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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
Managing Customers, Vendors, Products, and Services

Now that you've created your company files, it's time to add the people you do business with on a regular basis. This includes your customers to whom you sell your products and services, and the vendors from whom you purchase services and supplies. We will also cover how to create your products and services list in QuickBooks Online so that you can keep track of your sales.

In this chapter, we will cover the following key concepts:

  • Managing customers in QuickBooks Online
  • Managing vendors in QuickBooks Online
  • Managing products and services in QuickBooks Online

By the end of this chapter, you will understand how to add, edit, and delete customers, vendors, and the products and services that you sell.

The U.S. edition of QBO was used to create this book. If you are using a version that is outside of the United States...