Book Description
* The fun and easy way to get started with Quicken, the #1 personal financial software, with more than fifteen million users
* A bestseller year after year-now updated throughout for the latest release of Quicken
* Helps readers take control of their money by showing how to track their day-to-day finances, better manage their investments, and evaluate the tax implications of their financial decisions-all without hiring expensive professional financial consultants
* Expert advice shows how to manage bills, maximize investment performance, save money for college or retirement, bank online, maintain detailed financial records, and more
* Written by veteran For Dummies author Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA and author of more than 100 books


Download Description
The fun and easy way to get started with Quicken, the #1 personal financial software, with more than fifteen million users
* A bestseller year after year-now updated throughout for the latest release of Quicken
* Helps readers take control of their money by showing how to track their day-to-day finances, better manage their investments, and evaluate the tax implications of their financial decisions-all without hiring expensive professional financial consultants
* Expert advice shows how to manage bills, maximize investment performance, save money for college or retirement, bank online, maintain detailed financial records, and more
* Written by veteran For Dummies author Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA and author of more than 100 books


From the Back Cover
Manage your bills, minimize taxes, and maximize savings! Here’s the quick way to handle personal or small business finances with Quicken Want to keep flawless financial records, make the most of your money, and be prepared for tax time, painlessly? Quick – grab this book! It’ll show you how to set up and use the newest version of Quicken to keep a personal or business checkbook, bank online, handle loan payments, track investments, prepare payroll, and more. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Set up Quicken or update from an earlier version Track income and expenses Generate reports Follow your investments Manage accounts receivable and payable Handle payroll for your small business


About the Author
Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, author of QuickBooks For Dummies, provides accounting, business advisory, and tax services to small businesses. He has written over 100 books that have sold more than four million copies.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
A million Quicken users have chosen one book to help them get up-and-running: Stephen L. Nelson￯﾿ﾽs easy, enlightening Quicken for Dummies. The new Quicken 2005 adds over 100 new features, and like clockwork, the new Quicken 2005 for Dummies is here to tame them.

Nelson￯﾿ﾽs arguably the world￯﾿ﾽs No. 1 author on personal and small business accounting software. No wonder: His day job is helping individuals and entrepreneurs set up their books. He￯﾿ﾽs constantly seeing their goals and challenges firsthand. It shows.

One step at a time, he walks through ￯﾿ﾽsetting up shop,￯﾿ﾽ making some suggestions that you￯﾿ﾽll appreciate at tax time. Next, master Quicken￯﾿ﾽs core checkbook functions; online banking; reporting; credit/debit cards; even payroll and receivables. From start to finish, Nelson￯﾿ﾽs money-savvy approach will help you use Quicken to do what it￯﾿ﾽs supposed to do: build wealth. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Want to keep flawless financial records, make the most of your money, and be prepared for tax time, painlessly? Quick -- grab this book! It'll show you how to set up and use the newest version of Quicken to keep a personal or business checkbook, bank online, handle loan payments, track investments, prepare payroll, and more.

SYNOPSIS

Manage your bills, minimize taxes, and maximize savings!

Here’s the quick way to handle personal or small business finances with Quicken

Want to keep flawless financial records, make the most of your money, and be prepared for tax time, painlessly? Quick — grab this book! It’ll show you how to set up and use the newest version of Quicken to keep a personal or business checkbook, bank online, handle loan payments, track investments, prepare payroll, and more.

The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun