Dummies! QuickBooks is your one–stop shop for taking care of all those financial chores that are essential to keep your small business up and running, and this all–in–one guide makes managing your books easier than ever. Written by CPA and trusted financial author Stephen L. Nelson, this popular For Dummies bestseller has been updated for the latest version of QuickBooks and financial practices. You'll find eight self–contained minibooks that start with the basics of bookkeeping and accounting and walk you all the way through creating business plans and taking advantage of other business resources. Helps you understand accounting procedures and concepts, set up QuickBooks for your business needs, and start speaking the language of finance Explains how to invoice customers, pay vendors, monitor inventory, track accounts, and computer employee wages and payroll deductions Covers important accounting tasks like preparing financial statements, filing taxes, planning a budget, developing a business plan, forecasting, and assessing the health of your business Includes eight minibooks: An Accounting Primer, Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks, Bookkeeping Chores, Accounting Chores, Financial Management, Business Plans, Care & Maintenance, and Additional Business Resources Don't put off those pesky accounting tasks any longer! QuickBooks 2014 All–in–One For Dummies makes managing your business finances a snap and gives you the confidence to tackle the books like a pro.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with an Accounting Primer 5 Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 7 Chapter 2: Double–Entry Bookkeeping 25 Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 43 Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 65 Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 67 Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 85 Chapter 3: Fine–Tuning QuickBooks 109 Book III: Bookkeeping Chores 143 Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 145 Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 179 Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 199 Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 229 Chapter 5: Paying Employees 261 Book IV: Accounting Chores 273 Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 275 Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 291 Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 313 Chapter 4: Using Activity–Based Costing 327 Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 343 Book V: Financial Management 355 Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 357 Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 375 Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 389 Book VI: Business Plans 405 Chapter 1: Profit–Volume–Cost Analysis 407 Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 427 Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan 465 Book VII: Care and Maintenance 479 Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks 481 Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data 501 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 517 Book VIII: Additional Business Resources 525 Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel 527 Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 545 Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 563 Index 597