About the Author
Stephen L. Nelson is a CPA in Redmond, Washington. He provides accounting, business advisory, and tax planning and preparation services to small businesses such as manufacturers, retailers, professional service firms, and start-up technology companies. He also teaches CPAs how to help their clients use QuickBooks more effectively.
Curiously enough, Nelson is also the most prolific computer book writer of all time, according to a recent feature in The Wall Street Journal. He’s also the bestselling author of books about how to use computers to manage personal and business finances. In fact, Nelson’s 100-plus books have sold more than 5,000,000 copies in English and have been translated into more than a dozen other languages.
Steve holds a BS in accounting, an MBA in finance, and a Master of Science in Taxation. He’s been a CPA for 30 years. He used to work as a senior consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and was an adjunct professor of tax at Golden Gate University, where he taught S corporation and LLC tax law. He also has been the controller and treasurer of a 50-person manufacturing firm and has run his own manufacturing firm. Steve is also the bestselling author of Quicken For Dummies and QuickBooks 2017 For Dummies (Wiley).
Dedication
To the entrepreneurs and small-business people of the world. You folks create most of the new jobs.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Okay, I’m not going to make this an Academy Awards–style speech, but let me thank just a few people. First, I want to thank my business school and tax professors at Central Washington University, the University of Washington, and Golden Gate University. Next, thanks to the business clients who’ve given me the honor of working with them and teaching me about their businesses and industries. I want to thank my colleague Matt Donohoe, who helped me assemble the art for this book. Finally, I want to thank all my friends and colleagues at John Wiley & Sons, who gave me the distinct honor of writing not only this book but also QuickBooks For Dummies (13 editions). I also want to say specific thanks to Katie Mohr, my acquisitions editor; Mary Corder, my editorial manager; Susan Christophersen, my project editor and copy editor; and David Ringstrom, who performed the technical edit.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr
Project and Copy Editor: Susan Christophersen
Technical Editor: David Ringstrom
Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case
Production Editor: Vasanth Koilraj
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