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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

Usage settings

Last year, Intuit implemented usage limits on all QBO plans. What this means is that each plan will have a maximum number of billable users, classes, locations, and a chart of accounts. The following is a brief description of these:

  • Billable users: The total number of users you can give access to your QBO account. This would include bookkeepers, accountants, employees, and contractors.
  • Classes: Depending on your business, a class can represent departments, office locations, or product lines. One of the benefits of using classes is the ability to generate reports you can filter by class. Each plan now has a cap on the number of classes that can be created.
  • Locations: If you have multiple locations, you can turn on location tracking in QuickBooks. One of the benefits of using locations is you can generate reports and filter by location. Each plan now has a cap on the number of locations that can be created.
  • Chart of accounts: We discussed the chart of accounts in the...