Learning Peachtree complete 2008: a practical approach

The text uses a "WHoW" approach by explaining why a task is performed, illustrating how to perform the task, and then explaining what the task affected so students grasp the concepts behind the keystrokes. Topics include opening, closing, and backing up data files; reviewing the chart of accounts, printing, customizing, and exporting reports; posting basic and complex journal entries; and using a cycle base approach to illustrating accounting activities for service and merchandise-based business using job costing. MARKET: For the accounting professional looking for a comprehensive approach to accounting concepts in a software environment. INDICE: PREFACE ix CHAPTER 1 GET READY FOR PEACHTREE ACCOUNTING 2008 1 Learning Objectives 1 Introduction to Accounting Software 1 Application Software 2 Launching Peachtree and Loading Sample Data 3 Opening and Closing Companies 7 The Peachtree Desktop 9 Peachtree Navigation Centers 15 Customize Company Names 21 Peachtree Keyboard Shortcuts 22 Using Peachtree Help 23 Backing Up Company Data Files 25 Restoring Company Data files 27 Moving Data Between School and Home 31 Exiting Peachtree 31 Summary 32 End-of-Chapter Questions 33 Practice Set 34 CHAPTER 2 PEACHTREE BASICS 35 Learning Objectives 35 Chart of Accounts 35 Print the Chart of Accounts 38 General Ledger Account Framework 40 General Ledger Accounts 41 Peachtree Global Options 48 Peachtree Drilldown and Hyperlink Features 51 Finding Transactions in Peachtree 54 The Report & Form Window56 Customize and Email Reports, Export to Excel, and Create PDF Files 63 OpenAccounting Periods 73 Summary 75 End-of-Chapter Questions 76 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL JOURNAL TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS 78 Learning Objectives 78 Manual AccountingProcedures 78 Basic Journal Entries 80 Behind the Keys of a Posted Journal Entry 85 Correcting a Posted Journal Entry 87 Compound Journal Entries 88 Adjusting Journal Entries 90 Print the Trial Balance 91 Print Financial Statements 92 Close an Accounting Period 96 Peachtree Data Integration 99 Summary 100 End-of-Chapter Questions 101 Practice Set 102 CHAPTER 4 CUSTOMER ACTIVITIES FOR A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS 104 Learning Objectives 104 Manual Accounting Procedures 105 Customers and Sales Center 109 Entering Sales Quotes 110 Correcting Sales Quotes 119 Email and Contact Manager Features 120 Creating a Sales Invoice From a Quote 125 Behind the Keys of a Posted Sales Invoice 129 Correcting SalesInvoices 134 Printing Multiple Invoices 135 Customer Accounts 138 Understanding Service, Non-Stock, and Activity Items 147 Understanding Customer Jobs 156 Invoicing Jobs 160 Job Reporting 170 Customer Receipts 175 Behind the Keys of a Posted Customer Receipt 177 Customer Receipts with a Discount 179 CorrectingCustomer Receipts 183 Entering Customer Credits 184 Customer Reporting and Reconciling Customer Activities 188 Write Off Customer Invoice 191 Customer Statements 192 Summary 195 End-of-Chapter Questions 196 Practice Set 197 CHAPTER 5VENDOR ACTIVITIES FOR A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS 201 Learning Objectives 201 Manual Accounting Procedures 201 Vendors and Purchases Center 206 Purchase Orders 206 Correcting a Purchase Order 210 Vendor Bills for Purchase Orders 213 Behind the Keys of a Posted Vendor Bill 216 Correcting a Vendor Bill 219 Vendor Accounts 221 Vendor Bills for Expenses 228 Recurring Vendor Bills 231 Vendor Payments 237 Behind the Keys of a Posted Vendor Payment 245 Write Checks Withouta Vendor Bill 248 Voiding Vendor Payments 251 Entering Vendor Credits 253 Vendor Reporting and Reconciling Vendor Activities 256 Summary 260 End-of-ChapterQuestions 261 Practice Set 262 CHAPTER 6 PAYROLL ACTIVITIES FOR A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS 266 Learning Objectives 266 Manual Accounting Procedures 266 Employees and Payroll Center 274 Employee Accounts 275 Managing Employee Accounts 283 Employee Time 286 Employee Time Reports 293 Paying Employees 295 Behind theKeys of a Posted Paycheck 301 Correcting Employee Paychecks 305 Paying Employer Tax Liabilities and Employee Tax Withholdings 307 Quarterly and Year-End Reporting 309 Summary 319 End-of-Chapter Questions 320 Practice Set 321 CHAPTER 7 CLOSE THE ACCOUNTING PERIOD FOR A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS 325 Learning Objectives 325 Analyze Transactions 325 Adjusting Entries 337 Reconciling Bank Statements 339 Internal Accounting Review 346 Financial Reports 348 Closing the Accounting Period 360 Closing the Accounting Year 362 Summary 367 End-of-Chapter Questions 368 Practice Set 369 PROJECT 1 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FOR A SERVICE BASED BUSINESS 373 CHAPTER 8 CUSTOMER ACTIVITIES FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS 383 Learning Objectives 383 Manual Accounting Procedures 384 Customers and Sales Center 389 Entering Sales Orders 390 Correcting Sales Orders 397 Email and Contact Manager Features 398 Creating a Sales Invoice from a Sales Order 404 Behind the Keys of a Posted Sales Invoice 409 Correcting Sales Invoices 412 Printing Multiple Invoices 416 Customer Accounts 420 Understanding Inventory Items 429 Inventory Pricing and Price Levels 439 Inventory Reporting 444 Physical Inventory 448 Storefront Sales of Merchandise 451 Orders for Out-of-Stock Merchandise 454 Customer Receipts 457 Behind the Keys of a Posted Customer Receipt 460Customer Receipts with a Discount 462 Correcting Customer Receipts 465 Entering Customer Credits 466 Customer Reporting and Reconciling Customer Activities470 Write Off Customer Invoice 473 Customer Statements 474 Summary 477 End-of-Chapter Questions 478 Practice Set 479 CHAPTER 9 VENDOR ACTIVITIES FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS 483 Learning Objectives 483 Manual Accounting Procedures 483 Vendors and Purchases Center 487 Purchase Orders 488 Correcting a Purchase Order 491 Vendor Receipts for Purchase Orders 493 Behind the Keys of a Posted Vendor Receipt 498 Correcting a Vendor Receipt 500 Vendor Bills for Vendor Receipts 502 Correcting a Vendor Bill 504 Vendor Accounts 506 Vendor Bills for Expenses 513 Recurring Vendor Bills 516 Vendor Payments 522 Behind the Keys of a Posted Vendor Payment 529 Write Checks Without a Vendor Bill 532 Voiding Vendor Payments 534 Entering Vendor Credits 537 Vendor Reporting and Reconciling Vendor Activities 541 Purchasing and Inventory Activity Reporting 544 Summary 547 End-of-Chapter Questions 548 Practice Set 549 CHAPTER 10 PAYROLL ACTIVITIES FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS 554 Learning Objectives 554 Manual Accounting Procedures 554 Employees and Payroll Center 562 Employee Accounts 563 Managing Employee Accounts 571 Paying Employees 574 Behind the Keys of a Posted Paycheck 581 Correcting Employee Paychecks 585 Paying Employer Tax Liabilities and Employee Tax Withholdings 587 Quarterly and Year-End Reporting 589 Summary 599 End-of-Chapter Questions 600 Practice Set 601 CHAPTER 11 CLOSE THE ACCOUNTING PERIOD FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS 603 Learning Objectives 603 Analyze Transactions 603 Adjusting Entries 611 Reconciling Bank Statements 614 Internal Accounting Review 621 Financial Reports 623 Closing the Accounting Period 635 Closingthe Accounting Year 637 Summary 637 End-of-Chapter Questions 638 Practice Set639 PROJECT 2 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FOR A MERCHANDISING BUSINESS 644 CHAPTER 12 CREATE A NEW COMPANY 653 Learning Objectives 653 New Company Data File Wizard 653 Chart of Accounts Setup Wizard 659 Company Defaults 671 Customer Setup Wizard 673 Vendor Setup Wizard 688 Inventory and Service Item Setup Wizard 699 Employee Setup Wizard 711 Summary 730 Practice Set 731 Appendix A Installing Peachtree Complete Accounting 2008 737 Appendix B Correcting Transactions 746 Appendix C Backing up and Restoring Company Data Files 749 Appendix D Peachtree Default Settings 755 Appendix E Solutions for You Try Exercises 768 Chapter 1 768 Chapter 2 768 Chapter 3 769 Chapter 4 772 Chapter 5 787 Chapter 6 797 Chapter 7 800 Chapter 8 806 Chapter 9 818 Chapter 10 831 Chapter 11 832 INDEX 835

• ISBN: 978-0-13-607263-8
• Editorial: Pearson/Prentice Hall
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• Fecha Publicación: 28/06/2008
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