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Mastering QuickBooks 2021 - Second Edition

By : Crystalynn Shelton
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Mastering QuickBooks 2021 - Second Edition

By: Crystalynn Shelton

Overview of this book

Intuit QuickBooks is an accounting software package that helps small business owners to manage all their bookkeeping tasks independently. This latest edition of Mastering QuickBooks takes you through the range of new features and updates available in QuickBooks Online (QBO). Creating multilingual invoices, tracking mileage, working with a cash flow dashboard that helps you with cash forecasting and planning reports, and uploading a batch of bills and checks are just a few of the new features covered in this edition. As you progress, you’ll learn how to manage sales tax, including how to set up, collect, track, pay, and report sales tax payments. Dedicated sections will also take you through new content focused on the latest features in the QBO line-up, while also showing you the different types of businesses that can benefit from QBO Advanced. In addition to this, you’ll explore how to export reports to Google Sheets, use the custom chart builder, import budgets, perform smart reporting with Fathom, and much more. By the end of this QuickBooks book, you'll be well-versed with the features of QuickBooks and have the confidence to manage all your bookkeeping tasks with ease.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Section 1: Setting Up Your Company File
8
Section 2: Recording Transactions in QuickBooks Online
13
Section 3: Generating Reports in QuickBooks Online
18
Section 4: Managing Employees and Contractors
21
Section 5: Closing the Books and Handling Special Transactions

Paying bills in QuickBooks Online

After you enter a bill in QuickBooks, you will need to pay it before the due date. Paying bills in QuickBooks will ensure that the A/P balance is always up to date and will allow you to run reports, and to see which bills have been paid or need to be paid. 

Follow these steps to pay bills in QuickBooks Online:

  1. Click on the + Add button and select Pay Bills listed in the Vendors column, as indicated in the following screenshot:

  1. Complete the key fields in the Pay Bills form, as indicated in the following screenshot:

The following is a brief description of the fields in the Pay Bills form:

  • Payment account: Select the bank or credit card account from which you want to deduct this bill payment.
  • Payment date: Select the date on which you will pay for this bill. If writing a check, this will be the check date.
  • Starting check no.: If you are writing a check, make sure the check number is the next available number.
  • Print later: Put a check in...