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Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
- Make, save, and track your money with Quicken's easy-to-use registers
- Computerize your checkbook in minutes
- Keep income tax accounting records that make your Certified Public Accountant salivate and the IRS friendly
- Track the pulse of your cash flow with Quicken's powerful reports and charts
- Use the Quicken Retirement Planner to make sure that your golden years really are golden
- Save time and reduce hassles by doing on-line banking and bill paying
- Protect yourself and your financial records from disaster
About the Author
About the Author Stephen L. Nelson is a CPA with a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in finance. Nelson's books have sold more than 2 million copies in English and have been translated into 11 other languages. Nelson is also the author of IDG Books Worldwide's bestselling QuickBooks® 5 For Dummies®, 3rd Edition.
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 (And Debit Cards, Too).
Chapter 12: Other People's Money.
Chapter 13: Mutual Funds.
Chapter 14: Stocks and Bonds.
Chapter 15: Petty Cash and Mad Money.
PART IV: Serious Business.
Chapter 16: Payroll.
Chapter 17: Receivables and Payables.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Questions I'm Frequently Asked about Quicken.
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Bookkeepers Who Use Quicken (And Anyone Else, Too).
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Business Owners.
Chapter 21: Ten Things You Should Do if You're Audited.
Appendix A: Quick and Dirty Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Appendix B: Quicken, the Internet, and You.
Appendix C: Glossary of Business, Financial, and Computer Terms.
Index.