QuickBooks® 2013 In Depth

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Author
6. About the Technical Editor
7. Dedication
8. Acknowledgments
9. We Want to Hear from You!
10. Reader Services
11. Introduction
    1. How This Book Is Organized
    2. Conventions Used in This Book
12. What’s New in QuickBooks 2013
    1. Easy to Learn and Use
    2. New and Improved Features
    3. For the Accounting Professional
    4. For QuickBooks Enterprise Users
    5. QuickBooks Enterprise with Advanced Inventory Subscription
13. 1. Getting Started with QuickBooks
    1. Understanding QuickBooks
    2. Using QuickBooks Sample Data
    3. Creating a New QuickBooks File
    4. Converting from Other Accounting Software
    5. Setting Up Users and Permissions
    6. User Security in QuickBooks Enterprise
    7. Reporting on User Activity
14. 2. Getting Around QuickBooks
    1. Home Page and Navigation
    2. Tutorials
    3. Preferences
    4. Help Options
    5. Selecting a Company File to Open
15. 3. Accounting 101
    1. Basic Principles of Accounting
    2. Basic Financial Reports
    3. Accounting Checklist to Help You Manage Your Financials
    4. Setting Up a QuickBooks Data File for Accrual or Cash Basis Reporting
16. 4. Understanding QuickBooks Lists
    1. Chart of Accounts
    2. Items
    3. Class
    4. Customer Type
    5. Managing Lists
    6. Reporting on Lists
    7. Finding and Fixing Chart of Account Errors
    8. Finding and Fixing Item List Errors
17. 5. Setting Up Inventory
    1. Inventory Features by QuickBooks Edition
    2. Enabling Inventory Preferences
    3. Inventory Item Type Descriptions
    4. Adding or Editing Inventory Items
    5. Proper Inventory Processes
18. 6. Managing Inventory
    1. Adjusting Inventory
    2. Inventory Reporting
    3. How QuickBooks Handles Negative Inventory
19. 7. Setting Up Vendors
    1. Customizing Your Home Page for Vendor Activities
    2. Preferences That Affect Accounts Payable
    3. Working with the Vendor Center
    4. The Accounts Payable Process
20. 8. Managing Vendors
    1. Accounts Payable Reporting
    2. Correcting Accounts Payable Errors
    3. Handling Unique Accounts Payable Transactions
21. 9. Setting Up Customers
    1. Customizing Home Page Customer Activities
    2. Preferences That Affect Accounts Receivable
    3. Working with the Customer Center
    4. Working with Prospects in the Lead Center
    5. Setting Up Sales Tax
    6. Creating Price Level Lists
    7. Creating Payment Terms
    8. Customizing QuickBooks Forms
    9. Accounts Receivable Processes
22. 10. Managing Customers
    1. Accounts Receivable Reporting
    2. Sales Tax Payable Reports
    3. Paying Sales Tax
    4. Correcting Accounts Receivable Errors
    5. Correcting Sales Tax Errors
    6. Correcting Undeposited Funds Account Errors
    7. Unique Customer Transactions
    8. Unique Sales Tax Transactions
23. 11. Setting Up Payroll
    1. Getting Started
    2. Setting Up Employees
    3. Setting Up Payroll Items
    4. Paying Employees
    5. Preparing Payroll Liability Payments
24. 12. Managing Payroll
    1. Report Center Payroll Reports
    2. Excel Reports
    3. Tax Forms and Filings
    4. Troubleshooting Payroll
    5. Recording Unique Payroll Transactions
25. 13. Working with Bank and Credit Card Accounts
    1. Preferences That Affect Banking and Credit Card Management
    2. Working with Write Check Transactions
    3. Entering a Bank Debit Charge
    4. Entering Credit Card Charges
    5. Paying the Credit Card Bill
    6. Transferring Funds Between Bank Accounts
    7. Online Banking Center
    8. Reconciling the Bank or Credit Card Account
    9. Troubleshooting Reconciliations
26. 14. Reporting in QuickBooks
    1. Using the Company Snapshot
    2. Report Center
    3. Reports & Graphs Preferences
    4. Modifying Reports
    5. Report Groups
    6. Memorized Reports
    7. Exporting and Importing Report Templates
    8. Exporting Reports to a .CSV File or to Excel
    9. Emailing Reports
27. 15. Reviewing Your Data
    1. Reviewing the Balance Sheet
    2. Reviewing the Profit & Loss Report
    3. Other Reviews
28. 16. Sharing QuickBooks Data with Your Accountant
    1. Overview
    2. QuickBooks File Types
    3. Data Sharing for the Business Owner
    4. Data Sharing for the Accountant
    5. Other Methods of Sharing Data
29. 17. Managing Your QuickBooks Database
    1. The QuickBooks Database
    2. Keeping Your Software Current
    3. Protecting Your QuickBooks Database
    4. Monitoring Your QuickBooks Database
    5. QuickBooks Database Corruption
30. 18. Using Other Planning and Management Tools
    1. Planning and Budgeting
    2. QuickBooks Loan Manager
    3. Using the Year-End Guide
    4. Synchronizing QuickBooks Lists with Microsoft Outlook
    5. Using the QuickBooks Timer
31. A. Client Data Review
    1. Introduction: Features and Benefits
    2. Accessing Client Data Review Tools and Features
    3. Customizing the Accountant Center
    4. Customizing the Client Data Review Center
    5. Account Balances
    6. Review List Changes
    7. Accounts Receivable
    8. Accounts Payable
    9. Sales Tax
    10. Inventory
    11. Payroll
    12. Bank Reconciliation
    13. Miscellaneous
    14. Finishing a Client Data Review
    15. Reopening a Client Data Review
    16. Reporting on Review Activity
    17. Creating an External Accountant User
32. B. QuickBooks Statement Writer
    1. Overview
    2. Getting Started
    3. Using the Report Designer
    4. Opening a Previously Created Report
    5. Creating a New Report from a Memorized Report
    6. Modifying a Statement Writer Report in Excel
    7. Working with Supporting Documents
    8. Printing or Exporting a Statement Writer Report
33. C. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Inventory Features
    1. QuickBooks Enterprise
    2. QuickBooks Enterprise with Advanced Inventory
34. D. QuickBooks Shortcuts
    1. Editing QuickBooks Transactions and Lists
    2. Opening QuickBooks Dialog Boxes and Lists
    3. Memorized Transactions
    4. Standard Text Editing
    5. Opening QuickBooks Data Files
    6. QuickBooks Date Shortcuts
    7. Miscellaneous Shortcuts
35. Index