Annotation Helping you select the best fit for your company from Intuit's QuickBooks line of financial management software, this work also shows you how to tweak and tailor it to your company's needs so you can manage your finances more effectively and efficiently than ever before.

Contractor's Guide to Quickbooks Pro 2007 not only explains how to set up Quickbooks Pro for a construction company, it also includes a CD-ROM with a template for a construction business to help speed set-up, along with an estimating program with a 5,000-item database, a program that converts estimates into QuickBooks forms so they can compare estimated costs with actual costs, and blank construction forms. QuickBooks Pro is made for all types of businesses. This user-friendly guide walks the builder through the often-complicated set-up procedure that's right for a construction business, so that the builder can get his complicated accounting simplified and automated in his computer. With one easy system, and QuickBooks Pro, your customers can write checks, keep track of their bills, payroll, billing, and the little accounting tidbits that they usually keep in their heads. They'll be able to sleep better at night, as QuickBooks Pro becomes their office accountant.

In-depth and detailed information explains the full functionality of this powerful program.

Need answers quickly? QuickBooks® 2009 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Produce and customize reports that show exactly how your company is doing Schedule transactions so you'll never forget a due date again Bill time and expenses directly to customers Use the new QuickBooks features for 2009, including a redesigned Payroll Center and the new Accountant's Copy that lets you keep working while your accountant reviews your books Create and use a budget Reconcile your bank account to the penny without waiting for the bank statement to come in the mail Keep detailed records of fixed asset acquisitions Protect financial information with the latest in security techniques Send customized mailings to your customers and vendors Learn tips and shortcuts to help make your QuickBooks experience more efficient and to customize your program to fit your style Process transactions the right way by following the accounting rules interspersed throughout the book Introduction xv Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Company with the EasyStep Interview 1 Chapter 2: Setting Up and Using Payroll Features 27 Chapter 3: Adding or Changing Information After the Interview Is Completed 69 Chapter 4: Invoicing and Collecting Income 107 Chapter 5: Making Purchases and Recording Payments 141 Chapter 6: Collecting and Paying Sales Tax 171 Chapter 7: Using Time-Saving Features 185 Chapter 8: Job Cost Estimating and Tracking 199 Chapter 9: Tracking Time 219 Chapter 10: QuickBooks Tips and Tricks 237 Chapter 11: Using the QuickBooks Online Features 263 Chapter 12: Preparing Income Tax Returns 295 Chapter 13: Security 309 Chapter 14: Using Inventory Features 328 Chapter 15: Recording Your Assets 349 Chapter 16: Recording Owners' Equity 363 Chapter 17: Recording Liabilities 371 Chapter 18: Preparing the Top Ten QuickBooks Reports 387 Workshops 411 Index 423

Filling a void in the market of more than half a million QuickBooks Online subscribers, this book provides detailed coverage of the various QuickBooks Online plans along with accounting advice, tips and tricks, and workarounds for the program's limitations. This comprehensive guide to setting up and using the newest version of this program includes specific how-to instruction as well as plenty of explanations and information. It provides both beginners and experienced users with everything needed to track their companies' finances on the web using QuickBooks Online.

How can you make your bookkeeping workflow smoother and faster? Simple. With this Missing Manual, you’re in control of QuickBooks 2014 for Windows. You get step-by-step instructions on how and when to use specific features, along with basic accounting advice to guide you through the learning process. That’s why this book is the Official Intuit Guide to QuickBooks 2014. The important stuff you need to know: Get started. Quickly set up your accounts, customers, jobs, and invoice items. Learn new features. Get up to speed on the Bank Feed Center, Income Tracker, and other improvements. Follow the money. Track everything from billable time and expenses to income and profit. Spend less time on bookkeeping. Use QuickBooks to create and reuse bills, invoices, sales receipts, and timesheets. Keep your company financially fit. Examine budgets and actual spending, income, inventory, assets, and liabilities. Find key info fast. Rely on QuickBooks’ Search and Find features, as well as the Vendor, Customer, Inventory, and Employee Centers.

This book will help you start earning money in your OWN business with the wealth of information it provides. It includes steps to start your own business (and estimated start up costs); how to define your services and set billing rates (includes average billing rates); how to improve your knowledge and experience; obtain new clients and effective marketing ideas; details about websites, client engagements, market opportunities, growing the business, and MUCH more. The book includes results of a national survey of QuickBooks ProAdvisors about their annual income, use of engagement letters, over 300 comments and advice on things they wish they had known sooner or done differently, their KEYS to SUCCESS and more! Bookkeepers, accountants, tax preparers, and consultants will all find beneficial information in the book. With your own business, you can decide what hours you want to work, services to provide, and work from home if you choose! This book will help you SUCCEED!