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QuickBooks 2009 on Demand (On Demand)

by Gail Perry

ISBN13: 9780789739353
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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

Book News Annotation:

Perry, a CPA and editor of an online daily news magazine for accounting professionals, presents a visual quick reference guide to using QuickBooks 2009 for small business accounting. Information is presented through tasks in one or two pages, with step-by-step instructions and screen shots relating to the various features of the program, including setup, using payroll features, invoicing and collecting income, making purchases and recording payments, sales tax, job cost estimating and tracking, tracking time, online features, security, inventory features, recording assets and owners' equity, liabilities, and preparing reports. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

QuickBooks Financial Software has become the preferred accounting software for both new and existing business as well as small and large companies. Economically priced as well as an abundant availability of trained QuickBooks users in the marketplace, has allowed the QuickBooks software to capture the majority of the small business market. QuickBooks On Demand is a task-based reference book, designed to appeal to the QuickBooks user who wants the answer to questions in a hurry. The book is highly visual, with screen shots and callouts describing each step of particular tasks. Accompanying the task steps are cross-references to related sections of the book, tips and short cuts, introductory text, and sidebars that expand on more technical areas of the program. From the starting moments of taking the QuickBooks program out of the box for the first time, through setup of a company, to beginning and ongoing tasks, monthly and less frequent periodic tasks, special features unique to QuickBooks Pro, and aspects of using QuickBooks online, this book provides direction that is quick to find and easy to understand. Whether the user is experienced with QuickBooks and just needs a quick answer to a nagging question, or a novice who doesn't know where to begin, this book provides a unique and detailed resource that can be kept by the user's side for easy reference.

About the Author

Gail Perry is a CPA and a graduate of Indiana University. She has worked in public accounting for more than 20 years and has spent that time helping her clients make the best use of the tax laws and accounting rules that benefit them most. Gail is a former senior tax consultant with the international CPA firm Deloitte, where she specialized in providing tax planning services and advice to small businesses. She has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles about taxes, personal and business finances, and financial software and is the managing editor of AccountingWEB, an online daily news magazine for members of the accounting profession. Gail is the author of more than 20 books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Doing Your Income Taxes, Quicken All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income.

Laura Madeira is the owner of American Computer Staffing, Inc., a software sales and consulting firm located in the greater Dallas, Texas area. Her affiliations with Intuit include being a member of the Intuit Writer/Trainer Network, Advanced Certified ProAdvisor, Certified Point of Sale ProAdvisor, and Enterprise Solutions Provider.

Laura is also the author of the QuickBooks 2009 Solutions Guide also published by Que Publishing.

Laura has been teaching companies how to use Intuit's products since its first version. Laura has instructed more than 10,000 individuals. She presents QuickBooks training to audiences comprised of accountants, consultants, and end users. She represents Intuit as a select presenter for its yearly national multicity New Product Tour Launch seminars and QuickBooks Advanced Certification Training seminars. Laura continues to be a guest speaker for Intuit at national CPA trade shows.

Laura is also a skilled technical writer and has provided Intuit with technical training and public presentation materials over the years. Her “QuickBooks at Year-End” document has been distributed by Intuit at several national events and is one of Intuit's most requested training and presentation documents.

Laura can be contacted through her website www.quick-training.com.