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Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2007
According to a recent national survey, more construction contractors use
QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks than all other accounting programs combined. And
for good reason. QuickBooks Pro excels at all the routine paperwork in a
construction office: writing checks, keeping track of your bank balance, sending
out invoices and statements, creating up-to-the-minute profit and loss
statements for the month, year or by job, writing payroll checks, paying
suppliers and subcontractors, tracking job costs, comparing estimated and actual
costs for each job, and much more.
But there's a lot to learn in QuickBooks Pro. And converting to a new accounting
system can be a complex and confusing task, even if you have a strong background
in accounting and plenty of time to install the new system. That's why this book
was-written-because most construction pros aren't accounting experts and have
more important work to do at the job site.
Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2007 will walk you step-by-step
through QuickBooks Pro's detailed setup procedure and then explain item-by-item
how you should be using QuickBooks Pro every day. In days, rather than weeks,
you'll create a first-rate accounting system that's an asset to your company.
Here you'll find simple, well-illustrated instructions for customizing the setup
for QuickBooks Pro 2007, including what each screen on your monitor should look
like. This manual explains every choice you need to make and every button you
need to click on. Includes a CD in the back with software you'll want to use
when estimating costs with QuickBooks Pro. Here's what's on the CD: (A complete download is provided for eBook purchase. CD not available with eBook)
A QuickBooks Pro 2007 file preconfigured for a construction company. The file
has a chart of accounts already entered, plus a complete set of memorized
reports. Just plug in your own company data-vendors, subs, customers, etc. And
at the click of a mouse, you have all the information needed to run your jobs.
National Estimator-an easy-to-use estimating program with more than 100 pages of
construction cost 'estimating data for general contractors. Dozens of other
databases are available. (QuickBooks Pro doesn't come with any estimating data.)
Job Cost Wizard-converts your National Estimator estimates into QuickBooks Pro
estimates so you can create and send invoices, track job costs (charge every
check to a cost category in your estimate) and compare actual and estimated
costs. You'll know exactly where you made and lost money on every job.
Blank construction forms you can open on your computer (with nearly any of the
popular word processing programs), customize, fill out, print and send to
customers and subcontractors.
With this book, the other programs included in this package, and QuickBooks Pro
2007, you have at your fingertips all the financial tools needed to keep a
company running strong and in the black. Just add your own company data.
The Authors
Karen Mitchell, Craig Savage and Jim Erwin are contractors, accountants and
QuickBooks Pro experts. They've spent years studying and simplifying the
installation of QuickBooks Pro in construction offices. Karen, Craig and Jim
tour the country giving accounting seminars to professional groups, consulting
with individual contractors and actually setting up QuickBooks Pro accounting
systems for builders. They'll help you get excellent results with QuickBooks Pro
the same way they've helped hundreds of other construction professionals.
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