QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING COURSE OUTLINE

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1 QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING COURSE OUTLINE Day One Getting Around in QuickBooks Menus and the Icon Bars Switching among Open Window The Home Page The Company Snapshot Setting Up a Chart of Accounts Acquiring a Chart of Accounts Planning the Chart of Accounts Creating Accounts and Subaccounts Working with Accounts Setting Up Customers, Jobs, and Vendors Creating Customers in QuickBooks Creating Jobs in QuickBooks Setting Up Vendors Working with Customers, Jobs, and Vendors Managing Leads Setting Up Items What Items Do When You Don t Need Items Should You Track Inventory with Items? Planning Your Items Creating Items Service Items Product Items Other Types of Items Working with Items Data Entry Shortcuts for Lists Adding and Editing Multiple Records Importing Customer, Vendor, and Item Information Setting Up Other QuickBooks Lists Categorizing with Classes Price Levels Customer and Vendor Profile Lists

2 Fixed Asset Items Managing Lists Paying for Expenses When to Pay Expenses Entering Bills Recording a Deposit to a Vendor Handling Reimbursable Expenses Paying Your Bills Writing Checks Without Entering Bills Producing Checks Paying Using Other Payment Methods Recording Vendor Refunds and Credits Running Expense-Related Reports Invoicing Choosing the Right Type of Form Sales Forms and Accounts Creating Invoices Creating Batch Invoices Deposits, Down Payments, and Retainers Invoicing for Billable Time and Costs Invoicing for Backordered Products Estimating Jobs Creating Progress Invoices Handling Customer Refunds and Credits Modifying Invoices Producing Statements Generating Statements Day Two Transaction Timesavers Printing Forms ing Forms Memorizing Transactions Finding Transactions Managing Accounts Receivable Receivables Aging Receiving Payments for Invoiced Income Applying Credits to Invoices Discounting for Early Payment Correcting Misapplied Customer Payments Applying Finance Charges Cash Sales Making Deposits

3 Bank Accounts Entering Transactions in an Account Register Handling Bounced Checks Transferring Funds Reconciling Accounts Managing Loans Doing Payroll Getting Started with QuickBooks Payroll Intuit Payroll Services Signing Up for an Intuit Payroll Service Setting Up Payroll in QuickBooks Running Payroll Paying Payroll Liabilities Preparing Payroll Tax Forms Running Payroll Reports Recording Transactions from a Payroll Service Paying Yourself Making Journal Entries Balancing Debit and Credit Amounts Some Reasons to Use Journal Entries Creating Journal Entries Checking Journal Entries Reclassifications and Corrections Recording Depreciation with Journal Entries Recording Owners Contributions Performing Year-End Tasks Checking for Problems Viewing Your Trial Balance Generating Financial Reports Generating Tax Reports Sharing a Company File with Your Accountant Closing the Books for the Year Managing Your Business with QuickBooks Keeping Track of Financial Tasks Tracking To-Dos Adding Notes Reminders Your Financial Calendar Managing QuickBooks Files Switching Between Multi- and Single-User Mode Backing Up Files Restoring Backups Sending Company Files to Others

4 Verifying Your QuickBooks Data Condensing Data Cleaning Up after Deleting Files Managing Inventory Following the Inventory Money Trail Setting Up Inventory Items Purchasing Inventory Selling Inventory Running Inventory Reports Working with the Inventory Center Performing a Physical Inventory Adjusting Inventory in QuickBooks Day Three Working with Sales Tax Setting Up Sales Tax Producing Reports of the Sales Tax You Owe Paying Sales Tax Budgeting and Planning Types of Budgets Ways to Build Budgets Creating Budgets in QuickBooks Creating Customer:Job or Class Budgets Filling in Budget Values Creating and Copying Budgets with Excel Running Budget Reports Tracking Finances with Reports and Graphs Finding the Right Reports Running Reports Printing and Saving Reports. Customizing Reports Memorizing Reports Swapping Reports Between Company Files QuickBooks Power Features Online Banking with QuickBooks Setting Up Your Accounts for Online Services Exchanging Data with Your Bank Banking Online Using Express Mode Banking Online Using Classic Mode Configuring Preferences to Fit Your Company Preferences: The Basics Accounting.

5 Bills Calendar Checking Desktop View Finance Charge General Integrated Applications Items & Inventory Jobs & Estimates Multiple Currencies Payments Payroll & Employees Reminders Reports and Graphs Sales & Customers Sales Tax Search Send Forms Service Connection Spelling Tax: 1099 Time & Expenses Integrating QuickBooks with Other Programs Mail Merge to a Word Document Synchronizing Contacts Working with Other Apps Exporting QuickBooks Data Importing Data from Other Programs Customizing QuickBooks Customizing the Home Page Fast Access to Favorite Features Customizing the Company Snapshot Customizing Forms Keeping Your QuickBooks Data Secure Setting Up the Administrator Creating QuickBooks Users Restricting Access to Features and Data