QuickBooks 2009 Solutions Guide for Business

The practical, real-world solutions guide for business owners and accountants who depend on QuickBooks every day. QuickBooks the popular small business accounting software, has 90% market share. Offers expert solutions, processes, and QuickBooks troubleshooting help users can't find in any other book. Shows how to fix errors and problems wherever they occur, from A/R and A/P to sales tax and payroll. This is the definitive, must-have QuickBooks reference for every business owner and accounting professional. Not a beginner's guide, this is a highproductivity resource for solving the problems that intermediate-to-advanced QuickBooks users encounter most often. Author Laura Madeira is wellqualified to write this book: she has 20 years experience training professionals on Intuit products, and has been selected by Intuit to introduce its new releases to accountants and business entrepreneurs. Here, she offers real solutions for every QuickBooks accounting module, helping readers achieve their true goal for QuickBooks: a clear, up-to-date understanding of where the business stands, and where it's headed. Madeira's expert consulting advice covers: data files, banking; A/R, undeposited funds, employee advances, inventory, A/P, sales tax, payroll, reporting, sharing data with accountants, and much more.

Laura Madeira is the owner of American Computer Staffing, Inc., a software sales and consulting firm located in the greater Dallas, TX area. Her affiliations with Intuit includes being a member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Certified QuickBooks Point of Sale ProAdvisor, and Enterprise Solutions Provider. Laura has been teaching companies how to use Intuit’s products beginning with Quicken in 1985 and then advancing to QuickBooks since its first version. Laura has instructed more than 10,000 individuals. She presents QuickBooks training to audiences that are comprised of accountants, consultants, and end users, representing Intuit as a select presenter for its yearly national multicity New Product Tour Launch seminars and QuickBooks Advanced Certification Training seminars. Laura continues to be a guest speaker for Intuit at national CPA trade shows. Laura has been an advocate for the QuickBooks product line for more than 15 years and has been featured in several marketing articles on Intuit, QuickBooks, and in particular, the QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor program. In addition to the numerous speaking engagements, Laura also served on the first two Intuit Customer Advisory Councils from 2002—2005. This gave Laura an opportunity to meet Intuit executives and help influence changes in

Intuit’s relationship with accountants. Laura also is a skilled technical writer and has provided Intuit with technical training and public presentation materials over the years. Her “QuickBooks at Year-End” document has been distributed by Intuit at several national events and is one of Intuit’s most requested training and presentation documents. Laura resides with her husband and two teenage sons outside Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University, May 2003, with her bachelor of science, majoring in accounting. Her hobbies include photography, art (watercolor), scrapbook making, and training two Cocker Spaniel dogs. Contact Laura at info@quick-training.com and www.quick-training.com.

Introduction
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
Menu Commands
Web Pages and Manufacturer Information
Special Elements
1 Creating a New QuickBooks Data File
EasyStep Interviewndash;Overview
Select a Start Date
Enter Bank Account Information
Review Income and Expense Accounts
Converting from Other Accounting Software to QuickBooks
Converting from Quicken to QuickBooks
Converting from Peachtree, Small Business Accounting, or Office Accounting to QuickBooks
Converting from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks Online Edition
Converting from QuickBooks for Mac to QuickBooks for Windows
Converting from QuickBooks for Windows to QuickBooks for Mac
Setting Up a QuickBooks Data File for Accrual or Cash Basis Reporting
Cash or Accrual Basis Startup Transactions: Accounts Receivable
Cash or Accrual Basis Startup Transactions: Accounts Payable
Cash or Accrual Basis Startup Transactions: Bank Account Statement Balance
Cash or Accrual Basis Startup Transactions: Checking Uncleared Bank Checks
2 Reviewing the QuickBooks Chart of Accounts
Understanding the Chart of Accounts
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QuickBooks 2009 Solutions Guide for Business Owners and Accountants

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