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Office management skills like bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, and job costing are often a new and intimidating challenge to even the most skilled tradesmen. Quicken for Contractors shows how you can turn your computer into a tireless, timesaving office manager & bookkeeper that doesn't make mistakes. Even if you only have a few minutes a week, this book will help you use Quicken to set up a basic checkbook system that will quickly tell you your cash position and job costs. You’ll learn how to set up your financial files and create valuable reports including profit & loss statements, payroll reports and job cost reports. The companion diskette included with the book consists of a sample construction company that you can use as a tutorial, or as a template for you to plug in your own data. Quicken for Contractors shows step-by-step how Quicken can work in the builder’s office, putting accurate bookkeeping within easy reach. The book and included free software containing step-by-step instructions for setting up your construction business using Quicken. First, the book helps you decide how best to set up your accounts, including checking, credit card, and even investment accounts. Second, it walks you through setting up Preferences so you can quickly enter Jobs, Customers, and payments to Vendors. Third, it will take you through the reporting process, showing you how to create these essential business reports: - Profit and Loss Statements - Payroll Reports - Job Cost Reports Especially vital is the Job Cost Report, which covers perhaps the most important and elusive costs. They show if you are making or loosing money on each phase of every job. The included disk has preconfigured sample companies. Use these as tutorials, or simply drag the templates over onto your hard drive and begin to plug your data into them. This manual does not include the program Quicken, rather, it has instructions and examples, with onscreen pictures of familiar forms like checks, deposit slips and time cards that you can create with Quicken. Quicken software was designed to be useful for any type of business, and its usefulness is taken even further by making it specific to the construction trade and showing you precisely how to use it. You'll have the combined experience and technical know-how of the team of builders and consultants that compiled this book just for you. It provides you with the vital controls that can make the difference between success and failure in your construction business. Macintosh and PC compatible. Incldes: Book and CD-ROM By: Karen Mitchell, Jim Erwin,Craig Savage and Rex Underwood Published by: Craftsman Book Company 230 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11 Quicken for Contractors qfc-c06$32.50 For your convenience, this Yahoo! secure shopping site accepts payment via Visa, MasterCard or PayPal.     © Artemis Hunt, Inc. Contractor City™ is a trademark of AHI Contractor City 343 Soquel Ave #303 Santa Cruz, CA 95062 customerservice @ contractorcity.com