quicken all-in-one desk reference for dummies (2006)

[...]... Business Forms and Reports 751 Getting to Know Common Business Forms 751 Standard forms available from Intuit .752 Other sources for forms 754 Using the spreadsheet and word processor 754 Customizing forms in Quicken 755 Creating Business Reports in Quicken 762 02_754668 ftoc.qxp xxii 12/7/05 2:08 PM Page xxii Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. .. your Quicken use, so I decided to create a series of appendixes on the Web for this information The Web site for Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, which is located at www .dummies. com/go/quickenaio, includes the following appendixes: ✦ Backing Up Data: Find out how to back up data on-site and off-site, and about online storage of your backed-up data files ✦ Aggravating Things About Quicken: ... You Can Use 243 Start by Reading the News 243 What to look for when you read the investment news 244 Reading news in Quicken 244 02_754668 ftoc.qxp xiv 12/7/05 2:08 PM Page xiv Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Hey, Don’t Forget This Important Investment News! .245 Quicken Watch Lists 248 Creating your Watch List is easy 249 So you’ve... xvi Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Tax Tools You Can Use 370 Quicken s rotating (and redundant) tips .372 TurboTax links 372 Tax tools that live beyond the walls of Quicken 372 Chapter 2: Entering Tax-Friendly Information 375 What’s a Tax Line? 375 When to assign tax lines 375 How to assign tax lines 376 Tax Form... borrowing money, improving your credit score, budgeting, shopping for insurance, and saving for college and retirement Book II: Quicken Basics It doesn’t matter if you’ve never used Quicken before Book II provides all the basic how-to information necessary for setting up your finances in Quicken and learning the ropes You discover how to install Quicken, set up your bank accounts, enter transactions, and... PM Page xviii Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Special expenses: Last but not least 481 The plan, unveiled 481 Living with your plan 483 Chapter 2: Tracking Your Retirement Savings in Quicken 485 Watching Over Your 401(k) .485 Basic rules for 401(k) plans 486 401(k) and the IRS 487 Taking money out of your 401(k) before retirement... book to your library 03_754668 intro.qxp 2 12/7/05 2:09 PM Page 2 About This Book About This Book The Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a reference book, not meant to be read in any particular order Just as you would pick up a gardening book and look to the Table of Contents and the Index for the particular flowers or shrubs about which you want to know more, I envision you picking up this... absolute necessity ✦ You own or are about to acquire a version, any version, of Quicken, and you plan to use that program to keep track of your finances That’s it How This Book Is Organized The Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a compendium of eight separate books, each covering a completely different aspect of Quicken and personal finances The minibooks all get along together and freely... for the self-employed .90 Participating in company pension plans 91 Planning for Other Big Expenses 92 Setting realistic goals 93 Paying yourself .94 Book II: Quicken Basics .95 Chapter 1: Setting Up Quicken 97 Getting Quicken Set Up on Your Computer 97 Using Quicken for the very first time .98 Converting from earlier Quicken. .. VII: Quicken Reports One of the primary reasons for using Quicken is to assemble all of your financial information in such a way that it can be easily accessed When you produce reports in Quicken, you provide the tools for real financial planning and analysis Find out about the standard reports that come with Quicken and how those reports can be useful to you Then discover how you can customize Quicken s . Gail A. Perry, CPA Quicken ® ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_754668 ffirs.qxp 12/7/05 2:08 PM Page i by Gail A. Perry, CPA Quicken ® ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_754668. to look for when you read the investment news 244 Reading news in Quicken 244 02_754668 ftoc.qxp 12/7/05 2:08 PM Page xiii Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies xiv Hey, Don’t Forget This. Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies. com, and related trade dress