INTRODUCTION
    Welcome
    Why QuickBooks?
    A Note About Different Versions of QuickBooks
    Are You a New or Current User?
    The Enclosed Ready to Use QuickBooks File
    How the Book is Organized

GETTING STARTED

Chapter 1 -  A Restaurant Accounting Primer
    The Purpose of Accounting
    The Chart of Accounts
    The General Ledger
    Financial Reports
    The Balance Sheet
    The Profit & Loss Statement
    Accounts Payable (A/P)
    Accounts Receivable (A/R)
    Cash versus Accrual Accounting
    Double Entry Accounting
    Debits and Credits
    Sample Restaurant Transactions

Chapter 2 - Restaurant Accounting Periods
    What are Your Options?
    Why You Might Consider Using Four-Week Accounting Periods
    Why Don't All Restaurants Use Four-Week Periods?
    What Changes are Required to Convert to Four-Week Periods?
    Final Thoughts on Accounting Periods

Chapter 3 - Create Your Restaurant Company File
    QuickBooks Company File Formats
    Restore the Backup File Included with this Book
   
Chapter 4  - A Tour of Important QuickBooks Features
    The QuickBooks Desktop
    QuickBooks Task Windows
    QuickBooks Lists
    QuickBooks Reports

Chapter 5  - Setting Up Your New Company File
    Choosing Your Preferences
    Input Your Basic Company Information
    Your Chart of Accounts
    Your Item List
    Setup Your Vendor List
    Your Customer List
    Other Names List
    A Note About the Employee List

Chapter 6  - Choose a Start Date
    New Restaurants
    Existing Restaurants
    Information You Need for Jan 1 Start Dates
    Additional Info Needed for Mid Year Start Dates

Chapter 7  - Entering Your Beginning Balances
    Entering the Balance Sheet Account Balances
    Enter Unpaid Bills (A/P) as of the Start Date
    Enter Uncollected Invoices (A/R) as of the Start Date
    Enter Every Transactions Since the Start Date
    Enter Year-to-Date Income and Expense Summary

BASIC BOOKKEEPING TASKS

Chapter 8  - Paying Your Bills
     Brief Overview
    The Enter Bills/Pay Bills Method (A/P)
    The Write Checks Method
    Organize Your Bill Filing System

Chapter 9  - Record Your Daily Sales & Deposits
    Restaurants are Different!
    The Restaurant Sales Equation
    Why is the Restaurant Sales Equation So Important?
    The General Ledger Accounts You Need
    How to Record Your Daily Sales & Deposits in QuickBooks

Chapter 10  - Using Invoices & Sales Receipts for Individual Customer Transactions
    Create an Invoice...An Overview
    Controlling the Sales Tax on Your Invoices
    Receive a Customer Deposit
    Receive the Customer Payment
    The Undeposited Funds Account

Chapter 11  - All About Payroll
     Payroll Recommendations
    Why to Avoid QuickBooks Payroll Service Options
    Outside Payroll Services
    How Payroll Services Handle Payroll Tax
    Use Your Checks or Theirs?
    Professional Employer Organizations (PEO's)
    Create Detailed Wage Accounts to Better Manage Your Labor Expenses
    The Payroll Equation
    Use the QuickBooks General Journal to Record Payroll Entries
    Actual Payroll Entries, A Few Samples
    Using the Write Checks Window to Record Payroll
    Options for Dealing with Charged Tips
    Should You Use a Separate Payroll Account?
    Payroll Frequency

SPECIALIZED BOOKKEEPING TASKS

Chapter 12  - End of Month Inventory Adjustments
    The Importance of Taking Inventory
    Defining Food & Beverage Costs
    Segregating Food & Beverage Costs by Category
    How to Make the Inventory Adjustment in QuickBooks
    What if You Have Not Tracked Inventory in the Past?

Chapter 13  - Other Cash Accounts You Need
    The Petty Cash Account
    The Cash Drawer Account
    The Cash in Safe Account
    The Tip Float Account

Chapter 14  - Using Prepaid Accounts
    What is a Prepaid Account?
    A Detailed Example
    Use Prepaid Accounts with Four Week Accounting Periods

Chapter 15  - Pay the Sales Tax You Collect
    How to Find Out How Much Sales Tax You Owe
    The QuickBooks Pay Sales Tax Feature
    Use a General Ledger Report to Find Out How Much Sales Tax You Owe

Chapter 16  - Reconcile Your Checking Account
    Clear Your Checks First
    Clear Your Other Payments Next
    Clear Your Bank Deposits & Credit Card Receipts
    Un-Matched Amounts
    Use the Find Feature
    Finish the Process
    If Your Beginning Balance Does Not Match the Statement
    What if You Can't Reconcile the Statement
    Your Last Resort

Chapter 17  - Misc. Tasks and Adjustments
    Deleting versus Voiding a Transaction
    Finding a Transaction
    Recording Depreciations of Fixed Assets
    Issuing 1099’s to Vendors
    How to Deal with Bounced Checks
    Tracking Your ATM and Debit Card Expenses
    Trading Meals for Outside Services
    Credit Card Purchases
    Customer Credit Card Charge Backs
    Recording Loans and Making Loan Payments
    The QuickBooks Loan Manager
    How to Deal with Direct Loans from Marketing or Promotional Programs
    Account for Employee Meals
    Use Memorized Transactions for Recurring Bills, Checks and Journal Entries
    Using QuickBooks to Create a Budget
 
CREATING QUICKBOOKS REPORTS

Chapter 18  - Vendor and Accounts Payable Reports
    The Vendor Reports
    The Account Payable Reports

Chapter 19  - Basic Financial Reports
    The Balance Sheet Report
    The Profit and Loss (P & L) Statement
    Statement of Cash Flows

MANAGING YOUR QUICKBOOKS FILE
    File Back Up Procedures
    How to Perform the Back Up
    Restore Your Back Up File
    Clean Up Your Data File
   

APPENDICES

    A. Sample Restaurant Chart of Accounts
    B. Sample Restaurant Financial Reports
    C. Information from the Restaurant Industry Operations Report