Book I: An Accounting Primer 7

Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting 9

Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping 29

Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems 47

Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks 71

Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks 73

Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists 91

Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks 115

Book III: Bookkeeping Chores 145

Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers 147

Chapter 2: Paying Vendors 181

Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items 201

Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts 233

Chapter 5: Paying Employees 263

Book IV: Accounting Chores 273

Chapter 1: For Accountants Only 275

Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports 291

Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget 311

Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing 323

Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems 339

Book V: Financial Management 351

Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis 353

Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis 371

Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell 385

Book VI: Business Plans 403

Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 405

Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast 423

Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan 461

Book VII: Care and Maintenance 475

Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks 477

Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data 495

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 511

Book VIII: Additional Business Resources 517

Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel 519

Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses 537

Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms 559

Index 597