Book I: An Accounting Primer.

Chapter 1: Principles of Accounting.

Chapter 2: Double-Entry Bookkeeping.

Chapter 3: Special Accounting Problems.

Book II: Getting Ready to Use QuickBooks.

Chapter 1: Setting Up QuickBooks.

Chapter 2: Loading the Master File Lists.

Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning QuickBooks.

Book III: Housekeeping Chores.

Chapter 1: Invoicing Customers.

Chapter 2: Paying Vendors.

Chapter 3: Tracking Inventory and Items.

Chapter 4: Managing Cash and Bank Accounts.

Chapter 5: Paying Employees.

Book IV: Accounting Chores.

Chapter 1: For Accountants Only.

Chapter 2: Preparing Financial Statements and Reports.

Chapter 3: Preparing a Budget.

Chapter 4: Using Activity-Based Costing.

Chapter 5: Setting Up Project and Job Costing Systems.

Book V: Financial Management.

Chapter 1: Ratio Analysis.

Chapter 2: Economic Value Added Analysis.

Chapter 3: Capital Budgeting in a Nutshell.

Book VI: Business Plans.

Chapter 1: Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis.

Chapter 2: Creating a Business Plan Forecast.

Chapter 3: Writing a Business Plan.

Book VII: Care and Maintenance.

Chapter 1: Administering QuickBooks.

Chapter 2: Protecting Your Data.

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting.

Book VIII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: A Crash Course in Excel.

Appendix B: Government Web Resources for Businesses.

Appendix C: Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms.

Index.