Gnucash 2.4 Small Business Accounting
Time for action - installing GnuCash on Windows
But first, a tip to make your life easier with auto-save
Taking the drudgery out of setting up accounts
Time for action - creating the default business accounts
Getting your business accounts done just right
Time for action - fine tuning business accounts
How to impress your accountant
Strengths and limitations of GnuCash
Transactions the Lifeblood of a Business
A quick and easy way to enter simple transactions
Time for action - entering simple transactions quickly and easily
Entering a simple transaction in the account register
Time for action - entering a simple transaction in the account register
Entering a more complex transaction in the account register
Time for action - entering a split transaction in the account register
Time for action - editing, cancelling, and deleting transactions
Time for action - reusing transactions
Fun and Eye-opening Part - Reports and Charts
Viewing standard reports and charts
Time for action - viewing standard reports and charts
Creating a custom report and saving it
Time for action - creating a custom report and saving it
Time for action - working with stylesheets
Time for action - exporting reports
How not to Get Lost in the Transactions Jungle
How not to get lost while hiking in the wilderness
Time for action - reconciling with a printed monthly statement
Time for action - reconciling with a downloaded electronic statement
Vital point to remember when importing an OFX file
Recovering from wrong selection of account
Time for action - changing the account to import into
Repetitive Work? Let GnuCash do it
Let GnuCash worry about recurring transactions
Time for action - creating a recurring transaction from the register
Time for action - triggering scheduled transactions
Tool to create many recurring transactions
Time for action - creating scheduled transactions in bulk
Business Mantra: Buy Now, Pay Later
Credit is the lubricant for the wheels of business
Time for action - setting up billing terms and adding customers
Invoices and Accounts Receivable
Time for action - keeping track of credit sales
Setting the starting invoice number
Time for action - setting the starting invoice number
Time for action - when the check is on hand
Time for action - keeping track of credit purchases
Budget: Trip Planner for your Business
Time for action - creating a budget for your business
Time for action - making payroll entries in GnuCash
Time for action - making depreciation entries for assets
Time for action - entering owner's draw in your books
Making Tax Times Less Stressful
GnuCash currently supports only US business types for income tax
Setting up income tax related accounts
Time for action - mapping GnuCash accounts to tax schedules
Creating income tax schedule report and TXF export
Time for action - getting the numbers for tax returns
Time for action - setting up sales tax tables
Applying sales tax to invoices
Time for action - charging sales tax on sales
Printing Checks and Finding Transactions
Time for action - searching for a transaction
Time for action - printing checks
Time for action - assigning numbers to accounts
Time for action - calculating mortgage payments
Adapting GnuCash for Non-profits and Personalizing
No separate non-profit version of GnuCash
Time for action - using GnuCash features for non-profits
Keeping funds for projects separately
Time for action - allocating funds for projects
Getting overall Income Statement
Time for action - getting overall Income Statement
Time for action - getting your work environment just right
Time for action - backing up your data
Data Import/Export: Use your Phone to enter Expenses
Saving expense data in your smartphone and uploading to your PC
Time for action - using a smartphone to save expense data
Sending data through an expense tracking service
Time for action - using an expense tracking service to get data into GnuCash
Migrating to GnuCash from other accounting software
Time for action - migrating to GnuCash from other software
Time for action - exporting data from GnuCash for migration and other purposes
Application Integration and Other Advanced Topics
These tutorials assume a certain level of proficiency
Using OpenOffice.org Base to query data
Time for action - using popular office software to query GnuCash data
Using MS Excel to create reports and charts
Time for action - connecting from Excel to create reports and charts
Time for action - exporting contact information from GnuCash
Time for action - invoicing and receiving payment in Canadian dollars
Time for action - grouping invoices for each contract separately