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Mastering QuickBooks 2020

You're reading from   Mastering QuickBooks 2020 The ultimate guide to bookkeeping and QuickBooks Online

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789955101
Length 332 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Crystalynn Shelton Crystalynn Shelton
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with QuickBooks Online FREE CHAPTER 2. Company File Setup 3. Migrating to QuickBooks Online 4. Customizing QuickBooks for Your Business 5. Managing Customers, Vendors, Products, and Services 6. Recording Sales Transactions in QuickBooks Online 7. Recording Expenses in QuickBooks Online 8. Managing Downloaded Bank and Credit Card Transactions 9. Report Center Overview 10. Business Overview Reports 11. Customer Sales Reports in QuickBooks Online 12. Vendor and Expenses Reports 13. Managing Payroll in QuickBooks Online 14. Managing 1099 Contractors in QuickBooks Online 15. Closing the Books in QuickBooks Online 16. Handling Special Transactions in QuickBooks Online 17. Shortcuts and Test Drive 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding profit and loss statements

The profit and loss statement, also referred to as the income statement, will show you how profitable a business is for a period of time. This report summarizes all the income and expenses that have been incurred by a business for a specific period of time. The difference between income and expenses is shown on the report as either net profit (income exceeds expenses) or net loss (expenses exceed income). Like most reports, you can customize the profit and loss statement to meet your business needs. We will show you how to customize and generate the report in this section.

Follow these steps to customize and generate a profit and loss statement:

  1. Navigate to Reports in the left menu bar, as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. Scroll down to the business overview section and select Profit and Loss, as shown in the following...
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