QuickBooks 2010

QuickBooks 2010 has impressive features, like financial and tax reporting, invoicing, payroll, time and mileage tracking, and online banking. So how do you avoid spending more time learning the software than using it? This Missing Manual takes you beyond QuickBooks' help resources: you not only learn how the program works, but why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice so that everything makes sense. QuickBooks can handle many of the financial tasks small companies face. QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual helps you handle QuickBooks with easy step-by-step instructions. With this book, you will: Get more out of QuickBooks whether you're a beginner or an old pro Learn how QuickBooks can help you boost sales, control spending, and save on taxes Set up and manage your files to fit your company's specific needs Use QuickBooks reports to evaluate every aspect of your enterprise Follow the money all the way from customer invoices to year-end tasks Discover new tips and tricks on the best timesaving options for your business Build budgets and plan for the future to make your business more successful If you're new to QuickBooks, special "Up to Speed" boxes fill you in on introductory information. Sidebars labeled "Power Users' Clinic" offer technical tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the experienced QuickBooks fan. For a topic as complicated as accounting software, why trust anything else?

Bonnie Biafore writes about personal finance, investing, and project management. She's the author of Quicken 2009: The Missing Manual, QuickBooks 2009: The Missing Manual, Project 2007: The Missing Manual, and Online Investing Hacks.