Synopses & Reviews
Manage your bills, minimize taxes, and maximize savings!
Heres the quick way to handle personal or small business finances with Quicken
Want to keep flawless financial records, make the most of your money, and be prepared for tax time, painlessly? Quick grab this book! Itll show you how to set up and use the newest version of Quicken to keep a personal or business checkbook, bank online, handle loan payments, track investments, prepare payroll, and more.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Set up Quicken or update from an earlier version
- Track income and expenses
- Generate reports
- Follow your investments
- Manage accounts receivable and payable
- Handle payroll for your small business
Synopsis
- The fun and easy way to get started with Quicken, the #1 personal financial software, with more than fifteen million users
- A bestseller year after year-now updated throughout for the latest release of Quicken
- Helps readers take control of their money by showing how to track their day-to-day finances, better manage their investments, and evaluate the tax implications of their financial decisions-all without hiring expensive professional financial consultants
- Expert advice shows how to manage bills, maximize investment performance, save money for college or retirement, bank online, maintain detailed financial records, and more
- Written by veteran For Dummies author Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA and author of more than 100 books
About the Author
Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, author of QuickBooks For Dummies, provides accounting, business advisory, and tax services to small businesses. He has written over 100 books that have sold more than four million copies.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Zen, Quicken, and the Big Picture.
Chapter 1: Setting Up Shop.
Chapter 2: Introduction to the Big Picture.
Chapter 3: Maximum Fun, Maximum Profits.
Part II: The Absolute Basics.
Chapter 4: Checkbook on a Computer.
Chapter 5: Printing 101.
Chapter 6: Online and In Charge.
Chapter 7: Reports, Charts, and Other Cool Tools.
Chapter 8: A Matter of Balance.
Chapter 9: Housekeeping for Quicken.
Chapter 10: Compound Interest Magic and Other Mysteries.
Part III: Home Finances.
Chapter 11: Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Petty Cash.
Chapter 12: Other People’s Money.
Chapter 13: Mutual Funds.
Chapter 14: Stocks and Bonds.
Part IV: Serious Business.
Chapter 15: Payroll.
Chapter 16: Receivables and Payables.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: (Slightly More Than) Ten Questions I’m Frequently Asked about Quicken.
Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Tips on How Not to Become a Millionaire.
Chapter 19: Ten Troubleshooting Tips.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Quick-and-Dirty Windows.
Appendix B: Glossary of Business, Financial, and Computer Terms.
Index.