Index CO PY RI GH TE D Account drop-down list, New Item window, 43 Account No.
372 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies Additional Info tab New Employee window, 52 New Job window, 58 Address and Contact tab, New Employee window, 52 Address Info tab New Customer window, 53 New Vendor window, 60 addresses, 30 Adjust Quantity/Value On Hand window, 169 Adjust Row Amounts dialog box, 234 administrators of files, 366 Age from Due Date report option, 271 Amount or % text box, New Item window, 42, 49 annual interest rates, 326 annual returns economy services, 227 full-meal-deal service, 226 overview,
Index recording bills with accounts payable, 140–148 recording items and paying at same time, 161 recording items without, 157–159 sales tax, paying, 153–154 from suppliers transaction, 15 tracking vehicle mileage, 152–153 Vendor Center window, 154 book value, 319 bookkeepers choosing, 312–313 reviewing canceled checks before, 312 bookkeeping, double-entry, 353–360.
374 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies checkbooks changing checks, 179 deleting and voiding options, 188–189 depositing money into checking accounts, 181–184 handling NSF checks from customers, 189–190 multiple checks, putting into register feature, 179–180 overview, 175 register feature, 190–192 transferring money between accounts, 185–187 working with multiple currencies, 188 writing checks from register feature, 177–179 writing checks from Write Checks window, 175–177 checking account deposits income from cust
Index Create Purchase Orders window, 163 credit, defined, 354 credit balance, 23 Credit Card Acct. No.
376 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies Discount and Credits dialog box, 118 discount items, 47, 49 Discount type, New Item window, 41 discounts, adding to invoices, 49 Do Not Print Lines around Each Field option, Printer Setup dialog box, 98 Do You Track Time radio button, 283 double-entry bookkeeping, 353–360 Due on Receipt, defined, 58 •E• early payment discounts, 58, 326 economic order quantity (EOQ) formula, 336–337 economy services, 227 Edit Item window, 50, 303 editing reports e-mailing, 269 exporting, 269
Index Expenses and Items tabs, Write Checks window, 133 exporting list items to word processors, 71 reports, 267, 269–270 Express Setup feature, 27–33 Express Start button, 27 •F• federal income tax form, 24 federal payroll tax rates, 24 Federal Unemployment Tax Return (FUTA), 226 file formats, report, 265 files accountant copies, 293–294 audit trails, using, 294–295 backing up, 285–293 closing passwords, using, 295 copies for accountants, 293–294 installing QuickBooks for network usage, 366 multi-user mod
378 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies •I• Income Account option, New Item window, 43, 45 income from customers, depositing, 182–184 income statements, 264 income tax accounting laws, 361 Industry field, Tell Us About Your Business dialog box, 28 Industry Specific report category, 263 Insert Line/Delete Line option, Create Invoices window, 90 installing QuickBooks, 14, 341–344, 366 instructions changing, 244 transmitting, 244–246 insufficient-funds (NSF), 189 interest rates, annual, 326 interim accounting period
Index overview, 275 setting up, 276 tracking costs of, 284 Jobs report category, 262 journal entries, 355 •L• launching QuickBooks, 25 Layout Designer window, 106 Legal Name field, Enter Your Business Contact Information dialog box, 28 letterheads, 102 liabilities account balance of, 21 defined, 351 full-meal-deal service, 223–224 nontaxed, 224 paying, 222–223 License and Product Numbers window, 342 licensing agreement, 342 limited liability company (LLC), 28 List report category, 263 lists Billing Rate Le
380 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies money borrowing, 326–328 depositing into checking accounts, 181–184 transferring between accounts, 185–187 transferring electronically, 243–244 mortization, defined, 348 multiple checks, printing, 211–213 multiple currencies, 188 multiple inventory locations inventory-by-location counts, 171 item numbers, using different, 171 overview, 170 upgrading to Enterprise Solutions version, 171–172 multiple reports, 272 multiple-state accounting, 321–322 multi-user mode, 370 •N• net
Index Pay Sales Tax dialog box, 153 paying, with credit cards. See also payments customer, 201–202 debit cards, 201 entering transactions, 196–200 overview, 193 reconciling statements and paying bills, 200–201 tracking, 193–196 Payment Date field, Pay Bills window, 149 Payment Info tab New Customer window, 55 New Job window, 58 Payment Method list, 46, 68 Payment type, New Item window, 41 Payment version, New Item window, 46 payments.
382 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies Preview Your Company Settings dialog box, 29 Preview Your Settings button, Enter Your Business Contact Information dialog box, 29 Price Level list, 65 Price text box, New Item window, 42 Print Batch option Create Credit Memos/Refunds window, 103 Create Invoices window, 101 Print button, Write Checks window, 137 Print Check dialog box, 209 Print Items in Groups option, New Item window, 48 Print One Sales Receipt dialog box, 113 Print Reports dialog box, 266 Print Selected Tim
Index receipts correcting mistakes, 115–116 printing, 112–113 recording, 108–112 sales, 108 transaction, 15 Receive Payments window, 116–117 Received From drop-down list, Receive Payments window, 117 Reconcile Adjustment dialog box, 257 Reconcile window, 254 reconciliation, defined, 251 reconciling statements, 200–201 recording bills by writing checks, 132–140 bills with accounts payable, 140–148 charges, 196–199 customer payments, 116–120 deposits into new accounts, 185–186 items, and paying bills, 161 ite
384 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies Sales Price text box, New Item window, 43, 45 Sales Rep list, 67 Sales report category, 262 Sales Tax Code list, 66 sales taxes batching, 49–50 paying, 153–154 Save Backup dialog box, 287 Save Company File As dialog box, 293 scheduling payroll, 220 scrolling, 190 Section 179 depreciation form, 318 Section 446 (General Rule for Methods of Accounting), Title 26, 10 Select Item Receipt dialog box, 159 selling assets, 318 depreciable assets, 318–319 inventory, 161–162 Send butto
Index Subtotal type, New Item window, 41 suppliers transaction, 15 support, 17 suspense accounts, 72 sustainable growth, 331–332 •T• T key shortcut, 85 Tab Delimited File option, Print Lists dialog box, 216 Tax Agency box, New Item window, 46 Tax Code drop-down list, New Item window, 43, 45 Tax ID number, 28 Tax Rate box, New Item window, 46 taxes annual returns and wage statements, 226–227 EFTPS, signing up for, 219 employees and employers, 219 employer ID numbers, 218 overview, 218 quarterly payroll tax
386 QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies View Payment Method Type drop-down list, Payments to Deposit dialog box, 182 Void Invoice option, Create Invoices window, 91 voiding checks, 188–189 credit card transaction, 200 invoices, 91 printed checks, 214 voucher checks, 206 •W• W-2 statements, 24 W-4 statements, 24 wage statements economy services, 227 full-meal-deal service, 226 overview, 226 Wallet option, 207 Windows operating systems, 341 withholding account amounts, 226 word processors, 71 Write Checks window, 1