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Mastering Quickbooks® 2023, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

By : Crystalynn Shelton
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Mastering Quickbooks® 2023, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

By: Crystalynn Shelton

Overview of this book

Mastering QuickBooks® 2023 is a comprehensive guide that covers everything you need to know to master QuickBooks, from setting up your accounts and managing your transactions to generating reports and integrating with other software. With step-by-step instructions, real-world examples, and practical tips and tricks, this book is designed to help small business owners, independent contractors, and bookkeepers optimize their financial management and streamline their business operations.
Table of Contents (28 chapters)
1
Section I: Setting Up Your Company File
7
Section II: Recording Transactions in QuickBooks Online
12
Section III: Generating Reports in QuickBooks Online
17
Section IV: Managing Employees and Contractors
19
Section V: Closing the Books and Handling Special Transactions
24
QuickBooks Certified User Exam Objectives
25
Other Books You May Enjoy
26
Index
Appendix

Company File Setup

Picking up where we left off in Chapter 1, Getting Started with QuickBooks Online, we will show you how to customize your QuickBooks Online (QBO) account through the company preferences. Company preferences allow you to establish how sales and expenses are recorded, how payments are handled, and other advanced settings, such as selecting the start of your fiscal year and which accounting method to use.

Before we dive into company preferences, we will spend some time discussing key information and documents that you need to have handy. This will help you to include as much information as possible; otherwise, you will be missing key details that should appear on customer invoices, documents, and forms that can be produced in QuickBooks. In addition, we will show you how easy it is to edit information in this section whenever you need to.

In this chapter, we’ll cover the following topics:

  • Key information and documents required to complete...