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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

Generating payroll reports

By now, you know that QBO includes a library of preset reports that provide business owners with an insight into every aspect of their business. There are several summaries and detailed reports you can generate to gain an insight into your payroll costs, payroll deductions and contributions, vacation and sick leave, and payroll taxes. These reports will help you to complete payroll tax forms and make payroll tax payments to the appropriate state and federal tax authorities.

Follow these steps to generate payroll reports:

  1. Click on Reports on the left menu bar as indicated in the following screenshot:

  1. Scroll down to the Payroll section and you will see several reports, as indicated in the following screenshot:

The following is a brief description of the information you will find on the five key payroll reports:

  • Paycheck List: This report includes a list of paychecks that have been issued. You can use this report to edit check numbers, print...