Quickbooks All-in-one Desk Reference For Dummies

651 Pages·2005·15.77 MB·English

by  Stephen L. Nelson

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QuickBooks
®
ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
by Stephen L.Nelson,MBA,CPA
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QuickBooks
®
ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
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QuickBooks
®
ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
by Stephen L.Nelson,MBA,CPA
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QuickBooks®All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®, 2nd Edition
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About the Author
Stephen L. Nelsonis a CPA in Redmond, Washington. He provides accounting,
business advisory, and tax planning and preparation services to small busi-
nesses such as manufacturers, retailers, professional service firms, and startup
technology companies. He also teaches CPAs how to help their clients use
QuickBooks more effectively and is an Adjunct Professor of Tax at Golden Gate
University where he teaches S corporation and LLC tax law.
Curiously enough, Nelson is also the most prolific computer book writer of all
time, according to a recent feature in The Wall Street Journal. He’s also the
bestselling author of books about how to use computers to manage one’s per-
sonal and business finances. In fact, Nelson’s 100-plus books have sold more
than 4,000,000 copies in English and have been translated into more than a
dozen other languages.
Steve holds a BS in accounting, an MBA in finance, and a Master of Science in
Taxation. He’s been a CPA for more than twenty years. He used to work as a
senior consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. (Yes, thatArthur Andersen —
but, hey, it was a long time ago.) He also has been the controller and treas-
urer of a 50-person manufacturing firm and has run his own manufacturing
firm. Steve is also the bestselling author of Quicken 2004 For Dummiesand
QuickBooks 2004 For Dummies(from Wiley).
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Dedication
To the entrepreneurs and small-business people of the world. You folks
create most of the new jobs.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Okay, I’m not going to make this an Academy Awards-style speech, but let me
thank just a few people. First, I want to thank my business school and tax pro-
fessors at Central Washington University, the University of Washington, and
Golden Gate University. Next, thanks to the business clients who’ve given me
the honor of working with them and teaching me about their businesses and
industries. Finally, I want to thank all my friends and colleagues at Wiley
Publishing, Inc., who gave me the distinct honor of writing not only this book
but also Quicken For Dummies(14 editions) and QuickBooks For Dummies
(9editions). I also want to say a specific thanks to Bob Woerner, my acquisi-
tions editor, Christine Berman, my project editor and copy editor, and David
Ringstrom, who performed the technical edit.