QuickBooks 2005 gives you easier access to relevant reports and onscreen help. You'll find more flexible payment and payroll processing. You'll get tools to help you use QuickBooks more effectively and the ability to easily merge customer information into Microsoft Word documents and envelopes. Now you can print shipping documents for UPS packages, as well as FedEx shipments and you'll get access to a whole library of business resources, information and forms. QuickBooks 2005 can save you time, help you manage your business more effectively, and help you make a plan to achieve better results in the future. Plus, the Expert Analysis tool has been updated with recent data so that you'll know where your business stands against the competition in any of 130 industries. The Business Plan tool now includes enhanced spellcheck, export of financial projections to Excel, and the ability to turn your plan into a PDF file for e-mailing.

From the Manufacturer

QuickBooks: Premier Retail Edition 2005 is designed specifically to hel p you manage your retail business more effectively. Use it alone, or pair it wi th QuickBooks Point of Sale software (sold separately) to transfer sales, inven tory, and customer information to your books in one quick step.

Key Features and Benefits:

• Track daily sales easily by day, week, or any time period with the Sales Su mmary Form.
• Calculate sales tax liability automatically based on your tax rate and sale s information.
• Run 10 retail-specific reports to help keep you on top of every area of you r business.
• Track work orders and see complete service work histories at a glance.
• See snapshots of any customer or vendor and recent account activity in one screen.
• See an expert analysis of your retail business. See where you stand in any of 25 retail segments, and get expert suggestions for improvement.
• Get retail-specific accounting tips from industry financial experts.
• Transfer sales data, including customers, instantly, from QuickBooks Point of Sale.

• Process overpayments, underpayments, credits, and refunds.
• Merge invoice data into Microsoft Word templates and take advantage of new Word enhancements.
• Learn faster with new built-in Learning Tools. Two-minute tutorials help yo u get up-to-speed.
• Offer Direct Deposit of paychecks. Save printing time and save employees a trip to the bank.
• Get faster answers to your QuickBooks questions with improved Help.