Establishing Preferences 
      
        
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          Activating the QuickBooks Inventory feature | 
        
        
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          Do you collect sales tax from customers? | 
        
        
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          More than one agency? | 
        
        
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          Setting up a sales tax Item | 
        
        
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          Selecting a stylish invoice | 
        
      
      
      Enabling QuickBooks Features 
      
        
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          Using QuickBooks for your payroll | 
        
        
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          Making estimates on jobs | 
        
        
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          Tracking time and classes | 
        
        
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          Bill paying: now or later | 
        
        
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          Displaying the Reminders list | 
        
        
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          Cash- and accrual-based reports | 
        
      
      
      Starting Accounts and Items 
      
        
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          Setting up income accounts | 
        
        
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          Setting up expense accounts | 
        
        
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          General income information | 
        
        
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          Setting up items | 
        
      
      
      Setting Up Inventory 
      
        
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          QuickBooks and inventory | 
        
        
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          Adding inventory items | 
        
      
      
      Entering Opening Balances 
      
        
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          Entering accounts payables and receivables | 
        
        
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          Entering loan and credit accounts | 
        
        
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          Set up your bank account | 
        
        
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          Setting up asset accounts | 
        
      
      
      Setting Up Payroll 
      
        
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          Setting up payroll items | 
        
        
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          Entering employee information |