Learn to: Organize all of your business finances in one place Create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, and pay the bills Track inventory, Calculate job costs, and monitor your business with reports Make tax time easier The perennial bestseller--now covering QuickBooks 2016 If you're like most people involved with a small business, accounting is the last thing you want to spend a lot of time on. Luckily, this friendly guide makes it easy to keep control of your finances. You'll find out how to populate QuickBooks lists, create invoices, track sales and inventory, pay bills, process payroll, and so much more. The heart of your business -- load the QuickBooks master files and get practical tactics for quickly getting your accounting system up and running It's all in the details -- collect details of your customer activity by using invoices and credit memos, accurately track cash inflows, and develop procedures for paying bills, writing checks, and tracking cash outflows Don't sweat the small stuff -- explore ways to use QuickBooks' budgeting and financial planning tools and automate your accounting work with QuickBooks online banking tools Housekeeping made easy -- use QuickBooks reports to better manage your business' financial affairs and protect your financial data using the QuickBooks backup and restore utilities Open the book and find: What exactly QuickBooks does Easy, accessible instructions for getting started with QuickBooks How to print checks and deal with payroll Everything you need to know about banking electronically File management tips you won't want to be without Ways to boost your profits and cash flow Tips for dealing with tricky accounting and bookkeeping situations.