Finances don't have to put you in a funk! With the help of this all-encompassing book, you'll get the easy-to-follow instruction you need to get your business ducks in a row without ever losing your cool. Whether you're a numbers person or have never spent much time with a calculator, you'll discover how to use QuickBooks 2019 to make it easier than ever to handle your finances.

Includes index.

An accounting primer. Principles of accounting ; Double-entry bookkeeping ; Special accounting problems -- Getting ready to use QuickBooks. Setting up QuickBooks ; Loading the master file lists ; Fine-tuning QuickBooks -- Bookkeeping chores. Invoicing customers ; Paying vendors ; Tracking inventory and items ; Managing cash and bank accounts ; Paying employees -- Accounting chores. For accountants only ; Preparing financial statements and reports ; Preparing a budget ; Using activity-based costing ; Setting up project and job costing systems -- Financial management. Ratio analysis ; Economic value added analysis ; Capital budgeting in a nutshell -- Business plans. Profit-volume-cost analysis ; Creating a business plan forecast ; Writing a business plan -- Care and maintenance. Administering QuickBooks ; Protecting your data ; Troubleshooting -- Appendixes. A crash course in Excel ; Government web resources for businesses ; Glossary of accounting and financial terms.