QuickBooks 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

by Stephen L. Nelson (Author)
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Product Description
Keep your small business finances in tip-top form

Manage your business accounting and financial management tasks—quickly and accurately

If you're like most small-business people, accounting is the last thing you want to spend lots of time on. That's where this handy guide comes in. Written by a CPA, it quickly walks you through bookkeeping basics -- and shows how QuickBooks can put your accounts in order so you can spend less time with the books and more time on business.

Discover how to

• Build the perfect budget
• Prepare customer invoices and record sales
• Produce common financial statements
• Manage inventory
• Simplify tax return preparation
• Balance accounts

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Keep your small business finances in tip-top form

Manage your business accounting and financial management tasks — quickly and accurately

If you're like most small-business people, accounting is the last thing you want to spend lots of time on. That's where this handy guide comes in. Written by a CPA, it quickly walks you through bookkeeping basics — and shows how QuickBooks can put your accounts in order so you can spend less time with the books and more time on business.

Discover how to

• Build the perfect budget
• Prepare customer invoices and record sales
• Produce common financial statements
• Manage inventory
• Simplify tax return preparation
• Balance accounts

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470072784
• ISBN-13: 978-0470072783
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #135,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory book . . ., May 12, 2007

By	D. Reddy "www.EveryBodyFIT.net" (www.DaveReddy.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I own a single employee service based business and recently made the jump from Quicken Home & Business to Quickbooks 2007 to prepare for growth, (and to appease my accountant). Quickbooks will take several hours to set up and get running for most people, and nothing beats good old trial and error experience, but this book helped a ton, especially when initially researching and preparing the initial "defining" of my company file. I own several Dummies' books, have always been a fan of the style of writing, and this book is no exception. Presently, it is the only book I have assisting me in running Quickbooks, and so far, it has been sufficient.

40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Latest Revision of the Best Selling Software, February 10, 2007

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First, if you're running your own business you are required by law to keep accounting records using some sort of common-sense accounting system that clearly reflects income. That's net income, after legitimate expenses. The IRS wants their share, and if you don't have an accounting system, they will do it for you and you won't like the result.

Second, why use QuickBooks? 1. Using a computer is a lot easier than doing it by hand. 2. QuickBooks is cheap (especially on eBay), fast, easy to use, and well accepted by big brother at an audit.

Why use this book to learn QuickBooks? 1. Stephen Hunter has been doing Quickbooks books since at least 2000, he's had lots of practice, lots of time to expand areas that were unclear or to fix errors. 2. For Dummies books are well written, well edited, just a bit of humor in between the dull computer stuff.

Of course being QuickBooks 2007 this book is up to date with the most current version of the software. You just as well stay up to date as it reflects the latest changes in the tax code, and it doesn't cost that much more.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding as always, March 13, 2007

By	T. M. Clancy (Lancaster, South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Perfect explanation for the basics of Quickbooks although not for specific versions but information applies to all versions.