QuickBooks 2016 All-in-One For Dummies

Book excerpt: Simplify your small business accounting with confidence! Managing the books for a small business can be a challenging task—just ask any of the countless business owners and managers who have spent hour after hour hunched over multiple spreadsheets. QuickBooks 2016 All-In-One For Dummies takes the pain out of managing your small business' finances through one essential reference. This reference covers virtually everything you need to take control of your business and guide your company's financial processes in the right direction. QuickBooks is a trusted resource for small businesses because its software is designed to help you handle your financial and business management tasks efficiently and effectively. With QuickBooks, you can establish fundamental accounting practices that help keep your company successful and healthy. Cover the basics, including understanding double entry bookkeeping, planning and setting up a QuickBooks accounting system, and loading master file lists Create a dynamic accounting environment by adding customer invoices, vendor payments, inventory tracking, cash management, and bank account information Establish DIY payroll processes, and prepare essential financial statements and reports Manage and balance financial needs through activity-based costing, project and job costing systems, ratio analysis, economic value added analysis, capital budgeting, budget building, business plan forecasts, and more QuickBooks 2016 All-In-One For Dummies is the guide you need to take care of your small business' books with confidence!