About the Author
Stephen L. Nelson, CPA, MBA (finance), MS (taxation), has a simple purpose in life: He wants to help you (and people like you) manage your business finances by using computers. Oh, sure, this personal mandate won’t win him a Nobel Prize or anything, but it’s his own little contribution to the world.
Steve’s experiences mesh nicely with his special purpose. A CPA in Redmond, Washington, his past small business experience includes a stint as an adjunct professor of taxation (S corporations and limited liability companies) at Golden Gate University graduate tax school and a few years working as a senior consultant and CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. (er, yeah, that Arthur Andersen — but, hey, it was nearly 30 years ago). Steve, whose books have sold more than 5 million copies in English and have been translated into 11 other languages, is also the bestselling author of Quicken 2015 For Dummies.
Dedication
To the entrepreneurs and small business people of the world. You folks create most of the new jobs.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Hey, reader, lots of folks spent lots of time working on this book to make QuickBooks easier for you. You should know who these people are. You may just possibly meet one of them someday at a produce shop, squeezing cantaloupe, eating grapes, and looking for the perfect peach.
First, a huge thanks to the wonderful folks at Intuit who helped me by providing the beta software and other friendly assistance for this and past editions of this book, including Catherine Fisse and Sam Wilkerson.
Another big thank-you goes to the editorial folks at John Wiley & Sons, Inc., including Linda Morris (my long-suffering project editor) and Katie Mohr (my acquisitions editor). Thanks also to David Ringstorm for his technical assistance and superb attention to detail. Finally, thanks, too, to the composition staff.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Senior Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr
Project Editor: Linda Morris
Copy Editor: Linda Morris
Technical Editor: David Ringstrom
Editorial Assistant: Claire Johnson
Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case
Project Coordinator: Emily Benford
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